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Show Rams Drop Basketball Opener to Deila, Meet Milford Friday on Parowan Court The advantage of the home floor was shown in the opening open-ing round of games in the Millard Division of Region Eight, as Delta and Milford racked up victories over the visiting teams, Parowan and Millard, although the margin of victory wasn't large in either ease. The Delta Rabbits took the measure of Parowan 53 to 43 in a slow moving, rather low-scoring low-scoring game with the pace being set by the home team in a slow and deliberate style Oi play. The Delta crew led all the way but by a narrow margin mar-gin most of the time, but still recorded the win. At Milford the Tigers were paced by Art Stewart, who! hit 17 field goals and eight of 12 from the foul lino for 42 t I points, or about two-thirds o his teaam's total 6S points, t i the 63 scored by the visiting i Millard F'agles. Stewart w. S the only Milford player in th j double figures, but with 4 i points that's about enough For Millard, Cooper, 23; Ste ensen, li and Stevens, 11 led their scoring. For the Rams only two me got into the double figures, ( Robinson, with 16 and Bobb. I Topham with 1!. Bailey wit 2S, and Lovcll with 16 led tl. ; Delta scoring with ten of Bn j ley s points coming from ti. j foul line. i j Coach Elliott Jordan state that Delta in using a slow an. i ' deliberate style of play, liU ally "let the air out of th ball" according to the Coae! and this style of play down the effectiveness of tl hurtling full court press j the Rams. The Rabbits ju held onto the ball wailing l j the sure shut, and the Rai ilayers eemmit'c't many fou' trying to get held of the ba, The Rabbits just got out i front and were able to hoi. onto the slim lead. In this week's i Hind -.f plr the Parowan Rams wil1 onte tain the Milford Tigers ai .leaver will open play, t;ave lug to Fillmore for a gam with the Millard Eag' -s. Th Rams will be fa ed vv th a' most a "must" in h i lay game to stay in ce; tent' n f. livision honors, according t j Jordan. He figures to win t: I livi- ion a team must win i j home games and split o l ti ! road at least. The Rams hn ! already lest one read came J as has Millard and Fiid:1 I pivV.t games sees both lose. at heme. 1.1 the Milford game th , ! Rams will be faced vv .th til ; ' pio ilom of stopping the hi Siew art boy, who is respons: bh- for most Tiger scoring s far this year. Coach Jord.e feels his team can do this, and garner the win for the home team to break into the wir column. Game time is 8 p. m. and the Milford team vvillj 1 have plenty of support here for this one you can bet. j PAHOWAN 18 DELTA 'S3 ; f- t ; k T t -1 ii; i: r ii. i. i 1 ! : I H I S I Mr-M i i-1 S . 2 " - Hu t I ..mI 7 J-! HI j 1 I S'iii.lv M.-..i :i i.-i i 1 ii i.-.i i J lil.'wi W.i.n, r it i.-ii v ; ii 1 I T..jM.;.m i 20 8 15 41 TOTALS 19 15 20 S3 Sti.ti' i ..bit lets' i C' an ' ' . '" -J lA.it j li U -w M j I |