Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-28 | Page 24 | Manti Blasts Ephraim as Dixie Moves Up

Manti Blasts Ephraim As Dixie Moves Up Manti high schools school's threw the he Sanpete district prep basketball ll race into a mad scramble Thursday Thursday by tripping the highly touted Ephraim five while Dixie took a along long step toward the Dixie Dixi district title after an unu unusually hectic seasons season's I race i iThe The ManU Mantl boys who startled I prep followers a week ago by byI I dumping Gunnison from the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete lead by a a 36 25 score after having lost five of seven previous games hammered Ephraim with witha a 34 20 defeat As a result the winner of Fridays Friday's Mo Gunnison-Mo- roni game will share the top with Ephraim The Dixie race has been more scrambled this season than n in any previous year with first tone one then another team in the van van Cedar City was on top Thursday when it invaded St. St George but the Fliers racked up a 37 26 victory to move into the lead Dixie now has one game remaining at Kanab next Friday but both Cedar City and Kanab will have a chance to tie for the top Cecil Cox and Mac Munk bombed the hoop for 11 points each at Manti Thursday as the staged a great fourth quarter rally to overcome their touted rivals Ephraim was limited to eight goals while Manti totaled 14 LeGrand Frie Fie caged seven goals and Kay Hafen converted nine of his 18 free chances as each totaled 15 points in hi leading Dixie The Th visitors led 5 4 in the first period and 16 15 at half time but Dixie went out in front 23 18 in the third canto The Cedars were were limited to nine field goals the Fliers to totaled totaled to- to t 13 to-I to