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Show ? Wildcats Take Third Place In State Tourney t me Cats Rout Wasps 57-2- 9 high, its chances for a third straight class B championship, snuffed out came roaring back Saturday night, March 18 at the U of U field house to capture third place over 44-2- 0 the Juab Wasps, 57 to 29. Incidentally, it was the largest score B. Y. high school dazzled the made in the tuornament. Rabbits of Delta high with a Tom Karren and Stan Collins each victory in the University of Utah scoring 17 points, put on a great field house Thursday night, March point show for the full house of 16. prep followers. Little Dave Bird Delta was held without a field hammered home 15 counter for n attack but his goal in the second quarter as last Juab the with couldnt pace keep rest years champs pulled away to combine and Max Egglead. at halftime owning a added 11 for the Wildwho Two free throws by Lovell and one ertson, cats. Rabby Ted Dalton were the only bit counter in the second period. Bird broke the scoring ice for the Wasps in the first quarter after B. Y. high closed the half stoutBY lead. had rambled to an and Eggertson ly with Jackman with the Collins With pace 90 final five setting in the goals netting B. second the for seven points seconds to fatten the lead. period, the Cats continued to claw In the first quarter BY high took boosting the advantage to the edge, 12-chiefly on its ability at to break up the Rabbit attack with pass interceptions and ball stealing. Jackman, Karren, Collins and B. Y. F. Eggertson broke up a 2 tie and lead midway gave B. Y. High an in the first period. But Dalton came back in the final portion of the quarter with points by Dalton, Snow and Fullmer to narrow the gap to shots paid off, Friday, Long four points. March 17, when a fighting band of American Fork Cavemen killed Tom Karren started to hit his the hopes of B. Y. high for a third stride in the third period as the Class B championship with Wildcats added another point to straight 8 a death blow. their lead, Karren, who had A. F. broke the back of B.Y. high only three points at halftime, kicked in with three field goals and a who had waltzed off with the crown canto for the past two years '''with a a free throw in the third to tote the burden for B. Y. high. series of stunning length swishers in the second half. During the period B. Y. high lost the services of Eggertson, who Thus, the Cavemen, beaten in the left the game on personal fouls 1949 finals by B. Y. high and topwith 1:50 left in the period. pled twice earlier in the season by this same Alpine division rival, punched out a revenge victory and preserved the jinx that no team shall win the B laurels three years in a row'. All previous B titlists have swiped two straight, before took over. the BY Wildcats Dazzle Delta 44-2- 0 one-ma- 21-1- 1 8-- 0 Y.-i- 32-1- 5 half-tim- 8, 2-- 8-- Highs Wildcats won the game pictured above rom the Juab Wasps by the highest score in the tournament which was 57-2- 9. Downs A. 2 In B. Y. e. Tourney Meet 45-3- 30-1- 3 Y Students Orchids to The Team Wildcats Top Park City Olson on behalf of high basketball squad of wishes to thank the students and faculty for the support and backing they have given the team this season. He also stated that this was a major reason for the that have fine accomplishments been made this year. But most of all Coach Olson expressed his gratitude to the team members, who through their own initiative to work hard, have made the Wildcat squad one of the finest and most feared in the state. He also expressed the belief that with a few breaks we could have easily won the state title for the 3rd consecutive time, but the breaks dont always come. Coach Olson said that winning 3rd place in the state finals was not to be looked upon as a defeat, but a victory. Coach Olson also commented on next years team. There will be five returning squad members and also some promising prospects from the sophomore squad which could develop into another such team as we have had this year. Tom Karren, Stan Collins, and Coach Rex Olsens Wildcats took an easy first round victory over Mick Eggertsen, were named by the Park City Wednesday night, March state papers for All State select15 in the Class B tournament at ions as picked annually by the Salt Lake City. Sports writers of Utah. Tom was on the first team selected The 1950 version of the Wildcats placed from all the class B teams in the looked every bit as good as last state tournament and also on the years champs as they upended the first five picked from both A Tom Karren Pakr City boys and B prep stars. Stan was placgave a great performance under the ed on the second and Mick on the boards as he plunked in 18 points third all tournament team. to lead the Y to the win. When Karren wasn't doing the scoring, Below is a sketch of Tom taken Max Eggertson, Stan Collins, and directly from the Salt Lake Tribune. Tom Karren: this transfer from Maury Jackman were putting them in from the side and beyond the Canada who aided B.Y. high in it's keyhole. championship trek in 1949 proved BY high took a first quarter lead to be the top college prospect to show in the class B tournament against Park City with Karren and rates as the most finished playwith five points and Eggertson leading er in the state. Karren stands 6 ft each. The Wildcats increased its lead- 1 and one half inches and his ability ing margin by three points in the to get off the floor gave the BY second period. Val Labrum, Park team the tops in backboard men g forward, star- during the 1950 season. He scored Citys ted to hit in the opening minutes 65 points to lead the scoring in of the quarter, but he couldn't keep Jack-mathe B tournament and he tallied pace with Karren Collins and 23-BY 1 for 107 points during the eight-gam- e The score read The mark. minute four high at the Alpine division season." Wildcats hit for three more field Tom had the honor of being the goals, Labrum plunked in one and ended the Bruce Peterson scoring only one selected unanimously on with a tip in. The intermission the "all tournament five and with for BY high. score read Cal Drecksel of South high, also The third quarter was a slow Allpicked unanimously on the moving affair with seven treks to state team. the foul line taking up the first four minutes of the period. Eggertson and Minson canned two of these gifters for BY and Labrum dunked one for the Miners. Labrum scored a fielder for Park City in the last part of the quarter, but Karren scored two and Jack-ma- n one to give the Wildcats a margin as the fourth and final quarter got under way. The last period was marked by a late Park City scoring splurge, but it wasnt enough to catch the Wildcats. Coach the Rex B. Y. 49-5- 0 45-3- Cop All State 8. basket-baggin- n. Tigers Smash 29-1- 9 Wildcats Fighting like tigers the Lincoln high cagers won over the Wildcats with the startling score of by the way this is the first loss of the season for last years class B champs. The big Tom Karren of BY high played a great game for the Wildcats with his amazing bankboard and shooting ability. Stan Collins was also great on the bankboards for B.Y. Mick Eggertson was fouled out early in the third quarter, which was a great drawback for the Wildcats, and was probably the big reason for the loss, although he only hit for 5 points in the game. The big three, Verbanatz, Judd and Edwards played brilliant ball, with Judd and Verbanatz coming through in the final two minutes with the baskets that put the game 45-4- 0, 9. Baseball Team rs Organized The Wildcats entered the third a fat advantage The baseball team started pracCavemen the Howver, pulled finally tice at the diamond by the BYU to a tie at the end of the third field house last Monday, March 27. up after the Cats had held a The prospects for the team ac- period, two to three point margin throughcording to Coach Rex Olson look out the period. average not quite as good as last Iverson's long one to open the year when hey won the regional meet. But if they play as they have fourth gave A. F. it's first lead at basketball, we know that they since the opening second when the Maurie Jackman can do it again and enter the Cavemen led and Tom Karren registered for B. state games. 'Y. and Iversons charity made it for the Cats, a scoreboard The team for this year includes to be the last Val Stringfellow at catch, Maury reading that proved in favor of B. Y. as Fraughton Jackman and Boyd Bowdell at pitch promptly cashed in from way out Tom Karren at first base, Dave with 6:10 remaining. Young at first base and outfield, Tom Karren, along with Pierce Stan Collins at first base and out- and Iverson, was high in the point field, Eddie Maloney, Kent Lloyd department with 12. and Mic Eggertson as infielders, The first half ran true to the Clifford Corliss, Frank Eckles, Boyd form charts with the Cats construc13-lead at the end of the Dowdell and Albert Christensen as ting a first quarter and building the lead out fields. There will also be sophtp seven points at halftime. Collins omore and freshmen candidates for was the big cog with his uncanny field goals from all corners. the team. quarter with 24-1- 7 2-- 1. 35-3- 4 8 27-2- 2 Wildcats Defeat Cavemen B. Y. B. Y. on ice. ly a Highs Wildcats, apparentteam that plays its best when the chips are down, were out in front of the Alpine division basketball race again, after they scored a brilliant victory over American Fork February 17, on the The Jokes On Us by Joetta Billings 40-2- 6 don't you thinks this little Cavemens floor. joke is really very clever? Tom Karren along with Stan ColTo get some coco and some soap were great on the bankboards, lins both and mix them together. The little Then box them up and pass them with Mick Eggertsen guy with the Eagle Eye hitting for to someone sweet and shy. B. Y. Highs basketball team, who won the Alpine championship and third place in the Now stand back and watch the 14 points. He was high point man class B tournament, is pictured with the two coaches. state for the fighting Wildcats. show, seeing bubbles fly. Now j |