Show South Rich Squad Gets New Mentor Editors Editor's Note This is another of a series on basketball prospects in Utah high schools as told to The Telegram by coaches of the schools The next story will be from Richfield RANDOLPH Jan South 10 South 10 South Rich high school has a new coach and practically a new team in its quest for a n tenth consecutive Rich district district dis dis- dis title The Tue new coach i is Floyd H. H Johnson former University of Utah athlete who o succeeded Bordean Bor- Bor dean Balls hero here this winter All five e regulars of the team which gained gainel fifth place in the thc state cage tournament last March have c graduated and this seasons season's team i is built around four lour reserves resen-es of that squad namely Fred Helstrom Helstrom Hel- Hel strom Dick Jackson Claude Cornia Cornia Cor- Cor nia and Dale Hatch Fred Helstrom who will Jump center Is 6 feet 1 inch in height as is his brother Delmar who plays forward with Grant Muir The guards Gene Eastman and Jackson are 5 feet 11 inches tall taU The Trojans open league play Friday meeting their lone district opponent North Rich high at Garden Garden Gar Gar- den Cit City Only four league games are ire booked on the home and program for the season and the district district district dis dis- dis- dis winner will as usual meet the third place team of Region 1 for a place in the state event I Jackson Jaclson who is student body president and a n. hi high h jumper on Oil the Trojan track squad is particularly partie- partie warly adept at tapping the ball baIt ballback ballback back into th the basket as us are nrc Delmar Delmar Del Del- mar Helstrom Grant Muir and Merrill Ashton The team uses both a fast last and slow attack with all five participating All passes are arc short and the defensive defensive defensive de de- de- de system is built on the shifting shifting shifting shift shift- ing zone theory with three men in inthe inthe the he front line The Thc team is stronger defensively partly because of having greater height than last season The Trojan squad now numbers 12 representing the 52 boys of the 26 students students' in the Randolph school Its ts chances seem fairly bright to repeat as district winner The squad SOUTH RICH Name Po Post Pos Clu Class JU Ut A. A Grant rant Muir ur It If Jr jr 11 59 9 0 16 Del if rf rl Jr 4 6 l 0 17 Fred red c. c Jr 0 61 6 1 16 Dick Jackson r g or orI c sr ar 3 5 11 1 17 Ce Gene e Eastman Ig gU 5 11 i 0 g 17 Claude Cl Cornia f or g g. sr ar 10 1060 10 6 0 1 17 Dale Hatch J g g. g Jr 1 9 5 1 17 Cla Clapton Longhurst g Jr 8 0 16 Glen Hoffman Koffman t f. f Jr 5 G 57 7 0 16 M Merrill Ashton t 1 Jr 7 6 5 0 16 Matt att Fickett g. g ar sr 6 S rill S-ll 45 0 18 Ray Cox c. c sr n. 2 5 10 5 1048 0 17 |