Show I i Basketball Team Wins Rec League Tourney Utah Tech's basketball Bruins won the B Tourney of the Salt Lake County Recreation leagues with an overtime 66 63 battle with Darby's Rangers at Central Jr High The B Tourney is one of three sponsored by the recreation department de de- for teams who played in regular leagues The college team beat Chicago Bridge and Iron and on their way to the first place tro tro- tro- tro phy Utah Tech placed three men menon menon menon on the tournaments tournament's Star All-Star Team Jesse Dare Allan King and 1 Rill A Jar Jenkins T C C k UL n s Team P J. J tu Captain Captain- Jesse Dare was high point man manfor manfor manfor for the team throughout the tournament followed closely by Allan King Bill Jenkins Bryce Fillmore Drew Leroy and Ed Hansen In the final game the Bruins took an early quarter first-quarter lead that looked like the making of a runaway The Rangers closed the gap before halftime and kept the game tight the rest of the way into overtime Hustle and rebounding rebounding rebounding re re- re- re bounding accounted for the victory victory victory vic vic- vic vic- tory since shooting statistics were about even for both teams Keeping the Rangers from getting getting getting get get- ting follow follow up up shots helped control control control con con- the tempo of the game in Utah Tech's favor Although 3 11 in regular league play the Bruins surprised just about abou t every everybody in winning the tournament Coach Dave Eave Ballard says each member o of the team was awarded award award- ed a place first-place plaque and the school now has its biggest trophy in the display case in the administration administration administration admin admin- building foyer Ballard says he has hopes for a small college league again next year possibly with teams from L Business College Stevens Heneger at Provo Elko Community College and several others |