| Show I New Look Lo Present in State Class B Cage Tournament By Jack Schroeder Some of the class B teams started gett getting ng the feel of the big University University University Uni Uni- of Utah floor Monday but most most of the clubs will not get a chance to w work rk out until Tuesday in iii preparation for the state tournament tournament tournament tour tour- that tha gets under way Wednesday afternoon The B field definitely sports the new new look The two teams that have fought it out for the past two months for the Grants title Grantsville Grants Grants- ville yule and American Fork Fork are arc not In In the representative e gr group up for this tourney Consequently there will be a new champion for the smaller schools Wasatch is the only major school that presently boasts an nn unbeaten n eaten record during regular league play pIny And it must be remembered that the W Wasps won the tournament for two years in a row before Grants- Grants vill took over Now the Wasatch quintet is back with a alO 10 and nothing league mark However the competition Inthe Inthe in inthe the Summit division was not the Strongest possible and nd the Wasps may be Jn in for a a a little trouble de despite despite de- de spite their fine record However on the basis of the record Wasatch must be ranked as one of the pre- pre tourney favorites Not too much is known of the comparative s strength t r e n g t h of such schools ins jas as Hurricane Beaver Monroe Cedar City Gunnison Gunnis n. n Roosevelt Snow and North Emery But the terrific battle for tourney berths in the southern part of ot the tate state u undoubtedly means that these schools are not exactly p pushovers Murray is one contender that cant can't be overlooked lightly The bounced out o of a mid- mid season slump in iti a couple coupie of games to capture the Jordan division title in a spectacular play off from from Tooele and stamp Itself as one of the most powerful of all the toe B clubs in the state B. B Y high made one of the best comebacks of the year after losing Its first two league victories to tie Pleasant Grove for the league championship Meanwhile the VIkings VikIngs Vikings Vik VIk- ings have a a. a powerful offensive attack attack at at- tack that can explode at any for an un uncounted number of points Spanish Fork with Reed Nelson and Fred Money at the helm willbe will willbe willbe be one of the most feared of all the B teams The Dons c captured the crown and although they lost their last two games of the season possess a big and burly club that could march through to the title Tooele will undoubtedly edly be the tallest club in the tournament The White Buffaloes lost the Jordan Jordan Jor Jorr dan division crown after racking up eight consecutive victories to Murray Should the proper Injection injection tion of speed and finesse be made the Buffs Buts might be one of the toughest teams in the meet Pleasant Grove Tooele and Spanish Fork look the toughest In the top bracket while Murray B. B Y high and Wasatch seem to tobe tobe tobe be the teams to beat in the bottom bracket Springville Wasatch and B. B Y high schools had practices Monday in the field house with eight other teams teanis' slated for an hours hour's drill at atthe atthe the big big- floor or Tuesday Tuesdays Tuesday's practice sch schedule dule is as as follows 11 1 1 am a.m. l Pleasant Grove 12 noon noon Roosevelt Rooseve t X i pm nm Park City 2 pm p.m. Beaver 5 pm p.m. North Emery 6 6 pm p.m. Hurricane 7 pm p.m. p.m. GunnisOn Gunni- Gunni son fion 8 Snow I pm p.m. I |
