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D Dixie i i Coach Leland Hafen's Dixie ColI College Col Col- lege basketball team won on the Inter Inter- I mounta t l Junior College basketball championship for the first time in tho the thoI I history of the school by defeating I Coach Howard Linford's Linford Branch Aggles Aggles Ag Ag- gies In the final game of or the tho tournament tournament I ment Saturday night In one of or tho the best played and hardest fought rought games of Junior Col College competition In In winning this game for the championship champion champlon- championship ship Dixie defeated one of or the gamest crews crew's ever to represent the local college college col col- lege in the junior college league The close of ot the tournament found Dixie with a well earned championship championship champion champion- ship tucked away leaving the Branch in second p place ce and wd Snow Enow College in third place by virtue of a 11 final night victory rover over Ricks college The evenness enness of or the three Utah teams who finished in a tie for state han hair ors ors was brought out even more ford ford- ably In hi the tournament as each lame game was won only by the closest of marg and after arter a Q real battle Dixie was forced to the limit to reach the championship game winning winning win win- win win- winning ning from Snow in the first nights night's battle by a score of 42 43 to to 38 turning defeat into victory in the last minute of play after having hating str strong Ephraim crew all the way Snow lead at each quarter 5 11 22 20 and 33 30 Hoyt scoring the tying points and WU Wll- son acre and Sullivan scoring th the wInn winning baskets with less than one minute to Play Again on the second night Ricks playing their C best bet game pine of or the tournament ament forced the pixie team learn to the th limit lindt leading until until- the tho thee final minutes of or pla play The Tho soon score score was tied fled at 10 1010 a at as t the end nd of or the Prat andRicks and lead 18 17 at the half and 27 35 at the ti th third period The Idaho team scored 14 field goals to Dixie's 13 13 but Dales 12 13 out of or 17 11 foul roul tries to Rk T 7 Tout out of 18 brought them them victory The Branch Aggles won easily from Ricks on the opening night with a score of 41 to 22 2 Lend Leading by a 8 7 8 score acore at the end of the first period the Ithe Agates Ariles jumped to to 20 to 8 at the half 28 15 at M the end of the third period and coasted to victory On the second night how however ver the powerful Snow ere crew crew threw a scare into the th Angles gits and forced them diem to an extra period plan off to to win 43 42 to 38 In the early eUly part of or t the game lame th the thai I Snow Gagers calera were ere scoring from s aU ill U angles neles taking a 14 It to 4 le lead at nt the quarter and running the the lead to 18 38 to ft 8 before the A 1 a u a calmly as as if It they were well in n It the lead rot got started surd and closed the flat fl pp at 23 27 to to 20 ZD at the half halt In the third I period the Aggles took a a slight alight lead ending the period at 30 aoto to 38 28 The The Snow team however lIS was not not ready to take defeat and tied tb the count at 39 36 to 38 36 just before the game pm ended Inthe In Ta the extra period Peterson Petersen scored forlow for Snow low and the they held the lead until the time was more than half balt gone I when Tom Jones Jonea tied thO the score J sad and 4 Wendle Wendie Jones and said Wood Adams scared to win sin the game came j I e game found the tha es forced to meet the greatest of ot I I obstacles and the toughest of luck but Nt I they rallied gamely fought to tb the last ditch and forced toned to their greatest great great- i est cat performance of the season to win sire Exceptionally tough luck on mot dhoti I from the floor inability to convert convent foul shots and the loss of Tom Jones through an ankle ankIe injury and Frank Hunter on on fouls all aU to tho Wa I Aie loss but the men won sore undying I glory for their determined efforts Both teams played brilliant sire Ive games mes passed flawlessly and trav- trav el Bled d at a terrific speed throughout I dogging the ball at all times follow- follow t ing every play plop and taking advantage i of every break that presented itself I Dixie looked like easy winners in the tha first quarter when hen the Anies Aggles just couldn't find rind the hoop In this per- per od Hoyt and t. t scored feld goals loats and Wilson con eon converted converted vetted three free pitches for tor 11 It potent point while the best the Aggles could da was aU a field oat goal by Hunter and a foul fout pitch by The next perio-J perio was pas very even Dixie gaining om ores point Sullivan and Hoyt scored trust from the field and Sullivan and nd Wilson 1 converted a foul pitch each for fox r ai points while Wendle Jones got lot a Held goal roal and Hunt Hunter r got rot two ho foul toul i ind nd rd Adams one for five points t i r half halt ending 17 to S a tar for Dude Dixie In the third period the A stared star lOta- ed to find their scoring eyes and R re ra I doing closing the gap lap rapidly Dixie sac BC lug ing only 6 po points to the Aill Aggles' Aggles p p. prIn In m s pite te of ot the fact tact tha that Jones was vis k b and forced out of the iame ta this period and Frank Hunter wan I also injured and barely bartly able eble t to rv m main on an the floor The Aggles' Aggles p pa Is a COl Continued on page pan 8 n ST STRENUOUS BATTLE WINS I CONFERENCE O HONORS FOR DIXIE DIXIE Continued from Page Paie 1 were ere the result of two to field goals each by Wendle Wend Ie Jones Adams and Brown while hUe Wilson made a goal and a foul pitch a field goal and Sul livan litan afoul a foul pitch for far Dixie In the final period the Ag Aggles les tied the score at 2626 26 and again at 23 bud them thelt inability t to tb convert foul pitches while Dixie was making a perfect per per- feet record cost them the gam game Hunter Brown and Adams e each ch scored scored seer I ed field goals while hUe Wilson was as get ting tin one me for far I Dixie but Wilson converted converted con con- I a free throw while Adams missed missed miss miss- ed one and the scored was tied at 26 26 put Dixie on lead with a 1 coal goal Brown Broom missed a foul shot then tied the score with a field goal goat but immediately after missed two two foul pitches after which Wilson made two ho more free tree shots to win sin the game ramI added another goal Just as the game ended i The Aggles made 12 field goals to Dixie's 11 but got only 4 foul Coul shots out of 10 to tries while Dixie converted 10 out of 17 tries It would be very difficult to pick out Individual stars of or the game al although although al- al I though Wilson virtually won tre championship for Dixie witch his fouls foul pitching scoring 8 out of 11 shots and Hunter played the very best best game came of his career until he was wai ousted on fouls Couls Every man on the floor did excellent work and the team play was unusually fine |