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Show rebounds kept them both in reach, and they never gave up. The Mllford eighth and ninth traveled to Parowan on Saturday, each scoring wins. The ninth grade won 57-41, and Mayeri Horlacher, and Kirk were in double figures, with 17, 15, and 13 respec tively. Ken Jones led the eighth grade attack with 22, as they downed Parowan 41-24. Myers My-ers and Barton scored 6 and WMtnv 5. boys in the game with sheer determination and 12 points until finally Brad Kirk found his shooting eye In the fourth quarter and picked up 12 points while Rick Puffer turned in. two for the home 40. Ence had 17 for the winners win-ners and Jolley 10 to lead Dixie. Even though both teams had tough sledding, when it came to splitting the nets,; their defense and offensive JR. HIGH DROP , TWO TO DIXIE New Year's Eve was a bad day for the Mllford Junior High who previously had reigned supreme over all opponents, except for an eighth grade loss to Cedar. The eighth grade set the pace early, lapping at the heels of the taller boys from down south, but despite spurts where they nearly caught up, and a one -point lead at the half, they Just couldn't quite put it together. togeth-er. Ken Jones led all scorers with 29 and was the only Mllford Mll-ford player in double figures. Quarter scores showed Dixie Dix-ie leading 12-11 at the end I of the first period. Mllford 24-23 at the half, Dixie 42-38 42-38 at the three-quarter mark and the final, 59-52. The ninth grade took a 7-2 7-2 lead in the first quarter before going cold. Actually they didn't Just get cold, they froze up and Dixie scored scor-ed 13 points to Mllford's 1 to end the quarter with a 15-8 15-8 lead. With the whole team off their mark, it was a fight for every point, with Mllford never cracking the net until Gary Mayer finally dropped a twenty-footer with Just a couple of minutes left in the half. He put in two more and John Horlacher, one, before the half ended with the mini-Tigers mini-Tigers down 25-16. Mayer also went to the locker room with three fouls. He picked up two more In the third quarter and was forced to the bench with only 14 points for the game, but still high for the Mllford club. John Horlacher kept the local |