Salt Lake Telegram | 1948-12-25 | Page 14 | No Prep Team Boasts Undefeated Record

No Prep Team Boasts Undefeated Record By Jack Schroeder It might not seem a a. sc such a startling revelation but there are areno areno areno no unbeaten teams among the major high school basketball powers powers pow pow- ers era at this stage stag of the season And the conference season hasn't yet begun When East got knocked over it was wa the last of the powerful class classA A teams to hit the skids The Leopards fell before a mighty good quintet Thursday night 41 Bear River has been beaten as has West Vest Jordan Davis Weber and the other top schools This means therefore that the race among the bigger schools will be one of th tightest in years I The top teams must necessarily include Granite Bear River East Weber Davis Dav S West and Jordan It t may not be in that order but it will 11 be a rather close resemblance resemblance resemblance blance before the season I in b over We Ve cant can't rate Carbon just yet for forwe forwe forwe we dont don't know too much about the power of the Dinosaurs The class B race is more difficult to define by specifically pointing out those schools that will definitely definitely definitely be In the big battle for league honors There is one thing for tor certain and that i Is no matter matter matter mat mat- ter what happens B. B Y high will willbe willbe be one of the toughest clubs in the state this season Another that will be just a shade rough will be the big and burly Wasatch team from the Summit division Tho The Wasps have one of the b better records of any of the prep teams and should be in the thick of ot the battle for Cor the state championship when the final teams are counted Spanish Fork a perennial con tender will have one of its better teams again this year and Guss Black will be counting on the exploits exploits exploits ex ex- ex- ex of Fred Money oney and Owen Rowe to carry him over the humps hump The Dons will 11 be right up in the final rankings Pleasant Grove and Payson are two other clubs that will be very rugged to beat The Vikings have havea a well-balanced well outfit that can score handily and Is good at controlling controlling controlling con con- trolling the backboards in preseason preseason son clashes The Lions are improving improving improving im im- im- im proving w with th ever every every game And then dont don't count out American Fork There are few big games on tap for the coming week but most teams will get in a few licks prior to the beginning of the league season season season sea sea- son the following week end It will be a matter of polishing up on fundamentals of ot the game from here on out