JORDAN WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP Beetdigger Hoopmen Shade Ogden, 21-18, In Brilliant Final Tigers Fight Gallantly, but Lose Thriller to Jor¬dan District Champs; Rivals Exhibit Extremely Tight Defense HOW THEY FINISHED 1—Jordan 2—Ogden 3—Dixie 4—Murray 5—South Rich 6—Uintah 7—Logan 8—Granite SATURDAY'S RESULTS Jordan 21, Ogden 18 Murray 29, Logan 24 South Rich 29, Granite 24 Dixie 44, Uintah 33 By MARLOWE BRANAGAN A glowing chapter written in red letters, edged with gray —the. colors of the Jordan high school—was written in the history of the Beetdiggers' athletic achievements Saturday eve¬ning, when a battling Jordan crew rolled over the defense of the game, alert crew of Tigers from Ogden high school to register a 21-to-18 victory and capture the 1935 state high school basketball championship. It was a thrill-packed melodrama of hoop play that will live forever in the minds of more than 3000 fans packed in the aisles, on the track and in the seats of the spacious Deseret gym. In gaining the state basketball title, the Beetdiggers repeated their triumph on the gridiron battlefronts of the 1934 campaign, Jordan defeating Box Elder in the titular grid skirmish to gain the coveted title. The hoop title, however, is gained for the first time in the history of the school. Nine time the Beetdig-gers have competed in the annual cage classic; eight times they failed to scale the heights, but Saturday night the opportunity presented itself —and was grasped! Terrific Battle Few times in prep annals has a game been closer or harder fought and perhaps at no time in history has a team put up a more determined losing battle than did Ogden Saturday. A great ball club won the state title, no doubt of that—but an almost equal¬ly great machine went down to a glorious defeat. The Tigers of Ogden fought their hearts out in a los¬ing struggle, but they endeared themselves to sports lovers with their clean, hard, brilliant scrap. The rival teams were given tremendous ovations when they entered the scene of battle. The lanky Tigers, in their bright orange and black out¬fits, led by Adam Bengoeschea, doughty little captain; the Beetdiggers, in the gray and red familiar to tourney followers. A slim, pale youngster, Captain Don Jensen, was sitting on the bench. Jensen was up from a sick bed where he had been confined since Wednesday with a severe attack of the flu—but he was in the ball game as much as any player on the floor. The Beetdiggers fought for Don and Don fought with them. Both teams opened hostilities cau¬tiously, wasting no shots and passing with deliberation that belied their pent-up emotions. Kline Black, vet¬eran Jordan guard, sent the Jordan fans wild by dashing in to take a pass from Neal Carrol and score a setup, three minutes after the open¬ing of the game. Dave Madsen, chunky defensive star, boosted the Beetdiggers' total to four a minutet and a half later by taking a pass from Jack Christensen, dribbling in from a corner and cag¬ing a one-hand shot. With a minute left to play in the opening session, the Tiger fans shook the gym with their cheers when Phil Reveil tanked a foul pitch after he was elbowed by Christensen. The Tigers leaped into action, the tense¬ness departed and they scored their first basket Just as the quarter ended, when LaMar Briggs, sensational guard, eluded the Beetdigger defense and counted a setup, sending the score to 3-4. Foul Pitches Missed Pat Dewing, Ogden guard, had a chance to tie the count after the start of the second quarter, when he was fouled by Madsen, but he missed the free throw. Christensen scored his first basket of the game, a long looping shot from the side, and the Jordan total went to 6. Deming again missed two charity throws to halt the Tigers' attempt to catch the speeding ultimate champs. Phil Revell then tanked one of two foul tosses to bost the Ogden score to 4 and Christensen put the winners ahead by a four-point margin when he scored another sensational side tcss, making the score 8-4 at half time. Battling furiously, the Junction City crew sent its score to 9 within four minutes after th eopening of the second half. Revell caged a one- hand shot from the side, while Dem¬ing redeemed himself for a mediocre first half showing by garnering a free throw and then tanking a short toss. Madsen scored a Ions shot from midfloor and the Beetdiggers were ahead. 12-11; Ogden again took the lead when Deming swished a shot through the strings from foul-line (Continued on Page 6-B) SOUTH RICH CREW BAGS FIFTH SPOT - Randolph Cagers Pass Way to Well-Earned Win Over Granitians Final Score 29 to 24 Winners Impressive in Consolation Victory; Norris Tops Scorers By BOB GOODELL South Rich high school, a team of husky, medium-sized youngsters with a superabundance of fighting spirit and a gilt-edged passing attack, is consolation champion of the Utah state high school tournament. The popular Trojans surprised the basketball throng in Saturday evening's first contest, scoring a clearcut 29-24 victory over Granite. While the result was something of a surprise, it was simply a final demonstration of the efficiency of South Rich's short passing game. Defeated by Murray the first day, after lead¬ing them at halftime, the Randolph crew settled down to smother North Emery, Wasatch high and Granite in succession—and each one in decisive style. Against Granite, South Rich was at its best. Its passing accounted for. many setup shots, and the Trojans were accurate at close range than they had been in some of their pre¬vious contests. They also displayed an airtight defense, which kept the taller Granitians at bay. Norris and McKinnon Norris, a lanky center who had done, no great scoring in earlier contests, was the trigger man Saturday night, scoring 11 points to lead his team in point-making, while Max McKinnon, the smooth-working southpaw guard, who acts as the key man of the team, again was a tower of strength in every department. But, South Rich won by no individual play; it was sheer teamwork and passing of the finest type. Granite, third place team In the Jordan district, started poorly, missing shots and passes badly throughout the first half, which found South Rich eight points in the lead. After the Trojan lead grew to 11 points, the Farmers turned in their one sustained spurt of the evening, narrowing the gap to one point late in the third pe¬riod, but South Rich counted two close-in shots and a foul pitch in a hurry to forge ahead again. Dick Iverson was Granite's ace Sat¬urday, scoring 16 points with an excellent display of shooting and consistent work under the basket. Har¬vey Rynearson turned in another fine all-around performance at guard, halt¬ing many South Rich drives by his clever defensive work. Granite scored first, Iverson sink¬ing a one-hand whirling shot. But S. Kennedy and Norris counted free throws and Hatch caged a short side shot to send the Randolph men out in front. At the quarter the score was 6 to 3, and the second period found South Rich continually on the offensive, running the score to 15-7 Granite Makes Its Bid After Norris had counted a free throw and a foul pitch, Granite start¬ed its bid. Iverson dribbled in fast for a ringer, and Heesch counted two free throws. Iverson scored a close- in ringer, and Rynearson bagged long one. Kramer missed a foul pitcli but Heesch tailed it in to bring th (count to 17-18. The Trojans pulled themselves to¬gether and passed prettily to Norris and Hatch for rapidfire set-ups. O. Kennedy converted a foul to make the score 23-17 at the quarter. Iverson tailed in to open the final period, but S. Kennedy counted two neat ones to sew up the contest. Scuth Rich ran the count to 29-20 before Granite made a hopeless rally, Iver¬son scoring two more ringers shortly before the close. The score: SOUTH RICH GTPP Hatch rf 2 115 S.Kennedy If 2 3 1 5 Norris c 4 4 3 11 McKinnon rg 0 0 0 0 O.K'nn'dy lg 2 3 3 7 Jackson rf.. 0 2 1 1 Totals .. .10 13 9 201 GRANITE _ GTPP Iverson rf... 7 2 2 lfl ' Kramer If... 0 1 0 0 Heesch c 1 4 2 4 u Rynearson rg 2 0 0 4 Wright I? ... 0 1 0 ft Eckard c n o 0 ft - Mackay lg... 0 0 0ft jCushing if... o n o 0 Totals .... 10 8 4 24 Score by quarters: 6 15 23 20 Granite 3 7 17 24 Collins, referee: Bullock, umpire