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Show Delta Rabbits Win 1, Lose 2 At State Meet Delta Rabbits won their first .jame vs. Marysvale on Wednesday at the Class B state basketball tournament in Salt Lake City. The final score was Delta 36 and Marys vale 30. The Rabbits trailed 5 ot 8 at the end of the 'ffrst quarter, but at the end of the half they had a lead of 20 to 17. From there on they stayed ahead. Harold Snow was the high point man with 13 counters followed by Bud Fullmer Full-mer with 12 points. Almost Win But Thursday was a sad, sad story, when the Rabbits lost to Park City after holding the lead almost to the final buzzer. This reporter was one of the very few not be be an eye-witness of the heart-breaking scene which brot deep groans from the hundreds of Delta fans on hand. It was enuogh of a wrench to read of the defeat in next day's papers, especially after the rumor had swept through Delta Thursday night that the Rabbits were victorious. vic-torious. The 'final score was Park City Miners 43, Delta Rabbits, 40. "Ball-freezing "Ball-freezing tactics back-fired on Delta high school" blithely says one report. re-port. The Tribune says the score was knotted twice, 21-21 and 23-all before Bub Fullmer caged a 30-footer 30-footer as the half ended 25-23 for' Delta. Imagine then the anguish at the final score. It helped some when the Tribune stated "Fullmer, who played an exceptional game, bagged 12 points for the Rabbits, followed by John Whatcott with 11." Second Loss Friday the Rabbits had another bitter pill to swallow when they were defeated by Moab, 37-36, by a pivot shot with 25 seconds left in the game, climaxing a thrilling last hinute that saw the lead change hands twice. Whatcott and Fullmr scored 10 each, with Snow, Floyd, Prestwich and Davis with four counters each. In Wednesday's game players were Fullmer, Whatcott, Prestwich and Davis. Thursday Seegmiller and Johnson went in, and Friday Johnson and Floyd with the first five. |
