Show Best Defensive Squad Gains Hoop Laurels How the ol of hoop game do change As recently as 1 12 L months ago the best defensive play in the annual Utah high school casaba tournament was good for only fifth place t while last week the best defensive team annexed state laurels Last year the team with the highest scoring attack won the title this year the top scoring scaring outfit outfit outfit out out- fit placed only fourth spot Provo was best defensively this year limiting its four foes to 72 2 points for an average of 18 per game as compared to last years year's low of 90 or per game for North Caches Cache's opponents Jordan had the best scoring punch this year with points or per game while last years year's best was I Ogden's or 36 5 per game Springville eighth in the 1941 tourney had the best free Iree throwing throwing throwIng throw- throw Ing averaging 66 per cent conversions conversions conver conver- slops as compared to by Provo last year And Dixie was called for most fouls with 50 while last year Provo committed 52 While 26 players were benched for lor personal personal personal per per- fouls none were ousted in seven of the 26 games of last weeks week's tourney The highest foulIng fouling foul foul- fouling ing mark of ot any anyone one game was the Snow Millard tilt when 28 fouls were call called d' d dand and three players players players play play- ers ousted The free Iree throwing average for all teams and all games was approximately 48 per cent Progress was called an average of 01 67 times per game and held- held ball baIl occurred an average of Tournament statistics for lor the E rounds of play times in each contest As to shooting shooting shooting shoot shoot- ing an average of 10 games shows show 64 one-handed one and 24 two handed shots of which 25 per cent of the one-handed one and per cent o othe of f the two-handed two throws were caged A year ago 66 per cent of all shots were one-handed one 3 34 4 per cent were two Walter Valter Provo center named on The Telegrams Telegram's state all-state honor team led all individual scorers with 20 goals seven of 1 14 4 free tries for lor 47 points Ma Max x Jensen of Ogden was second with 42 George Burtoft of ot Granite had ha d 39 Ross Morris Morns of Box Elder an and Bob Thompson of Granite cage caged 38 each Ariel Maughan of South Sout h Cache led all guards with 32 Last Las he year Ray Nash of Provo tied th the e time all state tourney record with wit h 67 points in four lour games but this years year's leader eader had the lowest tot total of the past decade Dixie had the highest single score with 47 points against Altamont Altamont Altamont Alta Alta- mont Jordan being the only other team to count 40 or more points The 10 caged by Davis Jn ln the title e game was lowest In tourney history history history his his- tory for a championship affair altair and hit bottom for this years year's meet eight Ight teams that finished the four Points Ay AY Foul Pet rere Tram Team Scored Game Store Feore Game Tritt Goal Cony Foeh Provo 1215 72 49 19 42 Davis 91 85 49 24 2 44 4 Box Elder 1215 46 29 38 Jordan 48 27 42 Granite 06 2615 43 16 6 34 3 Dixie 19 44 25 50 Ogden 70 38 10 63 31 Springville 87 90 41 1 27 25 I |