Show I Vernal Nets Championship I At Tournament The ninth grade tournament was held Wednesday and Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day of last week Wednesdays Wednesday's gama gams between Vernal and West Jr High ended with a final tally tally tal ly of Vernal 55 West 51 The game on Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day daS was between Roosevelt and Altamont Roosevelt won the game in the last nine seconds by a score of 49 to 48 THURSDAYS THURSDAY'S games began at 6 pm p.m. between West and Altamont The game went into overtime with West finally winning winning winning win win- ning by a score of 48 to 47 The championship game at between Roosevelt and Vernal Vernal Ver nal also went into overtime Roosevelt led throughout the game by as much as 18 points at one time THE SCORE by quarters was was first 3 14 Roosevelt second 2412 2412 24 12 Roosevelt third 36 25 Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and fourth quarter ended 46 A long shot by Ron Nelson of Vernal put the game into overtime In the overtime Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal jumped to a four point lead only to have Roosevelt tie it again at 50 SO GREG GILROY made a long jump lump shot in the last four seconds seconds sec sec- of the overtime to give Vernal a 52 50 victory and the championship trophy Ray E. E Nash of Uintah School Board presented the championship trophy trophy tro tro- phy to Vernal Tuesday of last week Vernal's Vernal's Ver Ver- nals nal's eighth grade defeated West's eighth grade by a score of 47 to 28 SCHEDULE for this week Is Thursday Vernal eighth grade at Roosevelt and Saturday Vernal Vernal Ver Vcr nal ninth grade at Craig for tournament The game at Craig will be at 10 am a.m. with the second second sec sec- ond game at either pm p.m. or pm p.m. |