Show Cyprus Fears Trouble at W i Wasatch s Academy Lincoln T Tests Judge in in iii By y Jack Schroeder Cyprus high school will be out after its second consecutive crack at the state class B football crown n when the Pirates under tinder the tute- tute lege of Coach Al Mercer venture out to engage e Wasatch academy in semifinal nal play If Cyprus gets past this semifinal semifinal semi semi- final opponent opponent and and theres there's s no reason to fear a loss then loss then the Pirates will get gel another crack at atthe atthe atthe the cherished trophy which was rudely taken laken by Lincoln last year And its it's just possible the Cyprus eleven will get to play the Tigers again At any rate Cyprus should play 1 the winner of the Judge Memorial- Memorial i Lincoln game in the state slate finals Nov 13 in the University of Utah I stadium And it would be sweet revenge for the Pirates to wrest the trophy away from Lincoln Powerful Line Its It's a powerful Cyprus line led by the charges of Floyd Jeppson and Tony tackle and guard respectively that is the main mam reason for the Pirates being tough Dale Simons is a very fine center who captains the team and calls signals Other stan standouts louts on the line are Ernest Maribella and Grant Peterson Behind this powerful unit that will rank with the best in the state slate the Pirates have a sparkling collection collection collection col col- lection of backs Any Anyone one of them is capable of breaking away at any time for lengthy gains gams Of or the group Bob appears appears appears ap ap- pears to be the best running back Jack Frazer is the most versatile being an able punter and passer in addition to hitting hilling a hole with great adeptness Sharon Rushton is the leading scorer of the team and can punch over the touchdown I when the ball is close to the goal line I Able Re Reserves es er Doug Vach ach and Ernest Conti are very able replacements along with Chad White All three of ot these lads have the ability to hit hard at crucial times Not too much is known of the ability of Wasatch academy academy- al although although although al- al though the only defeat suffered by the region four representative was an early season 7 0 defeat atthe at atthe atthe the hands of powerful Lincoln Since that time lime the academy boys haven't ha had their goal line crossed in league play Cyprus Cyprus- therefore may have its hands full this Saturday afternoon at Mt ML Pleasant with Wasatch academy and the game may serve as a good for the final encounter to be played a week hence It so happens that there are a goodly g number of boys on the Cyprus team who can remember the narrow 6 0 defeat last season and are bent on taking a championship championship cham chain trophy back to the Magna school for the 1918 1948 football year Other Semifinals Meanwhile preparations are going forward in the other schools for the semifinal contests Judge Memorial held a brief but thorough lesson on the Bulldog field Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day afternoon Coach Bill Morans Moran's lads are concerning themselves with stopping the center slashes of Ralph Willett and the end runs of Dale Reeves and Clint Lewis Lincoln must work out a plan to stop Jim Hill the swivel-hipped swivel Judge Memorial runner However there are arc other that can take off for good yardage and Bob Hill can move with practically the same speed as brother Jim Leonard Leonard Leonard Leon Leon- ard Anderson and Brien and Bill Mooney are always good for yardage yardage yardage yard yard- age while Clive Thompson is a good bet for a few yards during any game Jordan winner of the Big Eight conference for the Second consecutive consecutive consecutive con con- season and Carbon an independent independent in independent in- in dependent team are working working- consistently consistently consistently con con- toward the big class A battles that are forthcoming |