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Show Rams Take Wins From Rivals In Practice Play The Parowan High School basketball bas-ketball team opened its practice season last Friday and Saturday, playing host to the Piute High School team from Circleville on Friday and then traveling to Ka-j Ka-j nab for a game with the Cow- boys on Saturday night, and the Rams, coached by Dick Jones, were victorious in both games. But the Parowan crew didn't show up too good in the game with the Piute team, trailing dismally dis-mally throughout the first half, and rallying in the fina.l quarters to' take a 34 to 29 victory. In the Saturday night game at Kanab the Rams led all the way to win comparatively easily by a 42 to 22 score. Friday night the Rams were trailing Piute 9 to 4 at the end 'of the first quarter, getting one field goal and two foul pitches in the eight minute stretch. They fared a little better In the second quarter, scoring six points to three for the visitors, which wasn't was-n't a very impressive showing by either team. The Rams rolled to a 24 to 14 lead by the end of the third period, per-iod, and finished with a 34 to 1 29 margin, with Coach Jones us- ling aU of his squad members in the final part of the game. Scoring 24 of the 34 points the Rams gathered In the game were Reed Thorton and Kent Whitney with 12 apiece. On Saturday night at Kanab the Rams took a 13 to 1 first quarter lead, were ahead 19 to 5 at halftime, and were farther ahead 34 to 13 at the third quarter quar-ter ended, with the Cowboys making their best showing in the final period to finish behind bv a 42 to 22 score. Whitney again share top scoring scor-ing honors with John Simkins, each with 11 points, with Thornton Thorn-ton following with eight. Coach Jones used his entire squad in both games. On Friday night of this week the Parowan team will entertain the strong Hurricane team on the home floor following a midweek game with the Cedar Redmen in the C S U fieldhouse, on Wednesday Wednes-day nigh which they won by a 46 to 45 score In a game that was about that close all the way. An account of this game Is found on the sport pages of this issue. |