Show r A N JUIT G H wa N 5 championship F I 1 gaibie blaed pin cd at richfield 31 for Pang ilitch 19 for monroe by def defeating tating tile the richfield Richtie ld basketball team at monroe on oil friday night the monroe quintet ran into a tie with panguitch for the championship pion ship of the sevier division by mutual agreement the tie game was played off on tile the richfield high school floor on saturday evening five hundred enthusiastic fans crowded tile the building to its capacity occupied the reserved seats or stood packed like sardines behind them and shouted for their favorite team willard ashton arbitrator of the stata stat high school athletic association refereed the game and was ably assisted by vincent bradley of elsi nore as uni umpire piro during the first half both teanis teams gave evidence of e trenie extreme nervousness and were unable to play the type of ball which they have displayed on oil other occasions panguitch started the scoring but at the end of tile the first half monroe led by one point the score standing IQ ll 11 in the first of the second halt half the small monroe boys continued their game fight against their larger opponents and it was not until the middle of the second half was inas reached that the tide turned in favor of panguitch daring the second halt half several men were removed for personal fouls but the games speed was undiminished diminished un in fact substitutes seemed to add strength to their lineup line up and they ended the half with a whirlwind finish running up tip a total of 31 points against monroew monroes Mon Mou roes 19 the panguitch team has now gone to the state tournament which will be held march 1 2 1 3 and 4 and those vho aho have seen them in action feel confident that if they dont win will the alie q tate state championship they will at any rate make a creditable showing for the sevier division |