Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-03-21 | Page 16 | B. Y. Trims Cavemen for State Cage Title

i B. B Y Trims Cavemen For State Cage Title It might have been only an AlpIne Alpine Alpine Al Al- pine league game but Saturday night the state class B championship champion champion- ship hung on the B. B Y Y high Amer ican lean Fork battle with the Wildcats utilizing experience to good advantage advantage advantage ad- ad vantage in capturing their second consecutive state title 33 The game w was s not d decided until midway mid through the fourth period when B. B Y drew away from the Cavemen emen and then kept the ball away from Its conference neigh neigh- bor At that specific point the state title was decided It also marked the fourth time in the past five live years that Coach Don Overly has lost out In the final round of competition in the state class B championship B. B Y Y high used an excellent defense defense defense de de- de- de that kept American Fork too far out to utilize their set shots off the weave It caused the Cavemen to strain too hard to get their shots and had to force pokes at the basket when not in position South Summit took third place in the tourney as the Kamas kids rolled to an easy 56 36 win over Juab McKay Jewkes went on a wild-scoring wild spree that netted 25 points Wasatch came up with fourth In moving to a 43 29 victory over a scrappy crew from Richfield Snow came up with fifth place In taking I a 41 37 victory from Delta A jammed field house of some fans witnessed the final pro pro- It was the largest crowd to ever see a finale in the state class B joust in history