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Show Miners Ride High On Cedar League Totem Pole Team W L Pet. Columbia S 2 .800 Nat. Guard 8 3 .727 Dennett's 5 4 .556 Milt's 4 5 .444 Webster's 4 6 .400 Parowan 4 6 .400 Jaycees 1 8 .111 Columbia Iron Mines, after riding rid-ing in second place in the Cedar City basketball league through all of the first half of play, moved into an undisputed lead over the National Guard this week. Webster's Coal Mines team was the big reason that Columbia now possesses the top spot. Last week's standing had the Guard and Columbia tied with Dennett's just one half game behind. Webster's Web-ster's came up with two decisive victories, one over Dennett's, 26 to 24, last Thursday evening, and Tuesday they clowned the Guard, 36 to 26. Columbia in its only game of the week defeated the cellar riding rid-ing Jaycees by a score of 43 to 39 Tuesday night. Thursday night Milt's also downed the Jaycees by a score of 34 to 26 in its only game of the week. Other Games In a makeup game, postponed from Feb. 11, Dennett's went under un-der the thumb of Parowan, 32 to 26 in a game played Tuesday night. Parowan last Wednesday night had lost to the Guard by a score of 30 to 24. With only twe remaining games on docket for the Miners and one for the Guard, the league battle could go right down to the wire. Columbia must meet Dennett's and Mill's to finish out the season. The Guard on the other hand, has one more game i . . . . I, scneauiea, against, xne jaycees. At the end of the regular season sea-son a city league tournament will be run off as In the past. Participating Parti-cipating in the two night affair will be the lop four teams in the league at the end of the scheduled play. At the present time Columbia and National Guard are assured of flninshing in the top four; Dennett's has the edge for the third entry and anything any-thing can happen to determine the fourth entry. Three teams are still scrambling for the fourth spot, including Milt's Webster's and Parowan. The tournament will be played on Thursday, Mar. 17 and the championship games on Tuesday. Mar. 22. |