Show Eight Cinch Berths Class 6 B Cage Entrants Hit Way Half-Way Point By Marion Dunn I IThe The class B basketball tournament tournament tournament ment for 1952 now only two weeks distant finally saw its membership hit the half-full half mark Friday as most of oC the states state's class B leagues closed shop for forthe forthe the year Only games in the San Juan Juan- Emery loop and playoffs in the Nebo Alpine Jordan Region Six and Region Four leagues remain to be played Tooele Wasatch South Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit Lincoln Spanish Fork Delta Union and Moab loab have clinched tournament berths Cyprus and Bingham will ill battle for the second second sec see ond Jordan Division berth Lehi must play B. B Y High for second place in the Alpine Division Springville and Payson will clash clashin in the Nebo and Hurricane Cedar I City will battle for the Dixie Division championship Monroe S Sal Sa a 1 i in n a Gunnison Manti lanti Snow Marysvale Panguitch Panguitch Panguitch Pan- Pan and Escalante will hold the Region Four tournament at Mt l Pleasant Thursday Friday and Saturday with the top three teams earning state tournament positions The loser of the Hur Hur- Cedar City game will join Dixie Millard and Parowan in a around around around round robin to determine the final Region Six tourney team Jordan Division Bingham and Cyprus wound up in m a dead heat for second I place in the Jordan Division I after Friday nights night's games and anda a playoff for the state tournament tournament ment position will be held next week Cyprus w was s in a hole going into its game with Murray It had to win while Bingham had to lose in order to keep its tourney hopes alive The Pirates came through with a 4 36 win over the and Tooele downed Bingham 50 50 41 That se the stage for the playoff that will come Tuesday night at South High School In the third game of the night Grantsville squeezed past Judge Memorial l 44 44 42 42 to claim fourth place in the league Summit Division Wasatch High School lived through a stiff scare Friday night to remain the states state's only Undefeated undefeated undefeated un un- defeated high school team and to claim the Summit Division championship I The Wasps downed South Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit in the finale 50 44 after a stiff and exciting battle The Wildcats gunning for a share of the league crown shot an amazing amazing amazing ing 61 from the field during the first half had the score tied 35 after three quarters and almost stole the game In the other game Friday South Rich claimed third place in the loop by slipping past Morgan Morgan Morgan Mor Mor- gan 48 44 and Park City waxed North Summit 57 Nebo Division An old and familiar name stood at the top of the Nebo Division standings after the completion of league play Friday Spanish Fork c cIa claimed 1 a i m e d the throne for the first time in three years by stopping Springville 43 48 Thus Gus Black will lead his Dons back to the class B tournament Springville will have to play Payson next week to determine the regions region's second tourney en en- trant In the other game Friday night Juab barely outlasted Tintic 42 Alpine Division Lincoln High School climaxed a great uphill fight Friday night by downing Lehi 53 36 to win the Alpine Division championship championship champion champion- ship for the thc first time in the history of the school The tournament berth that went with the title will be the second in the schools school's history They came in for the first time last year Lehi will have to play playoff off with B. B Y High |