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Show n,: i $piir & Provo Foe Today Rams Win Opener Of 81-5- Cage Tourney, SALT LAKE. Murray lag- ged badly in the first quarter, surged back into contention before the half, then crumbled here Tuesday afternoon in their state cage tourney opento Highland. er, bowing 81-The hustling Rams, champion of Region Two, used their half to full court press throughout the game. But it wasn't the press that proved the difference as much as mediocre Spartan shooting and alert Highland rebounding. This evening (Thursday) at 6:30, Coach Jim Spencer's team will attempt to vindicate itself in the consolation bracket. They face Provo on the UofU floor. The Bulldogs fracas to dropped an 80-Logan in their tourney opener Tuesday. Should the Spartans survive the Provo test, they'll move into the consolation semifinals tomorrow against the winner of the Bingham-Bo- x Elder match. Fifth place in the tourney is still within their 59 much-publiciz- ed 6 9 MURRAY . ii l l. iiiurjuuy, murtii Tl (UTAH) t, mza iron Harmon, whose 33 points led all scorers, got his total on nine field goals and an amon free pitchazing es. Teammates Bryan George and Blaine Smith rang up 14 each. Highland had only four more fielders than Murray, 3, but sizzled with at the foul line to the Spartans' mediocre 18 27-2- 32 Blaine Church, the losers' scorer, hit five from and foul tosses. Jon Winget, topping the field-go- al department by connecting seven times, missed all three of his free throws. Rich Kemp hit four times from the foul floor and notched shots for 11. The loss, Murray's seventh of the year, was also the most decisive setback of the campaign. It was not, however, the most lopsided of first-routourney play. Spanish grasp should they survive un Fork routed Box Elder 7 til Saturday, when play moves and Hillcrest thumped West 8, both heftier to the BYU fieldhouse. Highland, with speedy Dave Harmon leading the way, shovMass Meeting For ed off to an impressive 25-first quarter lead over the Babe Ruth Loop Set Spartans in Tuesday's battle. MURRAY. A mass meeting Briefly into the second stanza, to outline activities for the they'd maneuvered to 3. Then the Murray crew began Murray Babe Ruth League is its comeback, outscoring their scheduled for 7;30 on Tuesday and slicing the night at the City Hall here, touted foe 23-6, deficit to only six, at according to Bob Nicastro, intermission. league president. It wasn't a change in stratThe league, for boys 13 to egy that did it, particularly, 15 years of age, includes an but the fact the Spartans be- area between 3300 and 6400 gan to take advantage of their South, between Highland Drive ability to break the Ram press. and 8th West. Earlier and unfortunately later, too the Murray toss-e- rs Two Graduate were able to get by the press, but hastened their shots, failed to rebound and found themselves smothered by Highland's retaliating fast break. Rarely did the Spartans get more than one shot before the Rams snared the rebound. On the other end of the court, it was a rarity when GRANITE PARK. Two junHighland needed more than one iors, one of whom failed to toss to score. finish the season due to injury, In the crucial third quarter were among the top five scorafter Murray's gutty rally, ers during the 1967-6- 8 Granite foul pitches made the differ- high cage season. ence. The Rams had 16 opThe fifth leading scorer was a sophomore, records of portunities in the eight-minu- te span; Murray only five. Coach Jim Hill indicate. It helped the Salt Lake team One of the juniors, versatile period while Golden Richards, was the ring up a limiting their victims to 16, 1 squad's leading point-prodseason. Going into the final frame, it er during tne was 65-and the Rams gradHe rimmed 270 tallies for a 15.9 average. ually expanded it to the final margin. The other junior was guard Jay Smith, who suffered a broken hand in the second FIRST ROUND Hillcrest tussle and was sidelined. His 116 tallies produced TOURNEY SCORES an 8.9 average for the 13 games in which he appeared Hillcrest 54, West 28 and made him fourth in scorFork Am. 67, Skyview 65 ing. South 68, Granger 61 Runnerup to Richards was Bonneville 56, Orem 34 Rick Martin, who tallied 241 Highland 81, Murray 59 and averaged 14.2. Third, also a senior, was Steve Wallace Logan 80, Provo 66 Span. Fork 88, Box Elder 57 with 221 and a 13.2 average. Mark Buchl, a promising Viewmont 65, Bingham 58 sophomore, finished fifth with 99 points and a 6.2 per-gaoutput for his 16 starts. The Farmers, who won eight of 18 seasonal games and two of eight in Region Three play, were outscored by their foes only 1185 to 1161 for an average score of 69.1 to 68.3. While he finished second In total scoring, Martin was the shooter. He leading field-go- al meshed 106 of his 266 attempts for a 40 average. Wallace also topped Richards rt, from hitting 95 of 186 for the squad's highest average, 51. Richards had 90 fielders in 222 tries for Buchl 41. Smith hit and Stan Stllwell, a junior who'll be back next top out-co- 66 nd 88-5- 54-2- point-sprea- 10 BUCS' BALL . . . Pirate junior Gary Speirs (35) gathers in rebound which apparently bounced wrong way for teammate Randy Martin and Lancer Dave Ellett. Lancers Sweep Past Bucs Info 30-1- QUESTION . . . Spartans Jon Winget (40) and Richard Kemp leave little doubt as to which teams has control of the ball, while teammate Blaine Church backs up play. Judge cagers Dennis Bearden (left) and Mike Chambers watch action. POSSESSION? NO Spartans Rally To Nip Judge, Clinch Spot In Junior Top Evidence ofthe fierce defense, however, was the fact he colw lected all seven of his chances. The strategy nearly backfired in the third stanza. With Kelly riding the bench, husky Mike Chambers came on to drill four buckets in less than three minutes. His play gave the Bulldogs new life and made the winners play for their lives as the clock ran out. . There were plenty of heroes to go around. Gary Sanders and Craig Hall alternately apdeplied a mustard-plast- er fense to Neil Yerkovich, the Judge outside shooter. He hit only two fielders. Butler, Jon Winget and Church kept Kelly in struggle for a tourney berth making it 0. by winning the playoff on the Murray missed two chances check. neutral Granite floor. Nearly to nail it down for sure with On the other hand, Dan ut in the division foul toss opporFranks kept the Spartans loose race three weeks ago, they tunities in the final minute. with poised outside tiring and te Chambers, barring a literally came off the floor to Jon Wlnget's gratis-heawin four must decisions in with five seconds left finally display of temper, was a row, two of them from did the Job. a terror. Both teams were cautious Judge. A loss anywhere Strategically, the Spartans them won with a superb would've eliminated at the outset and a full minute from contention. defensive Job against Kelly, elapsed before Church broke In three of the four games, the Bulldog giant. When he the ice with a free toss. Jim the Spartans trailed in the fouled out with 1:51 left, he'd Schubach retaliated with a final period. Thursday it was bagged only one field goal. (MURRAY, Pg. 7, COL 5) 50 free-thro- 60 52 53 ter 60-5- 68-6- highly-dangero- us 63-6- down-and-o- one-and-o- ne final-minu- ve two-on-o- ne Men Like Pendleton! They fit well A hold their shape never tcratch looktharpl Scorer For Granite High uc n-ga- 52 int out-cou- Short Sleev Plaids 36-of-- 79 13 I MM kUIIU k CIaAUA u-- mum i year, tfegtfc 16 ZLj PENDLETON "TOPSTER" PLAID Spring Jackets 53 33 2 60 76. team In $20 Mwrroyl hard-foug- basketball against a shorter Pirate team which had dealt the Lancers a loss back in January. It was in the final period that Coach Don Snow's Granger lads were able to put the game on Ice. For the Lancers, victory Thursday meant a reversal of a three-wa- y playoff among with Olympus and Granite going to state and Granger staying home with a share of the division title. It marks the first time since 1965 the Granger school has been represented at the state meet. But to the Pirates of Coach Dick Smuin, former assistant of Snow, Thursday's loss brought pure and simple disappointment. The Buc squad, made up largely of underclassmen, with only a pair of lads boasting height of as much as six feet, had fought an uphill battle to a share of the division title. A win over an archrival they had beaten earlier would have tossed into the state tourney pairings one of the shortest squads the 'big carnival" has seen in recent ps, years. Right from the start, the Lancers Indicated they would control the tempo ofthe game. Rebounding with aggressiveness off both boards, the rangy Granger lads pumped up an 18-advantage after the first eight minutes. During a second quarter in which tactics were used by quintets, 45 points' were tallied, with Granger opening the gap to 14 points before dropping back to a nine-poi- nt spread at the buzzer ending the first half of play. The Lancers owned a 2 lead at Intermission. But the period before half-tim- e was a far cry from what the Lancers were to produce break. just after the mid-wAn Inspired Smuin-coac- h Cyprus club applied the pressure during a third quarter which found the Bucs back In the game after pumping in 19 te counters during an stretch. The Lancers, during the same time, could garner only a dozen tallies and clung to a 55-lead after totals, Granite Granger Babe Ruth Session Is Tonight GRANGER. The annual gen- eral meeting of the Granger av- W.J h?r- 298-883- COTTONWOOD' 5. 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The league, for boys 9 to 12 years of age, includes an League officials said the number of adults interested in area lying between 3500 and taking an active part in the 4800 South, between 1700 and league will determine whether 3200 West. the program will continue in the area. -4 Further information concerning boundaries or other matters may be obtained by contacting Mrs. Nelson at 12 43-3- charity line, hitting Cyprus shooters potted 22 field goals and went on foul shots. Should death occur while on or while visiting in distant parts of the nation, a phone call or a wire will take care of all arrangements. We servprovide this nation-wid- e ice (and in many foreign countries) through carefully chosen funeral directors, and we guarantee you the same high standards of service we 51 three quarters. provide locally. full-cou- 'n' We of Jcnkins-Soff- e are proud to be in the National Selected Morticians affiliation proud we can meet its high standards and requirements. It's one of our highest credentials. . . . Judge's Neil Yerkovich matches strides with Murray's Blaine Church in Thursday playoff. NECK 22 NECK Gill ui for the Bett Buys en Carpets & Dropei 6010 So. Redwood l 59 Ball control tactics by eraged 41 from the floor and Granger in the fourth period, 61 from the foul line, Hill's forced Cyprus to a rt figures show. press, strategy which the taller Lancers were able to solve (GRANITE, Pg. 7, Col. 4) BUYERS & SERVICE Unlimited 4173V Store KEARNS. A decisive victory and turn the game into a rout. ior Tom Turpin provided the a spunky Cyprus clui Carrying a good share of scoring punch for Cyprus. here Thursday gave Granger credit for the win on his shoul- Speirs netted 24, hitting nine high's Lancers a berth in ders was Granger's Terry fielders. Turpin, with a half state tournament competition, Healy, swept the boards clean dozen field goals to his credit, a turnabout from a year ago and tallied 30 points, including totalled 16. Larry Catten had when Granger dropped both a dozen field goals. His chief nine, Randy Martin six, Bill came from Dave Jenkins four and Tom Mori ends of a double playoff in- support volving league Ellett, with 21, including 10 one. Granger hit 33 field goals Thursday's 79-margin, buckets. Todd Christensen although a seemingly comfortchipped in 13, Doug Holt 10 for a percentage of just under 50. They were right on the able one, came about only and Richard Blake five. ht after three quarters of Junior Gary Speirs and sen- - 50 per cent mark from the over ay or 68rT; Smith hit for 54; Stllwell and Wallace rimmed Honors in Martin percentages, though, belonged to Paul Burt, a hustling junior who bagged PENDLETON LIGHTWEIGHT Golf Sweaters 3l-of-- At the foul stripe, Richards was high with 90 successes in 145 tries, a 62 average. dICEIEI' Plaids State Tournament Competition 42-3- - State Tourney GRANITE PARK. Six points by 56-after the red-cla- d behind with 5:53 left on the Bulldogs had topped scoring 12-- 2 in a clock here Thursday afterspan closing the third noon, the Murray high Spartans rallied to beat Judge and opening the fourth period. 64-a and earn a berth in the Dick' Butler1 tipped-i- n state Class A cage tourney. fielder to narrow It to 56-The torrid game was, tied and Blaine Church bagged a eight times and the lead gratis toss at 4:49 for a 56-changed hands 10 as the count. Seconds later, Church Spartans captured the rubber scooped up a loose ball and to trim the match of three seasonal clash- drilled a es between the two squads. deficit to one. was score Pat Kelly traded buckets Thursday's identical to that by which the with Rich Kemp. Then Dan Bulldogs defeated Murray on Franks traded with Church the Judge floor. In the re- and at 3:26 the Judge lead was 9. Church then zeroed in match, on the Spartan court, 3. on the shot that won it with Murray reversed It Coach Jim Spencer's gallant 2:02 left. Kemp erased most squad climaxed an uphill doubt with a swlsher at 1:25, 12 1 t 1 Glade Juileien 298.3568 Reed Palmer 298-90- 76 ... Butane Ughti Fluorescent Lights Clearance tlghti Towing Mirrors 4ate Sotte Sewer Hose and Plastic Fittings So. Hal Ruttell 298-124- 8 State Trailer Supply 1631 So. State 486-216- 9 fS 3T MORTUARY 3XK am |