Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-02-04 | Page 11 | Lincoln Breaks Losing Streak as Lehi Retains Alpine Lead

Lincoln Breaks Losing Streak As Lehi Retains Alpine Lead Special to The Telegram PROVO, Feb. 4 Lincoln high school of Orem chalked up Hs first victory in 15 Alpine district games of the state high school basketball chase here Friday, getting out of the district "cellar" for the first time in three years as it downed Brigham Young Monta Peterson caged 10 points, Nash IS for Provo. Harry Mc-Tagus Mc-Tagus and Grdon Lee looked good for the losers. The Lincoln Tigers won over the B. Y. high Wildcats, giving them their first decision in 14 consecutive consecu-tive league games and taking them out of the cellar position for ths high, 33-22. Lehl retained the top spot, winning win-ning Its fifth straight gams 44-32 over Pleasant Grove, whlls Provo remained in second placs with a 30-28 win at American Fork. Lincoln mad the most of superior supe-rior height the Christensen brothers broth-ers repeatedly tapping in rebounds over ths shorter Lincoln boys to lead 8-2. 18-16 and 23-18 In ths first three periods. In ths past three years Lincoln had won only four games while losing 26. Ths Lehl Pioneers had little trouble trou-ble with . ths Grovers, staging a scoring spree In the second stanxa to lead 24-11 and romp to victory. Bob Dorton, who tallied 18 points in th first half, and D. Mitchell, who rang up seven points in ths second half, were Lehl standouts. Virgil Cook was outstanding for ths losers, scoring 17 points. Provo took full advantage of a slow start by American Fork to pile up a 15-B half-time lead and coast In, ths only time the Provo-ans Provo-ans war in danger being In the third quarter when a Caveman rally mad It 28-30 for th visitors. The Forkers scored only one field goal in each of ths first two quarters. first time in three yesrs. LINCOLN I a. T. H. a O T F f OTFF Ivlna. rf . O O O olPardoa, rf 2 3 10 McKay. If. 4 4 0 S Purraut, If 1 3 24 L.Chretan. e 4 0 0 S Free, a ... 1103 C Chrlau.rg 4 11 Taylor, rg 0 0 0 0 Buaalo, it. 0 4 2 2 Johneon. Ig 13 0 2 boyce. rf. 3 1 0 I Durkee. rr 0 0 0 0 Brown. If. 0 0 0 0 Hulah. If. . 0 0 0 0 Park. ... 0 0 0 0 Hardnlg. If . 1102 IJacoba. rg. , 3 2 1 7 Total. IS 10 3 33 Total. . S 13 4 22 Scor. by quartera: Lincoln 2 1 1 22 B. Y. high arhool . . . . 18 23 33 Sabey, referee; Oreenwood. umpire. PLIASANT OR. LJCH1 OTFFI OTFP Cook, rt S 14 5 ITiC.raon. II.. 1 It I Hwrneon, If O 2 1 l;Trana .... 2 3 2 0 HeiKtaan. a 3 4 1 7 Dorton. a 7 3 2 10 Conway, rg 0 1 1 1'D.Kbrta. rg 2 1 1 5 Wrlitht. Ig 2 10 4 J MtchlL, Ig 0 5 2 2 Harrla. If 1 0 0 2 Woodhae. Ill i II 1 Carter, e . 0 0 0 0 U aflcbll. If 3 1 1 T Kartrh, rg 0 0 0 0 R.ftbrte. Ig 0 0 0 0 Sundbg, Ig 0 0 0 0 Rvana, rg . 0 0 0 U I A ah. ig . . 0 0 0 0 Totala 12 22 S 321 Tot ale IS 17 12 44 Score by quartera: Pleaaant drove S 11 3S 33 Lehl S 24 33 44 Colllru, MfarM, Bullock, umpire, PROVO 1 AUffIL FORK UTfPl OTFP Pttrn. rf S 10 1U Andtnn, rf 1 2 2 4 Nuh, If . . 4 f ft 13 Paruuba. If 5 2 4 Tliurmu. 3 2 15 Let. c .... $ 6 4 10 Cnii. r 0 0 0 OiMclKKu), rg 3 ft 1 7 Gardner. I 0 1 U 0 IiiReraolI, If 6 I 0 0 Cook, rf 0 0 0 0, HL.lm.td, rf 0 0 0 0 Nlleon, rf . 110 2 H-iimii, c 0 0 p U Durrani, rc 0 0 0 O fBtinavn, rg 0 0 0 0 Totala 12 12 30 ToUtt . IS 0 2ft I ftcura by quaxura: Provo U 15 20 30 American Fork 3 9 20 25 aewanaoa. referee; Brown, umpire.