Show Prep Gagers Prepare to Launch Final Drives for State Meet By TOMMIE PORTER Ogden Jordan Brigham Young and Box Elder are certain to appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear in the twenty third annual Utah high school basketball tournament tournament tour tour- I starting two weeks from Wednesday and at least six other I entrants should be decided this week as district schedules end Ogden the 1940 champion expects expects expects ex ex- ex- ex I a hard battle Friday when It goes to Box Elder to meet the squad which has lost only to the champs but regardless of the outcome outcome outcome out out- come each will play in the tour tour- ney Ogden is unbeaten after eight games Jordan has won nine straight and plays in the finale at Davis high in Kaysville with Davis needing needing needing need need- ing a victory to finish in second place The up runner-up moves into the state tourney Granite beaten twice by Jordan and once by Davis is a full game ame behind the Kaysville Kaysville Kays Kays- ville vilIe school but seems certain to win its last game over Cyprus Such a win combined with a victory victory victory vic vic- tory by Jordan would tie Davis when a play-off play would be sary The third place team of the Jordan loop plays the Summit district up runner-up for a state berth Two teams will gain state tournament tournament tournament tour tour- berths in Region Five round robin which opens Thursday at Vernal The contenders are Uintah champion of the Uintah district and Its Us up runner-up Altamont Altamont Altamont Alta- Alta mont in a play-off play for the first time Carbon winner of the Car Car- Emery bon-Emery district and Monticello Monticello Monti- Monti ce cello lo also In the play-off play for the first time which tied San Juan of Blanding for the San Juan- Juan Grand title and defeated that team in a play-off play game 19 1916 One state tournament entrant entrant entrant en en- trant will be determined inthe inthe in inthe the the- Sevier round robin Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day and Saturday when Salina Salina Salina Sa- Sa lina unbeaten champion of the North Sevier race and its runner- runner up Monroe meet Marysvale South Sevier winner and Panguitch run run- up ner-up at Marysvale Morgan can clinch the Summit district crown and a tourney place by winning at home against South Summit as it is likely to do Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph- Eph raim could gain a tournament berth as the Sanpete champion by winning at GunnIson but the home team may tie for the top lop by spilling the leader to force this race into a play Millard high of Fillmore can and probably will win at Milford Friday the FrIday the home team has lost all its seven games to date date to to clinch the Millard crown and a spot in the state event Anything may yet happen Inthe Inthe In Inthe the Dixie district which is more hotly contested than at any time In the past decade Cedar City Dixie Dude Kanab and Hurricane are still very much in the title race and Parowan has a mathematical chance This weeks week's f feature e eat a t u r e matched Kanab and Dixie with the latter leading by one game Playing Playing Playing Play Play- ing at home Kanab might win to move into a tie with the Flyers in which case Cedar would need a double win over Enterprise and Parowan to avoid dropping into that deadlock In the Nebo group all teams have concluded their schedules excepting excepting excepting ex ex- ex- ex Springville nad Spanish Fork leader and placer last-placer who clash Friday on the formers former's floor Springville has won six of seven games and turn back the who have lost all their seven tilts to gain the title and a state tourney place I |