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Show R'jyAY AIE PtEIFimT HDKlWJ , - Granite Commences Title Defense With 30-22 Edge Over Jordan; Davis Wins By TOMMIB FORTES Sensational shooting and brilliant ball-rustling by Chris Glavas, together with tight defense in which Bob Bankhead and Frank Evans were outstanding, marked Murray's mildly surprising surpris-ing 22-17 victory over Bingham at Murray, Friday night In other games In the Jordan'' district of the state high school basketball campaign. Granite beat Jordan, 10-11 ; Cyprus downed Grantsvllle, 12-21, and Davis defeated de-feated Tooele, 10-28, all three games ending aa expected. Bingham waa a slight favorite, but the result waa not a real upset, since Murray had dropped only one home game la the past 10 years to the Miners. Great Defense Murray's tight defanss, working to nesr-perfectlon on the small floor, effectively stopped Bingham's attempts at-tempts to work ths ball la cloee. The Miners caged a set-up and a corner toss In ths first period, a short shot In ths second, a rebound In the third and two set-ups in ths fourth, whils Murray sank three long throws, three from Just out-aide out-aide Bingham's defense and two set-ups. Long shots by Ksn Ferret, Evans and Joe Brklovich and four free throw conversion! in sis tries gsvs the Smolterltes a 10-0 margin at haiftime after Bingham had led, 4-1, in the first canto on goals by Frsnk Callan and Mayns. Calien pushed in a rebound and Ely Sasich counted a free toss for Bingham, Glavas sank a long toss, to msks It 11-11 in the. first three minutes art iu arcunu nail. Bishop Connects Art Bishop swished In a aids shot, and from that point Murray was never headed, the entire team rustling rus-tling the ball and smothsring Bingham's Bing-ham's attack in great style. Glavas broke swiftly down ths floor with ( dribbles and short passes to pull Bingham's defense out of position, and scored twice before the period ended, 20-13, for the locals. Bingham had the ball most of ths final period, but fired erratically at the hoop and passed wildly when unable to pierce the Smelter defense. Sergio Alvares caged a short shot after two and a half minutee, but Glavas passed in to Howsrd Wahlin for a set-up to keep Murray aeven points ahead with three minutee to e . play. John Oeoro, who waa outstanding out-standing for the losers, caged a setup set-up in the last two minutee, but Murrey played "keep-away" through the last 75 seconds to hold ths lead despits Bingham's frantic attempts to gain posssssion. Beetdlggers Ahead Grsnite trailed, 11-11, at half time, but fine shooting by Homer Wade and Milo Rupp, veterans of last year's stats champion squad, , aparked the rush to a 23-18 lead In the third period and a victory. The Farmers had an sdgs in field goals and counted six of 10 free tries. Jordan's driving attack troubled Granite somewhat in the first half as Orrin Curtis and Blaine Andrus bombed the hoop with a great long-ahot-rebound assault. LeGrande Gregory caged IT points for ths Davis triumph, and ths Darts wsrs never la trouble, leading 23-10 at haiftime. Five Dart re- a serves saw much second-half action, and the victors caged 10 of 14 free chances while eutsoorlng Tooele only 12 goals to ,11. Barton Scores 21 Points Grantsvllle held Cyprus to a 15-12 advantage in the first half and had a 9-T lead in the first period, but Keith Barton, who caged 21 points, paced ths Pirates to a 25-17 margin in tha third canto, and tha outcome was not in doubt thsreafter. Riggs, Crantsvills forward, caged 12 points. Ths scores: JORDAN ORANITB O.T.F.PI OTFP Kim rf.... Ill 3(Taylor rf,, 0 4 0 0 Curtla If.. 3 0 0 8 Wada If.... 5 4 3 10 Atklnaon e. 1 0 O 2 Rupp e. . .. 5 4 3 13 Canning rf. 1 1 0 SlThomaa rf .. 9 19 0 Andrua If. . 4 3 1 S Cram la. ... 0 9 9 0 ' Sorcnaon It. 9 9 O 0 Evana (j . .. 0 9 0 0 liyatt If... 0 0 9 0 Bannlon rf.. 2 110 Thorn Boon 4 0 4 0 OiTounf If... 0 9 ( 9 , Totala. . 10 4 3 22 Totals., 1210 4 30 Bcora by ouarura: Jordan S 13 IS 12 . Cranlta 3 11 33 30 Jtafarea, Davla; umpire, Couch. . 4 SfURftAY I BINOBABf OTF.FI O.TF.F Clavaa rf ., 3 3 1 T'hfaynua rf.. 1 2 1 3 Wahlin If,. 2 4 2 4 Traaaakle If 0 4 2 2 Xvna a. ... 1 1 1 3 Cal'an a. .. 1 j if ?ankhaadrf9 1 1 1 Baalch rf.. 9 111 arrcll la. . 1 3 1 3 Oaorc If . . 115 3 Slafaop rf.. 1 0 0 2 Alvaraa rf.. 14 9 2 urslovk a 4 9 9 0 Laraon Is.. 9 1 9 0 ChurlcB 4.. 0 4 4 0 Totala.. SIIS22I Totals.. 4 14 4 17 LScnra bff euartara: In. nam .' 4 9 13 IT urray 3 10- 20 22 Rataraa, Houatoa; umplra, J. Smith. ORA.NTSVILI.lt I CYPRUS O T P P.I O T F P rtlraa rf ... 5 5 2 12 Rarton rf . - 4 4 3 31 a Andaraoa 11)11 Howartk If, 1 0 0 2 , J. Raad c. . 9 9 ( 0 Jnhnatou a., 4 1 4 fi Wllliama rf 2 9 0 4 Walker ., 1 5 4 S ' O. Raad Is 4 0 0 0 Downay If., 13 9 2 kawrapca rf 0 0 9 0 Wall if . r,, OS 1 1 'oothfta If 4 9 9 O'Kmtth rf . .. 00 IHtiaband .. 0 1 9 0 M'hippla rf. 0 9 9 0 .Balaa If... nil Totals .. 9 T 1 2ll Totals.. 1214 4 33 Scora by euartara; Br.nuvllla 4 11 IT 11 |