Show Pairings For State Classic To Be Announced Upon awakening Sunday morning the basketball r team members will spring out i of bed and make a dash outS outside out out- S side in the chill March air to retrieve the daily paper The chances are good that they will pass by-pass the front page editorial comments and even the funnies and thumb to sec sec- section section tion B and Bill Coltrin's col col- Therein a week of suspense will be satisfied at a glance glanc r because the pairings for the state Class B Tournament will flash before their eyes The team 16 classic begins at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning morning morn morn- ing and progresses until 8 pm p.m. Saturday the time of the fi final final fi fi- nal game Teams already qualified qualified include South Sevier North Sanpete Emery Delta Dixie Union Moab Grantsville Grants Grants- ville vile and M Manti Other likely qualifiers are Wasatch of Heber Heber He He- ber and Uintah By Saturday all perches on the brackets will be filled In Region VII action Manti ManU 55 and Emery practically wore out a new pair of nets on the hoop The friction from the constant swishing of the ball no doubt took its toll on the cotton fibers as it did the nerves of the fans Trading basket for basket the Spartans and entered the fourth period with the Manti ManU quint leading by a scant 47 46 score Up until that time the Emery b boys bays ys had used up the bo book k of basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball ball defenses defense going from an original to man-to-man to toa a 1 2 zone and finally a a box and one with ih the chaser on Br Brent nt Cox At this stage Paul Frisch Frisch- Knecht started plopping medium medium med med med- ium range shots set-shots over the taller defenders as Cox had done earlier and the lead gradually gradually gradually grad grad- turned to Mantis Manti's favor As the zone pulled out to Paul Pauland Pauland and Brent Dave Ol- Ol Olsen Olsen sen started to sneak inside for forwell forwell forwell well spotted shots It ItS S looked like the end of the trail for the gallant Spartans when they looked up at the new 5 clock to see Manti leading by five with but a scant minute and 30 seconds left And to add to the Spartan worries quarterback Kay Englestead Englestead Eng Eng- who had sunk six consecutive consecutive consecutive con con- foul pitches previously previously pre was now at the foul- foul line shooting a one and one The attempt barely missed and the black and gold came down the floor to hit a quick jump shot On the throw in Paul was fouled immediately Once again the foul went errant and CJ the opportunists from across the mountain again scored A final final- Manti ManU shot rimmed in inand inand inand and out and the game ended in a 64 deadlock In overtime the squads traded baskets with Kay and Paul scoring for Manti ManU A final fi final fi fi- nal foul pitch with 13 seconds remaining again rimmed out out and reserve Childs lofted a jump shot from 20 feet out that bounced twice before deciding de deciding de- de it was time to end this exciting game But fate had a happier ending end end- ending ing in store for Manti ManU as they threw off the b bitter disappointment disappoint disappoint- ment of the near upset and went on to defeat Bryce Valley Valley Val Val- ley 72 43 and Sanpete winner Gunnison 64 The outcome of the Bryce Valley game was never in question but this was not so in the Gunnison contest Although Although Al Al- though the shooting pace was not as torrid as the Emery game it was totter teter-totter In nature with one team up and the other down at three minute min ute intervals With four minutes to go Dale Rosenlund classy center drove the baseline baseline base base- line but his elbow hit a very solid object directly in the lint of the shot namely Brent Coxs Cox's head Both Cox and Rosenlund left the game Dale on five fouls and Brent with a headache The accident was purely unintentional and did not prove to be serious Manti ManU went on from this point to sink several foul pitches to protect their lead and ride out the game on a 64 60 happy note During the tournament as during the season a balanced team effort defensively and offensively emerged John Ericksen was the only junior selected with nine other seniors sen sen- seniors to the tournament all-tournament team His defensive rebounding rebound ing lug proved to be his greatest asset On several key occasions occasions occasions occa occa- reserves entered the games to prove prove that like a achain achain achain chain all links must be strong The boys enjoyed the hospi hospitality hospitality of Panguitch and visited Bryce Canyon lon on a memorable round robin trip |