Thursday, March 6, 1986 Mngr-Entrprl- , Sports Manti tops Richfield in superb The true blue fans the really call it a knowledgeable buffs classic one of the best games in Region 10 basketball championship play. With two minutes left it was tied. with one minute still on the clock, the Templars moved ahead on a pair of Glen Squire foul 52-5- 1 pitches. Thats when the Templars went into a g ball control game marked by superb passing and that preserved the dribbling victory margin and won for Manti another Region 10 cham 50-5- one-poi- to Dixie and on Wednesday Dixie beat UTC 88-7That put Dixie in first place, and gave them the chance to host the regionals, and forced a playoff between Snow and UTC for the second place slot in the tourney. Snow had just been 88-6- whomped by the Wolverines the week before in the last game of the ICAC season, and the chance to win the conference outright and host the - pionship. . i jf Hurricane; Stuart Albrecht, Emery; Ken Pay, North Sanpete; Jens Nielson, San Juan; Rory Meacham, South Sevier; Jared Smith, Delta; Kyle Christensen and Bryan Scott, Richfield. Ryan Steglich. With the championship came other honors; the coaches' poll named Tyler Nielson the tournaments most valuable player, Glen Squire and Don Naylor to the team. Others named to that team were In the championship game the Templars and the Wildcats traded baskets in the first five minutes of the initial period, but Richfield then tallied six unanswered points for an quarter lead. 18-1- 2 regional tournament was taken away by UTC, making Thursdays game a grudge match for the Badgers. We knew we were through if we lost, but I think the added incentive of getting even made the difference in the game," said sophomore guard Steve Bruce after Snows 9 win. "They took away the chance for us to host the tournament, and also caused a three-watie for the championship. We had to win after that." 62-5- y The game was tied 31 all at the The Templars caught up at 28-2with a minute and 20 seconds left in the second quarter and then went at the half. Manti built ahead at the end of up that lead to 46-3the third period and looked to have 8 A' ' Students at the Manti Elementary took advantage of the spring weather to hold a flog ceremony. The unusually warm weather and the month of February, In which there are two presidents birthdays, combined to give a perfect reason to poy respect to our country's flog. 30-2- 8 8 the Wildcats skinned. But they caught up at with three minutes to play. At two minutes it was still tied at 50-5And thats v.hcn the Templars 48-4- 8 Robert Stoddard on board proved themselves the masters of the dribble those two basic skills and the pass. For Manti, Glen Squire hit for 20; Don Naylor, 16; Tyler Nielson. 8; Greg Stevens and Ralph Squire, 4 apiece. Richfield also had two players in double figures: Bryan Scott, 15, and Kyle Christensen. 14. intermission, and was tied 11 times during the first half. Snows offensive lead, Rhet Parsons, was ice cold throughout the game, with the exception of two crucial long Manti's Friday game with San range jumpers that kept Snow which had gained entry to the Juan, ahead in the last three minutes, and 10 tourney as its No. 1 team, Region finished with just eight points. was a different story the opposite UTC jumped ahead by six at 5 of classic. four minutes into the second half, The Templars went ahead with a and stayed ahead until Bruce hit two free throws at the three minute rush, were in front of the Broncos mark to put Snow in front Reserve guard Steve Gasser, who saw limited action this season, then hit two in a row from the top of the key, putting Snow up by one with less than a minute to play. Scott Whetstone dropped in a baseline jumper with seconds left to put Two Snow up by three at the buzzer. Dean of Robert Stoddard, Development at Snow College in Ephraim, UT was elected Board Member, chairing the Aw ards Committee for the National Council for Resource Development for 1986. A member since 1973, Stoddard has served as secretary, treasurer, elect president, and past president as well as chairing several committees. e 22-1- 0 39-2- at the end of the first period. at the at the half, and 60-39 t, end of the third period. In the final quarter, everyone on the entire Manti team got into the act and ten players ended up with points in the scoring column. Glen Squire had 22, Tyler Nielson. 17. and the others 39 points scattered about. The final tally: Manti, Juan. 56, for the most score of the tournament. 41-3- The National Council for Resource Development is an affiliate of the American Association for Community and Junior Colleges. Support the Templars lop-side- d 58-5- The Tire with Blair Oliphant was high for Snow with 14, followed by Parsons, Jones, Gasser and Bruce with eight each. Wayne Jones, starting forward and great outside shooter for Snow, is out for the season after he was knocked to the floor in a lay-uearly in the second half. He had extensive knee surgery on Friday, and will take several months to recover. p Slml Tool (No. 50) goas for a lay-u- p Snow will play the winner of the northern division of Region 18, College of Southern Idaho. Friday night in St. George at 6 p.m. Dixie will play either Ricks or Northern Idaho at 8 w ith the w inners finishing on Saturday at 7:30. Either Mesa or Central Arizona will then lay at the site of the Utah winner, and then it's on to Hutchinson, Kansas and the NJCAA finals. a Wayna Jonas (No. 24) gets in position for rebound. State 2A Boys Basketball Tournament March 6, 7, 8, 1986 BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah Saturday BYU Friday Thursday Friday Saturday Pleasant Grove BYU BYU BYU High School Manti Reg. 10 HI 8:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Hurricane Reg. 7:00 p.m. 10 If 3 IVasatch Reg. 9 HI 7:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. LehiReg, Region 9 Region 10 Delta Emery Hurricane Juab San Juan Manti Millard No. Sanpete Richfield So. Sevier Grand Grantsville Park City Union Wasatch Lehi Morgan Follow Manti and No. Sanpete games at State "Live" onKMTI Radio 16 Also, Snow College vs. CSI in Region 18 Playoffs "Live" from St. George on Friday at 7:00 p.m. on KMTI Radio 16 ( 5 battle last-minu- te Badgers earn trip to Region als After the coins were flipped last week to determine the playoff schedule for ICAC berths in the Region 18 tournament, things looked pretty dim for Snow College. Dixie managed to draw as the host school for the first playoff game, and UTC drew a bye. 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