| Show Foul Lines Line Decide V Prep Tilts r 1 i. i H GRANT GHANT INGERSOLL By TOMMIE PORTER Utah's scholastic basketball com com- looked somewhat like a huge saw jig puzzle into which a book has las been dropped as a result of j eight rousing upsets Friday night when five district leaders were roughly shoved back At the same time the value of dependable free throwers was vas demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated dem- dem when six games were j decided ed by charity tosses In four t of those six games the winning team scored one less field goal than the loser Cavemen Win In the evenings evening's surprises Coach i Grant Rags Ingersoll's American Fork ork Cavemen dumped Pleasant Grove from a share of the Alpine lead Coach Bill Cowleys Cowley's Morgan boys climbed to share the Summit lead by nosing out North Summit in inan inan inan an extra period while Wasatch was dumping Judge Memorial from the top from which Judge had just lust pushed North Summit Gunnison Gunnison Gunnison Gun- Gun nison nosed out North Sanpete 36 34 on free throws to lead the Sanpete district as Wasatch academy aced acad- emy loser in four of five previous games gaines upset Ephraim erstwhile leader 22 17 Piute dumped Panguitch panguitch Pan- Pan from the unbeaten ranks by a 40 37 score to let Marysvale 28 19 winner over Escalante move to th the South Sevier lead Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enter Enter- prise and Cedar City each outscored outscored outscored out- out scored from the field tripped Kanab and Parowan to improve Dixie's hold on the Dixie district top spot Enterprise had only 12 goals to Kanab's 13 but counted seven of 12 free chances while the Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cow Cow- boys were sinking four of 13 so Enterprise won 31 Parowan caged 15 goals to Cedar City's 14 but the latter converted eight of 14 charity throws Parowan counted i five of o-f 12 and the result Cedar wins 36 Dixie forged a 14 1 le lead d over Valley high of Orderville in the first period led 28 5 at at half halt time and coasted in to a 42 14 victory the sixth in eight starts Now instead of sharing the top with Kanab Dixie has a full game lead over that squad which Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- was booked to play on the Dixie floor Pi Flute Piute ute Trails Piute Flute trailed 3 12 in the first 11 canto at Panguitch then was behind behind be be- 1 hind 18 13 at the half halt and 26 25 In the third period but came b back ck with a rush for its 40 37 decision Marysvale also trailed 6 5 In the first quarter but jumped Into an 18 11 lead at half time and had a 24 13 margin in the third period before downing the Dons Gunnison had only 14 goals to North Sanpete's 15 but converted eight of 13 free trials while the losers were sinking four of seven After an 11 first canto Gunnison led 18 16 and 32 22 In the next two periods In a tight defensive battle at Mt Pleasant Wasatch academy caged nine goals to Ephriam's Ephriams Ephriams Ephriam's Ephriams Ephriam's Eph- Eph six The visitors led 3 2 in inthe inthe inthe the first quarter the winners had hadan hadan hadan an 8 11 margin at half time and pulled ahead after the third quarter quarter quarter ter ended 14 Manti led Moroni Moroni Mo Mo- roni 9 23 at the half but could not hold the pace and dropped a 54 39 game Box Elder Wins AVins Box Elder caged six of 11 free tries to beat Weber 26 25 as each had 10 goals The win kept the Bees a half game behind Ogden 36 27 victor at Bear River with Max Jensen caging 17 Ogden points Bill Ryan rang up 18 to 0 pace Logans Logan's 32 15 win over North I Cache the losers counting only four field goals Carbon high of Price made sure of no worse than a tie for th Emery Carbon-Emery title by whipping Castle Dale 39 19 while North Emery remained two games back backwith backwith backwith with two to play as it beat Green Green- river 54 Uintah moved a astep astep astep step closer to the Uintah district district dis dis- crown by downing Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt in a defensive struggle 9 18 to stay two games ahead of Altamont Altamont Alta- Alta mont with three remaining Uintah plays Altamount next Friday when the lead will be at stake Uintah counted eight field goals Friday to Roosevelt's four San Juan high of Blanding Blanding Blanding Bland- Bland ing also made sure of at least leasta a tie for the San Juan-Grand Juan district district district dis dis- title as os it beat Grand of Moab 43 Monticello one game behind the leader plays Blanding at Monticello next Friday Fillmore is certain of no worse than a tie for the Millard title after Fridays Friday's 26 20 win over Hinckley The game provided Fillmore with a two-game two lead over Beaver which next Friday Is at home against the leader |
