Show Jordan Quintet Favored To Win Over Cyprus Five FiveAs FiveAs As Prep Playoffs Open By lIE TOMMIE PORTER With 10 of 16 entrants for the state high school tournament which starts a week from Wednesday already selected 13 Ut Utah h prep teams will battle in eight playoff games this week for the remain remain- ing six berths J Bear River Davis Granite North Summit Provo Springville Uintah Carbon Monroe end and Dixie are the teams which have clinched tournament tournament tournament ment places after one of the most interesting scholastic races of many years rears High school cage enthusiasts have repeatedly reported a rumor that the ho winner of the independent Big Four our prep race West race West high of Salt Lake City would City would be invited to compete compete com corn pete or would seek a 6 place in the state scholastic meet Dave It R. Mitchell secretary of the Utah High School Athletic association as- as told The Telegram Monday Nonday Non Mon day that no such application has been made and plans for the tournament which did not include a pro provision sion for any uny nonmember team have not been changed West est high together with ith East and South withdrew from the state association in 1933 to form the in independent independent independent in- in dependent City Schools' Schools league and amI Ogden quit the state group last year to help form the Big ig Four Schools School of the state association association asso asso- elation are forbidden by rule to play an any nonmember Playoff activities will begin Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day at 8 p. p m. m in Salt Lake City's South high school gymnasium when Jordan and Cyprus the schools which finished in a third place tie with Murray in the Jordan district will play Jordan beat Cyprus 30 20 at Cyprus in their only league game of the season The winner will meet Murray on the same floor at 8 p. p m m. Wednesday and the winner of that game will oppose Park City Friday at 8 p. p m. m probably on the South floor Ioor also aLse aLso aLso- for a berth in the state meet Taking th things easy with light practice while its Jordan district rival plays at least one and possibly two games Park City is hopeful of gaining a place in the state event for or the first time in 11 years South Cache and Weber deadlocked deadlocked deadlocked dead dead- locked for second place in n the Region Region Region Re Re- gion One race which Bear River won will play Tuesday at Box Elder I Prep Slate I Chief We Guess Em The Telegrams Telegram's Telegrams Telegram's Telegrams Telegram's Tele Tele- grams gram's prognosticator favors favor Jordan Jordan Jordan Jor Jor- dan Weber and Gunnison high schools in play oft games this week The slate Monday Monday Monday-At At South high school 8 p. p m. m JORDAN vs Cyprus Winner plays Murray at South Wednesday for right to meet Park City Tuesday At Box Elder high school 8 p. p m. m South Cache vs WEBER Winner will enter state meet loser will play South Rich Friday or Saturday for tournament place Wednesday At Ephraim high school p p. p m. m GUNNISON vs Moroni for right to represent Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San- San pete district in state event Dates for the American Fork- Fork Tintic play off and the Hinckley- Hinckley Beaver play off were to be arranged Monday high school in Brigham City for a tourney spot The loser will play South Rich probably Friday for another another another an an- other place in the state meet Weber beat the 27 24 and 36 30 in league games this season Wednesday at Ephraim high school Gunnison and Moroni deadlocked for the Sanpete title will ill ill battle for the right to represent represent represent sent the district in the ment Gunnison won its league game at home 46 28 over o Moroni but the latter won the second encounter encounter encounter en en- counter on its floor 52 45 to tie for the top at the seasons season's halfway halfway half- half wa way mark In week-end week play Uintah beat Carbon 33 16 for the Region Five title to end the round robin at Helper but both will enter the llie state event North Emery downed Blanding 34 24 in another game game of the round robin while In the Dixie district where Dixie high of St. St George had already won the title Hurricane beat Kanab 30 21 to finish in second place and Enterprise Enterprise En En- turned back Valley high of Orderville 42 |