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Show Monroe Bids for Place In Sevier Playoff; Lehi Cagers Triumph By TOMMIE PORTER , Jordan, Manti and Roosevelt are expected to gain places in the state high school basketball championship tournament as regular league play ends Friday and Saturday nights with 21 1 games; Six teams. Granite, Dixie, Provo. Ogden, North Cache and Delta, are j already sure of appearing In the Park City and at home against Morgan, respectively to prevent the other moving Into the state tourney without a play-off. If both win, as expected, they will meet early next week for the title-each title-each has beaten the other once this season and the loser of that game would then play the Jordan district third-placer for state meet berth. Nephl and Springville have concluded con-cluded Nebo district plsy In a tie tor first place, and will be matched in play-off for a tourney spot The loser of that game will then play the Alpine runner-up for another an-other tournament place. Lehl Triumphs annual prep classic, clas-sic, which, with a field of 16 squads, will open March 13 at the University Univer-sity of Utah field house. Uintah high of Vernal, 1939 champion, will not defend the crown, having hav-ing been pushed out of the race by Roosevelt, 40-38, 40-38, In a play-off for the Uintah district title. (Pit m Lehi is certain of no worse than a tie for second place in the Alpine district after being hard pressed Thursday night at Provo before recording re-cording a 39-34 victory over Brig-ham Brig-ham Young high in their final league game. Unless Pleasant Grove "kicks over the dope bucket" Fridsy at Provo by beating the district champion, cham-pion, Lehi, as runner-up, will meet the Nebo district second-placer for a state tourney berth. Moroni came up with Its first win in 10 starts Thursdsy, defeating defeat-ing Gunnison 36-30 after leading voTiTjoln the D tourney ranks Saturday night when It is expected M Sevier district play-off with a pair of wins. Jordan can clinch runner-up honors in the Jordan district by turning back Davis Friday n ght when Granite Is favored to take the title by handing Cyprus Its tenth straight defeat of the season. Coach Dunn (Snldel Taylors Jordsn squad beat Davis 34-31 to open the present season at Keys-ville. Keys-ville. Nine times in the stste event Jordsn last played In that classic In 1935, when It captured the championship cham-pionship of both district and slat, the only time It haa held either of those crowns. Manti can gain the Sanpete title with a victory on its home court Saturday over Ephralm. The latter lat-ter could knot the race by winning, to assure a play-off. Bough Riders WIS) Roosevelt's swift smooth attack In downing Carbon 42-23 as the Re-glon Re-glon Five round robin opened on Thursday night at Price makes that team a heavy favorite to take regional honors. If the Rough Riders Rid-ers can down North Emery Friday, Fri-day, as expected, they should have no trouble with San Juan of Blending Blend-ing Saturday. One other team of this round robin will snter the state meet probably the winner of the Carbon-North Emery game Saturday. Satur-day. North Summit and South Summit Sum-mit must each win Friday at 17-16 at half Unit. The winners caged IT goals while limiting the Gunners to nine, but the latter converted 12 of 16 free tosses. Gunnison Gun-nison hsd earlier beaten Coach Veri Wilde's squad 39-J4. North Sanpete concluded with a 46-31 victory over Its home-town rival, third-place Wasatch academy, acad-emy, to square accounts for a 42-34 beating administered by the Academy Acad-emy earlier in the season. Delta, already crowned Millard district champ, plays an exhibition game Friday at home against the Brook lawn team of Salt Lake City. Dixie, certain of the Dixie district dis-trict crown with what Is reputed one of the best teams ever developed devel-oped at St George, plays Valley high at Ordervtlle Friday and returns re-turns home Saturday to conclude against Kanab. Judge Memorial high of Salt Lake City will try-to break its nine-game losing streak at Wasatch Wa-satch high In Heber. |
