Show Red Devils Drub Daub Pirates In Region Six Opener Moab opened their quest tor for the Region Six title Friday Fri Fr- Fr day with a solid thumping of last years year's champ Green River The Devils handed the pirates a 77 50 drubbing to end three years of frustration ion tion The Pirates had opened the loop wars each year since 1962 by downing Moab on their own floor Wayne Leystra led scoring efforts with a spaced game 24 points but It t was the ball hawking of guards Ron Trimble Trimble Trim ble and Keith I I. that set the pace That and the rebounding of or center Sam Grubbs gave the Devils control control con con- early Four Four pla players ers were again In lIT double figures Behind Leystra Ley Jey Leystra stra were Sam Grubbs with 15 Trimble 14 and TUrn TUrn- beaugh with 11 IT Nate Knight and d Jim each had six The only other other- Moab play er to score was Gary Stubblefield Stub- Stub blefield but his hi's one one- point was number 77 a new season season- high for Moab Moab led from the start and maintained a six to 12 IZ point margin the first half In the the- third quarter quarter quay quay- ter leading 34 22 the Devils Devits put on a full court press and ran away with the game The Pirates stayed close only because because because be be- cause of forward Da Dan l Tasker Tasker Tas Tas- ker leer who came off the bench to total 22 points but his teammates count could add a only cne ene more during eight minutes minutes minutes min min- utes of play At the end of the third quarter Moab l had stretched their lead to 20 points 57 Trimble and combined for a dozen steals in inthe inthe n the second hat half when the press was on tight They also held the Green River guard line to eight points total for forthe forthe r the night For the Pirates Ken May had 15 points and a good floor game to follow Tasker asker In the scoring Moab 10 1 in the region and 6 4 for the season now hits the road rold for three straight games They meet East Carbon next Friday |