Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-22 | Page 13 | Nephi First to Reach Tourney

NEPHI 1 FIRST TO TO REACH TOURNEY B 1 urray Puts Granite Out Of of Deadlock note note not Chief We Guess Porters Porter's pet name in i Eal m high school ath- ath picked 28 fc ci for The Telegram out of ot 31 games Friday for a 3 aMS average His season average 90 MS with correct and 59 9 Lf mISled By TOMMIE PORTER Jub Juab county high school of Nephi beam the first tint team to win a aSI basketball tournament tournament In the state SI cI C ment Friday when It captured the ebO district title for tor the fourth Sai In five lve years with a 33 14 vie vic over Payson Juab has hu one game remaining to but holds a two game ad- ad to pi pia plY vanta-co vanta jage Over second place Span- Span lib Fork The Nephi team teRm will wUl oppose the Summit district champion cham- cham pica pion O on th the opening day of the 1 tate event L South Rich Uintah and Escalante also clinched their respective district district district dis dis- titles Friday but must compete com com- pete pete in Ill round robin or play off gibe pinel to for tor places in the tournament I y n ana i LAgan ogan l r rl l fag Ing for the region 1 crown each with two games iames to play while Wc- Wc bt bi tor remained In the running for forli li l d place each of the three lead lead- if i i ringing up a a. victory Friday Frida t Murray l Triumphs Murray Hurray pushed Granite from a har of first place In the Jordan de fic raci with a 25 26 victory over the Farmers while Davis downed Too- Too ila us in decisive fashion to hold a aill atil ill til with Murray for the tho top and stage for tor next Fridays Friday's game gamet it t when the two leaders leader tub lib Jordans Jordan's Jordan s defending state champions cham cham- Io o s raIned gained a second place tie with nh Granite Granito by handing Bingham i i- defeat Jordan goes to next Friday and Granite plays at Grantsville 1 The concluding games are set for March 6 when Jordan plays at I Granite with Davis invading Cyprus Cyrus Cy Cy- Cy- Cy Pius rus tad and Bingham going to Murra Murray North Summit rang up its eighth victory Friday to be as- as nire red of no worse than a a. tie for the Summit title the Braves holding a two game lead over Morgan with two Iwo wo games to pIa play Wasatch high of ot Heber trailing North orth rth Summit by three games following fol fol- fol- fol lowing its Friday defeat at the i of Df Morgan plays at North Summit next Frida Friday with only a alopi lOPS lopi PI of sharing h ring second place while Korgan orran Invades Park City next and will conclude the season Harch 6 at home against North Summit Unbeaten American Fork retained unde- unde leadership of the Alpine dis- dis let Frida Friday while Provo Prove clung to second place one game behind the leader The play at Pleas Pleas- ant Grove Gron next Friday while Lehi Invades Provo and the tho two leaders will WUl clash clasa at t American Fork in the final tiDal game March 6 Ephraim and Moroni remained deadlocked for first place In the pete district by defeating Manti and nd d North Sanpete and will vIli battle lor or cr possession of the top rung next Friday ay at Ephraim The district rac ICI ascends ends March 6 with Gunnison t Ephraim and Manti anti at Moroni Moron Dixie Increased Its lead in the Dixie district to two full games three frith-three to play playas as Hurricane up- up et t second lelond place Cedar City by a 6 20 20 score while Dixie was ringing Up p a a. 19 39 decision over Enterprise p 1 Dixie faced a formidable foe at rowan Saturday and will in- in wade yade vad C Cedar dar City next Friday The leaders finish March 6 at home homeI I against Hurricane while Cedar pty goes to Parowan March 7 I B Beaver er scored its fourth v victory I Ier o itay in the race for the Millard U while Delta leading now b by Buy iy one game was as idle Delta HI plays at Hinckley next Friday ihil hU Ever Beaver ver goes gocs to FIllmore in final district games ames when a vie vie- MIS will give tho the title to Delta