Show peps reps Gird t for r Second Round of League Cage Play Crucial Tilts Tills To 0 Spice Friday Slates By y Jack Schroeder There are no pushovers in the second round of play in the high school division where the giant killers are lying in wait for some of the giants to rear their cocky heads A brilliant basketball battle is expected at Sandy Friday night when the powerful Jordan quintet plays host to Davis in the feature attraction of or the Big Eight confer confer- ence Both clubs are reforming ranks for the contest that promises to be the biggest of the young season Davis got off to a fast start by taking a well-played well and well- well earned 31 14 triumph from a rather Impotent Granite squad The Darts displayed a fine floor game and the shoot shooting n ability of Neil Hancey Lowell Taylor and Glen Ashby was just too much for forthe forthe forthe the Farmers to cope with Despite the fact that this looms as the most important contest none of the luster will wm be taken from the traditional West East-West clash that will have something to todo todo todo do with settling of the early standIngs standIngs standings stand stand- ings in the Big Eight conference The Panthers are still In the role of defending champs and looked very impressive in clouting South last week East the club that was mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- for the state crown this 1949 season even before the 1948 year closed was flustered momentarily momentarily momentarily momen momen- by Ogden last week but used its superiority to a great deal of advantage in winning a hard- hard fought battle Despite all the power on the East side the game still looms as a tossup and the winner will wm not necessarily have scored an upset Provo will vm attempt to get back in the win column by moving to Granite for a contest with the Farmers Of course Coach Cec Bakers Baker's boys will wm be out after their first conference triumph This could turn into a great defensive battle with both clubs boasting good defenses South unable to find the range for more than one quarter last week will be out after its first triumph Friday at Ogden but the Tigers seem to be a pretty formidable formidable formidable able outfit This will be a high- high scoring affair There are two 1 top class B basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball tilts tills on tap for this week with the Alpine loop affording one Pleasant Grove the club that was bowled over by Lehi last week will be after its opening conference conference conference confer confer- ence triumph However the Vikings Vikings Vikings Vik Vik- ings must move to American Fork for a battle with the fhe he Cavemen Cavemen- those same lads who knocked over B. B Y high last week And the other important tilt will wm come cone out of the Nebo division of region three There Payson one of the classiest of the state B clubs will move to Spanish Fork for a pitched battle with the mighty I Dons This could be one of ol the best bestin in the Nebo division this year One of the more important clashes will occur in the thc Jordan division where Cyprus will play Tooele on the Buffs' Buffs floor The Thc Pirates had difficulty in pulling their first game out of the fire with BIngham Tooele was upset in its first time out by an energetic Murray squad This could well be beof one of the title-deciding title contests in this rugged division Up in region one the game to watch will be played at Logan where the defending champion Weber Wildcats will play pIny the potent potent potent po po- po- po tent Grizzlies And dont don't be surprised surprised surprised sur sur- if the Logan quintet pulls this one out of the fire |