Show Face Wasps Thurs The Manti High School Tem Tem- bowed to a strong Union High School five lve on Wednesday night in the opening round of the Class B state tournament The score was 65 The Templar five lve will face facet the Wasatch High School Wasps Wasps' on Thursday at 10 am a.m. The Wasps lost to Dixie Wednesday Sixteen teams are hoping to perform on the B YU Fieldhouse court at p. p pm p.m. m. m Saturday night The final game of the 1969 Class B Tournament is scheduled at that time The sixteen hopefuls include Uintah Hurricane South Rich North Sanpete South Sevier Tabiona Delta North Summit in one bracket and Dixie Wasatch Wasatch Was Was- atch Manti ManU Union South Rich Richfield Monticello and Cedar City in the other bracket The above listing is in order of pairing pairing pairing pair pair- ing for the first day Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- Most observers place South Sevier Uintah Delta and Dixie in the favorite spots but recognize recognize nize that most any of the teams can rise to the heights necessary necessary necessary sary to win the meet There is probably more over-all over tournament balance than ever before before Upsets should abound The Cougars of Union were first round opponents for MIlS A team with strong backing and good tournament tradition Union is always dangerous Four seniors lend stability to this fast moving unit Ji Jim m Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall 63 center Wayne Ross 60 guard Ricky guard and Bruce Timothy Timothy Timothy Tim Tim- othy forward all have had prior state tournament ex ex- ex Brad Hancock a 61 ju junior junior junior ju- ju forward is the other start start- er Alden Whitehead 63 se senior senior se- se is a line first-line reserve Union has lost only three games this season while winning winning winning win win- ning 20 Their three losses came to Uintah twice in league and MIlS in season pre-season 67 62 at the Armory Using a 2 1 full court trap the Cougars attempt to break breakdown breakdown breakdown down the organization of the opponents opponent's offense and get easy cripples off steals Marshall rates as a potential stater all-stater and is a force to tobe tobe tobe be dealt with and Ross score high Coach Gordon Eldredge Eldredge Eldredge Eld- Eld redge clai claims ms Ross to be the best shooter to come out of the Uintah Basin and earlier claimed This is the best unit Ive I've ever coached Thursdays Thursday's ys pairings go like like this winner of the Union game up match-up with the winner of the game at 1130 am a.m. Losers play at 1000 pm p.m. Dixie rates an edge in the encounter I but the Wasps are dangerous The Flyers came out on top of the always strong Region VIII In Stan Blake 61 forward they have one of the slickest drivers in the state Big Scott Cannon 66 Ibs lbs gives them plenty of muscle under the boards Brent Atkin and Ronnie McArthur are two of the best guard combinations around Atkins stands 63 and McArthur quarterbacks the football team Wasatch is led by the Hatch brothers Mark is a fine out out- side shooter The defeated the Wasps 63 49 In pre They lost to Dixie by one point in a home game in December is going into the tournament tournament tournament tour tour- physically strong Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral boys have overcome colds and the flu bug this last two weeks The team had a light workout workout workout work work- out last Thursday afternoon Kim Clark and Doug Neeley received special treatment for forlong forlong forlong long standing ankle injuries Both are stronger than ever be before before before be- be fore since early season Kevin Cox Lamar Barton and Craig Nielsen have shaken the flu bug and were able to togo togo togo go full strength in Mondays Monday's drill the home drill of the year |