Show Utes Eye Union Friday for Hoop Tussle By Corey Grua Express Sports Writer One of the big high school basketball games of the year will be held Friday at Union High School in Roosevelt This game with Uintah's traditional rival is always one of the most exciting of the season and will wUl very likely have important bearing on the league championship Only one team will enter the state tournament this year from the Northern Div isbn ision of Region Eight so con con- importance will be riding on each game EACH OF High School basketball teams were successful in winning one league game and one one practice game last weekend The Utes registered their first league victory of the season with the Tigers of Tab lena iona Friday evening The varsity started slowly but caught fire In the second quarter to go on to their high high- eat cst point total of the season over a scrappy Tabiona team They showed good balance in the scoring with three thre e men Continued on page 8 Basketball Continued from irom page 1 hitting In double figures and ten ot of the team members breaking into the score col column to regIster the 83 41 vIe vic victory tory THE JUNIOR varsity also showed well agaInst the visit visit- visitors ors chalking up a vic vic- victory vie tory Saturday evening the Uin Uin- Uin Uintah tah teams traveled to Craig Colo and scored twIn victor victor- victories Ies over the Bulldogs ot of Moffat fat County High School Five Utes scored In double figures liS as the varsity record record- recorded ed its 70 7 win As the final buzzer sounded Eddie Oaks of 01 made a sensational shot from frOom three fourths the length of the floor Bob Alexander came off the bench to play pIny very well wellIn wellin In this game and give prom prom- Ise promise of needed Deeded help In the height department for the Utes I 1 THE JUNIOR lUNIOR varsity team took an early lead and hung on for a 61 59 victory though four foul of the five starters had fouled out before the game ended Union and Duchesne high I II school teams recorded wIns over Manila and Altamont respectively in the other league games last Friday The game this Friday at Roosevelt will eliminate one team from the undefeated ranks and Duchesne must travel to Tab Tab- lona ionn and win if theY are to stay atop the standings with the Uintah Union winner AI Al- Al Altamont travels to Manila In inthe the other league game this week BOX SCORES UINTAH AH 83 G C I I Y la Goodrich r 1 5 6 3 13 I 1 0 0 2 Perry 2 2 0 4 Guinn G 0 0 0 0 Robinson 3 3 2 8 Hatch d 5 2 1 11 Alexander 4 1 0 8 Busch Dusch 2 2 2 6 Weeks 0 0 0 0 Oaks 4 0 0 8 Lee 5 7 4 14 Dastrup 4 1 1 9 35 24 13 83 TABIONA 41 Fabrizio 5 18 1 17 Rhoads J 0 0 0 0 Jones 2 8 4 8 Lee 0 0 0 Rhoads K 0 3 0 0 Tur D 1 10 5 7 Giles L 0 0 0 FabrIzio L 3 5 3 9 0 B 0 0 00 0 0 GInes Ganes 0 0 0 0 11 Ii 19 41 Scone by Quarters Uintah 16 38 61 83 Tabiona 10 UINTAH 76 Goodrich 5 1 0 10 Perry 0 2 1 1 Hatch 0 0 0 0 Alexander 5 6 3 13 Busch 8 5 3 19 Oaks 0 2 2 2 Lee 5 8 6 16 10 Dastrup 6 6 3 15 29 30 18 76 CRAIG 70 RobIdoux 6 14 10 1023 23 Calder 2 0 0 4 Smith 4 4 3 11 Maxon 0 0 0 0 I Hibbard 7 0 5 19 LIvingston 1 1 1 3 I Gallegos 1 1 0 2 Kendall 2 5 4 3 23 35 24 70 Score by Quarters Uintah 17 34 54 76 CraIg 12 22 46 70 A wrestling match will be beheld held her hers Saturday Jan 11 i with Wasatch High School of Heber They will wUl have good squad represented Other matches In the near future are arc Craig Jan 17 II H pm Union Jan 18 A The Wasatch match will start at pan pm |