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Show opnngville, Utah At least six freshmen expected to make varsity club next year "We feel that as many as six of the players .completing their freshmen eligibility may be able to make the varsity squad next season, and one or two may even win starting assignments." as-signments." These words were echoed by the Brigham Young University freshman basketball coach Gary Earnest as the Kittens Kit-tens put the finishing touches on a 12-2 season. No records were set by the 1967 freshman club, but the calibre of play was promising, as is indicated by the team's 101.9 scoring average and four men with averages in double figures. Gary Schneider ended up as the leading freshman scorer on the strength of a 21 point total to-tal in the last game against Rangely College. Schneider, a 6-6 forward from San Diego, Calif., averaged 16.4 points per game to dege, 6-4 forward, Bob Davis from Long Beach, Calif., who scored 16.2 for 14 games. Others in double figures were guards Doug Howard, former Highland High School athlete, with 15.0 and Von Jacobsen from San Diego, Calif., who averaged 14.8 per contest. Jacobsen showed unusual ac-curancy ac-curancy from the field as he hit 57 per cent of his field goals attempted and 81 per cent from the free throw line. The Kittens closed out the season last weekend with two easy victories, 119-57 over Idaho Ida-ho State frosh, and 128-81 over Rangely College, to post a 12-2 overall season record. In the last year 5,301 persons were trained in Red Cross first aid skills by authorized volunteer volun-teer instructors. |