The daily star-mirror., 1922-03-13
WESTON QUINTET
Wins STATE TITLE
TEAM DEVELOPED FROM HIGH
SCHOOL OF 55 TAKES CHAMP
I0NSHIP CUP.
Final Standings

Weston high schools basketball
team, representing a high school with
an enrolment of but So and so near
the Utah state line that the champ
ionship will just barely remain in
Idaho, returned to their home in the
south Sunday morning with the state
interscholastic championship and a
reputation as basketball players par
excellence.
The Weston squad put the finish
ing touches on their championship
aspirations by demolishing the Mos
cow machine Saturday night in the
final game of the tournament. Mos
COW fought and fought hard but theirs
was not to win against the smooth
playing southerners.
NedrOs Strong Man
1t was the excellent work of Ned
ros, Moscow forward, in this game
that gave him a position on the all
state team.
Weston opened the game with their
usual passing offensive and in an eff
fort to hold down the score Moscow
swung into five-man defense forma-
ton, which was semi-successful
Weston scored first on foul throw
and again when Gassman, their only
man to be picked for a position on
the first all-state team, dropped in a
long basket from the center of the
floor Moscow was unable to start
and although they had the ball a
reasonable portion of the time they
could not work it down to favorable
shooting position.
The pace set by the Weston team
proved too much for Moscow and at
the end of the first half Weston was
leading II to T.
The second half was filled with
doubt for both teams. Moscow cut
down the score lead until the out
come was decidedly uncertain
Captain Goes In
With l.. Olsen, regular captain back
in the lineup, the Weston players
took a new lease on the game and
slowly forged ahead, leading by seven
points until a second or two before
the final whistle blew when Moscow
made a field goal The second half
was fast and hard fought and at
tempts to call fouls would have
proven futile and slowed the game to
an uninteresting state.
Gassman, Weston guard, was the
most CONSPICUOUS luminary on the
floor and his long hots were quite
spectacular. Nedros was Moscow's
pest man while Mickey played a good
consistent game at guard
Cups Awarded u
The tournament committee named
@ award the three cups to the Win
ling teams presented Weston with
he winners cup, not that voting on
he champion was necessary, but as
matter of formality and courtesy.
The Culdesac team, finishing second
n the tourney, was presented with
he runners-up cup while Occur
'Alene, defeated in every game, was
iven a craftsmanship award.
This tournament committee was
omposed of Dean NJ F. Angel,
resident of the Northwestern col
sgiate conference, Prof. G. W. Cheno-
reth and Prof r. E. Neidig. The
named to make selections
Or positions on the all-state teams
ras composed of Buck Hunter, tour
ament referee, Dean Angel and
rof. Neidig.
CreditabIe Officiating
The refereeing of Buck" Hunter
{ Moscow was above reproach and
18th the exception Of several minor
lcidents his decisions were greeted
18th unanimous approval Hunter is
widely known referee and the
,urnament Officials were exception
lily fortunate in securing his SER
ices.
ChampiOpS TO Salt Lake
Ivan Decker, coach of the Weston
stated that his team had
ready accepted the invitation of the
alt Lake authorities to enter the in
tournament at Salt Lake
ity March 16, II, and IS, at which
me the high school champions of
tab, Idaho, Montana and Colorado
i'll meet.