Show Dixie Race Tightens laurels Snow high school of Ephraim is virtually certain of a place in the annual Utah high school prep basketball tournament for 1942 after having gained its eighth straight victory as leader of the Sanpete district Friday night 39 35 over second-place second Gun Gunnison ison The Gunners now are two games back with two remaining and Snow needs only a win over Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Wa- Wa satch academy at Ephraim next Friday to clinch the crown and a state tourney spot having beaten the up runner-up twice At the same time Hurricane finished knocking the title defend ing Dixie squad from the Dixie district race by a 36 24 score at St. St George limiting the home team to six goals Cedar City a half game back of Hurricane set the stage for next Fridays Friday's battle with that club by handing Valley high digh of Orderville its twenty-first twenty straight defeat 60 Kanab clung to third place still in the title picture by dumping Parowan Parowan Parowan Paro- Paro wan 35 Uintah Ties Up Race Uintah high of Vernal regained a a. tie with the idle Roosevelt squad by spilling third-place third Altamont 28 20 while was downing Duchesne for the second time this year 51 With one game remaIning remaining re re- re- re the leaders are expected to remain deadlocked necessitating necessitating ing a play-off play to determine which will enter the Region Five round robin Each has beaten the other once this season Unbeaten Carbon and its run run- up ner-up North Emery postponed their vital Emery Carbon-Emery district battle on the Price floor until Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day but each seems sure of a around around around round robin berth Monroe already certain of oL the North Sevier title racked up its eighth straight win Friday 20 17 I I over Salina Sauna while Wayne beat Richfield 30 25 in an period extra game which saw the fourth period end 25 after Richfield had led 6 4 8 10 and 19 15 in the first three quarters The winners totaled totaled totaled to to- 12 goals to 11 for the losers Monroe and Salina caged six goals each but the league leaders converted converted converted con con- eight of 14 free free chances while Salina was scoring five of 13 Tropic Piute Win Piute high of Circleville spoiled Marysvale's chance of clinching the South Sevier crown Friday handing the leader a 29 19 setback Marysvale had previously been defeated only by Tropic the states state's smallest school which Friday registered registered registered reg reg- its second win of the season season season sea sea- son 35 34 over Escalante on free throws Piute got away to a 7 6 lead in inthe inthe inthe the first period had a 9 16 edge at halftime and a 28 13 margin in inthe inthe inthe the third period on the Circleville floor Marysvale was limited to six goals while caged seven for the victors Escalante counted 14 field goals to Tropics Tropic's 12 but the home team converted 11 of 15 free throws while the visitors were making six of nine Escalante led 4 16 19 15 and 21 17 in th the three periods but Tropic staged a whirlwind rally in the final canto Chynoweth led the winners with 16 points caged 11 South Emery already out of the Emery Carbon-Emery race gained a 33 22 victory over which had previously lost all six games |