Show 1 i e X rr I. Yo k ry i r y a f a i f lf l' l r r rA lr A r ur I f 4 1 1 r rF F N ar 1 f R X rf 41 t f s Tr Z I A fl I t Y r f r r I f 7 r I r X Y y Ld These Rams Came Th Through rough for Big Victory These happy kids and their coach Glen Clark left leet had honor honorof I of oC taking the first state class B championship in history back I By Dave Two days have ha passed since I the tyre kids from South Sevier Se i wrote rate their stor story book finish to I the class B basketball finals but the Ute field house is still echoing echo echo- 1 ing the fantastic fete I People all over o the slate state are i still talking about aboul the one one one-in-a- in a- a thousand shot of oC Christensen's Christensen's Chris- Chris that th thieved ed e the title from Bingham high 42 With only a second to go in the overtime overtime over over- 1 I time before the initiation of oC a I sudden death period Chr Christensen Chris Chris- sI s- s I tens lensen en dropped the ball through the strings and fans went I wild That one overtime shot put I Ithe the Monroe 1 Rams on a state ped ped- cst estal aI produced 12 of oC the happiest happiest happiest hap hap- I p pre r e p pst s t e r s in the state slate dumped unbounded glory into players laps and turned the county of Sevier Se into a carnival al alIn In every sense of oC the word the 1951 B finals were historic The frantic battle down the home homestretch homestretch homestretch stretch was full of oC close scores scon's hard play sensational comebacks comebacks comebacks come come- backs and enough color for three tournaments Coach Glen Clark and his I players are arc docketed with all kinds of tourney post-tourney activities Assemblies banquets and andaca vacations vacations vaca vaca- have a air already l r e cad a d y started around South Sevier and the festivities festi will continue throughout through through- out the week h 1 Even the vanquished from vanquished from Bingham on down were down were on the I to the southern part of the state They represent South Sevier Se I high school of Monroe lonroe and the they beat Bingham for championship I South Sevier Celebrate 9 First State Mate Cage Cade Championship t way to to recovery by Monday l morning After swallowing barrels barrels barrels bar bar- of oC disappointment the Bingham Bingham Bing Bing- ham boys settle down to the wide state-wide opinion that they have one of the finest teams that Utah has seen in years American Forks Fork's basketball team justly seeded number one in tourney pre-tourney rankings ended up in third place behind Bing Bing- ham The Cavemen waxed Park City Cily 42 32 to place Cedar City copped fourth spot with a 39 35 whipping of Moab l Lincoln of oC Orem took the consolation trophy trophy tro tro- trolly phy lly with a 41 39 win over ovel l J Mor Mor- or- or gan Park City Cily Moab loab and Morgan Mor l gan gar finished in that order For the Monroe l Rams it was a fantastic finale to four tough days of oC slim-margined slim victories and fourth quarter rallies A Adark Adark Adark dark horse of the blackest order the Rams came from behind in every everyone one of their four battles to capture the hearts of oC the spec spec- In the semifinals the Rams battled American Fork in two overtimes before they iced the game gme with a rebound tip tip-in by Lloyd In the finals they had to logo go one overtime before before before be be- fore Christensen pulled the game out of oC the fire for the class B crown It was the first time since the Bs B's have had a tournament that thata a class B title has gone further south than region three and it was Coach Glen Clarks Clark's first year as a basketball mentor since graduating from B BYU Y U last fast st spring I 0 s. s a r r- r N. N r h r Ef J Jv v l r f fr r ri i F 44 r J k r r IF Fir f M fr r y R Z s eM INS Photo Phol I M I And America All Selectors Blush Blushi j i Roland Unison ca eyed eagle Brigham ham Young university uni forward holds most valuable hla 1111 placer ern er trophy he win at N I 1 IT r T tournament |