Show Granite Must Mus Uncover er Forwards Seeks ks Of Offense ense i CECIL BAKER Champs Pla Play ys i Strong Game Gani GameOn l lOn On Defense Editors Editor's note This is the second d dof of a series serie in which The Telegrams Telegram's Telegrams Telegram's Tele- Tele r grams gram's high scho school l sports writer is reviewing the basketball U prospects pros peels of Utah high schools He is is' is personally visiting ting the schools to watch the teams win games j or practice before before- writing th these se i articles Wednesdays Wednesday's story atory will wilt x be on Brigham Young high school of f Provo By ft TOMMIE E PORTER Granites Granite's ho hope e of winning a berth berthin berth beith berthin in the state high school tournament nt for the eighth consecutive year ye in n search of ofa a third straight state tate championship championship cham chain rests upon the thc development o of a pair of smooth working forwards who can score cons consistently y The center po post t. t is well taken take care careo o of or by Roy He sch the only regular back from last seasons season's championship club who drops back to a guard position po po- after tipping the ball Guards Strong The guard assignments are w well ll filled by Ivan Phillips Dick Kramer and Harold Mackay all playing like veterans So far however a good I forward combine has failed to ma- ma ma ma- Dick Iverson and Carl Car HendrIckson HendrIck- HendrIck son lettermen from last ye year r started nicely nine of Granites Granite's 17 field fied goals in the first preseason game but scored d only one basket between between be be- tween them against Brigham Young high Stern Wood a sophomore passes well wen but bo's bos had difficulty in finding the hoop Ken Taylor a junior out for the first time has shown considerable considerable con prom promise e in practice and may crowd out one of the more experienced experienced ex ex- players The defensive strength th of toe the Farmers is revealed in figures on the t two o games ames played which show 17 field goals for fon Granite to six for tor Lehl Lehi and seven each eachin in the Granite B. Y high game rame The champions have averaged on on free tree throws converting eight of 13 tries while the opposition was counting 10 four r of ot 11 This defensive system is built on the shifting i zone ne theory which has employed su successfully Cor or many years Coach Cecil Baker cHeves eves the man man for man for too defense too strenuous for high school players ers but aught hIs squa squad to use that system m the he zone zone style is Tor or any re reason son Given a pair of consistent forwards o wards Coach Baker will again present a oo ool fast breaking te team m with short well handled p passes ses and careful short shots The entire squad handles the theban ball ban well and nd very few long pa passes or shots are attempted Against Against-a a set defense the Farmers use a careful deliberate attack which usually results results re re- re- re suIts in getting one man free for lor a moment close to the basket Tall Men Scarce Few really tall men arc are on the Granite squad this winter the tallest being H Heesch esch at six feet one inch Eddie Allen Allen out for th the fi first t time is isa isa isa a six footer as is Lamar otter Yotter but the center duties will wm rest principal principally ly Ii upon Hersch who is one of ot the most nicely icely conditioned pla players ers seen in prep activities North Summit was scheduled to play at Granite Tuesday evening and the Farmer squad will wm go to Lehi North Summit Brigham Young high and possibly Ogden The Farmers have ve played In Inthe tb the tle state tournament eight times wh winning the title three tithes times es Since Coach Baker took the reins in 1928 Granite has wo won 71 league lurue and tournament games while b being defeated only 14 If times They were the first to lo annex the state crown two con consecutive years years' when they turned back Central high of or Castle Dale Beaver Lehi and Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor- Jor dan in March of this year yea to make maket it t 12 victories victori s in a row and 25 of 26 in the two years Judging from performance in games gaines to date this seasons season's squad will make a strong suong bid for lor the d district and state titles again |