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Show Wednesday, January 7, 1970 DESERET NEWS, gQ Hams Down Olympus, egin Title Assault Bv DAVE KADLFCK News Spoils V liter Dp-pi- pi Si hooiS Hiub Highland i caking basRptball team Repunched out a neat gion Two victory at Rani Gm Tuesday to open its assault on the 1970 season anti possibly another piep f,ist-b- 87-7- crow n 'Die Rams aie b'g enough, have the genera) team quickness that wins titles and that most impoitant ingredient tradition Rut with all th.it going for the Lai rv Maxwell Ram. Olympus pesky Titans kept it fot a half. And second close half scoring efforts by Titan lot wards Bient Mangum and Jack Peck neaily offset the general team strength of the Rams pwrticulaily giants Matk Fowler and Gteg Snow. Titan senior Mangum. a 3 foiwatd for Coach Ken Far-- l ell's Olympians, topped the 6-- evening's scoimg with 24 lug points, collected in jumping jick tactics dnectly under the had Titan goal. Peck, at 18 for the evening Fowler topped the Rams with 23 while his 7 senior teammate Snow' hit for 21. Olympus troubles could have accounted for a portion of Highlands win margin. 6-- 6-- fWl Highlands first three tallies came following steals by an alert Ram defense and stymied the Titan offense. That margin and the many tallies following more turnovers than accounted for the 10 points separating the two teams at games end. Highlands scoring was as sporadic as an ignited string of firecrackers. The Rams ensix-poi- joyed 29-1- leads 58-4- 3 of and 1 WLY .LACK WALLS 16-- 14-67-5- retreads on sound tire bodies during course of the loosely fought test. Likewise, Olympus closed the margin with three' minutes remaining in second quarter and before the Rams applied the clamps with a tight zone defense that forced several bad shots from outside. defense Olympus mar.-ma- n was an effective as its the 30-a- ll 48-5- S throw-in- Jack Peck, left, of Olympus has jump shot blocked by lanky Greg Snow (42) of Highland. s. It wasnt too surprising to see a lonely Ram take a lob pass under the basket and undefendplunk it for score ed. For the most part, however, the reaching and grasping Titans couldnt stop the taller front line of Highland. Titan Coach Ken Farrell just shook his head following the clash betweeen the two Weve east bench powers. got to work on that play. Weve got to w'ork on a lot of things, he said grimly as he headed for the locker room to discuss the game with his club. The game was the first league encounter for both teams. Each is figured to play a major role in determining Region Twos Division Two race for a Class AA tourney berth The boxscore: mid-Marc- HIGHLAND 7, OLYMPUS (5 17 32 4$ 65 Olympus 20 41 61 75 Highland 24, Manqum, 8, Olympus Peck 6 6 8, 18; Miller, 1, 1 1, 3, Moake, 8, Curtis, 2 2 3, 6, Da is, 2 2 2, 4, 6 Monroe, 0, 00, 0; Arnoldus, 0, 0 0, 0, 23, 19 28, 65 Totals Fowier 10 3 4, 23, Snow, Highland 2, 9, Jackson, 8, 5 5, 21, G Lowe, i, 5, 10; Tippets, 0, 4, 2 3, 10, Walker, 4, 0, 0 2, 0; Pratt, 0, 0, Smith, 0, 0. T Lowe, l, 2, Hewlett, 0, Totals 31, 13 23, 75. WHEELS! WHEELS! Big Dog Show Set - The NEW YORK (UPI) 94th Westminster Kennel Club show scheduled Feb. 9 and 10 at Madison Square garden will have an entry list of 2,618 dogs largest entry for Americas show in 25 most years. M un ir All Makes All Sizes New Used SDHWiKHHl HERE SOUTH STATE AUTO CO. Phone 5 1623 So. State New! Exclusively 467-157- B At For All Cars BANK CARDS WELCOME prestigious r uk Fire WHEELS! Parking M ill. F nler a! O lHITilll V. Bronlw iv. Its voiomfim at Firestone! Westclox I nt' magic-touc- h alarm with drowse button 10-min- WALK-OVER- 'S TT B Tf W1TK1THIS COUPON famous brand Softly lighted dial f offeth "Xi!' vm m SHOCK ABSORBERS I When you buy the first 3 at our everyday i Cars and Light DRUM Tiucks Don't take chances on bad brakes FIRESTONE STORE SAIT Wcdk90veh& 1 Phene 204 i.3rd South 363-674- HERZOG BROS. Soil Luke City SUGAR HOUSE Phone Open Monday Till 9 p.m. LAKE SI 486-C4- ISOS East 21 6! it South zzzzzzzzzzz TYPE BRAKES Coupon Expires ONLY Jan. 31, 1970 Let our experts adjust your brakes ON OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF MEN'S SHOES 214 South Main 1 FIRESTONE STORE FIRESTONE STORE BAILEY'S SUGAR HOUSE MURRAY SALT LAKE Phone 486-722201 So. 7th East 70 FIRESTONE STORE COTTONWOOD (Atrets the street from the Mall) 278-289- 6 Phone 1875 E. 4800 So. 8 Phone 467S So. State 262-265- FIRESTONE STORE SO. SALT LAKE Phone 2547 484-524- So. 9 State St.' Phene 364-- 1 965 3rd So. at 2nd West CARLOS SMITH HOUADAY 1 Phone 4675 Heliaday Blyd. 279-042- V |