Show r t t F 1 1 r rs I s ji jik k r Ephraim Junior High School choral members are shown presenting their annual Christmas cantata program at Wednesday S Templar Basketball Tempo Speeds Up As 1970 League Play Looms on Horizon Adolph Rupp the baron of Kentucky and the college worlds world's most winning coach once said Whether its learning learning learning learn learn- ing to handle a tank manipulate manipulate manipulate late the keys of a typewriter or playing with a basketball I there Is no substitute for ex- ex If this Is true basketball players should form forma a better team by league play because they will get plenty of what Coach Rupp calls ence This Saturday at Richfield the take on the Wildcats They want to see what the gym looks like this year be because because because be- be cause it is the scene of the Class ClassA A and B qualifying tournaments The traditional Round Robin will once again be held on February 28 27 to select representatives to the state meet In Provo for forthe forthe forthe the As A's and the tournament at Cedar City for the Bs The Big Red hopes to qualify for forthe forthe forthe the Richfield fest basketball-fest and return to the Wildcats den just before spring breaks On Monday th the its off to to play the Uintah Utes and then go against Union on the Each of these schools are difficult to defeat at home and offer valuable valuable valuable val val- lessons in How to Stop the Fast break among other chapters in The Story of Successful Successful Successful Suc Suc- Defense After a day ay of shopping and anda a visit from Santa Claus goes again This time at home in the armory with Wasatch of Heber The Bees recently de defeated defeated defeated de- de North Sanpete 53 50 at Mt Pleasant and then took the measure of Delta by some 20 points They are a quick passing passing passing pass pass- ing fast moving bunch this year Richard George a grandson of Preal George and one of Utah's premier athletes leads MIllard to the armory on De December December December De- De cember 27 Friday George stands 64 and plays the pivot A well co boy with lots of weight he moves ex exceedingly exceedingly exceedingly ex- ex fast He is agile enough to have played both end and quarterback for the Eagles in football An American All in track he threw over feet last season to easily capture capture capture cap cap- ture the state meet His coaches say track is his best sport but basketball is a close second The strongest Class B team according to many observers visits the home court on Monday the They have an amazIng amazing amazing ing amount of experience Randy Simonsen 65 65 center is starting startIng start start- ing lag for his fourth consecutive year South Sevier can play ninth graders On the team with him as a ninth grader was Stan Parson 62 forward and brother to B BYUs BYU's Lynn Parsons Scott Mills 64 forward played a lot as a sophomore and was wasa a regular last season Bart Gleave Cleave 60 guard and son of time all-time great Stan Gleave Cleave is the quarterback This team as of this writing has yet to be challenged A battle royal shapes up This is one game will not have an overall height or experience advantage A look at last weeks week's action provides this glimpse The Big Red won from Emery 64 48 and over came the Panguitch Bobcats 69 The decisive moment in the Emery game may have occurred when J. J J. J Grant the Spartans big center was hurt trying to save a loose ball and left the game A post-game post report disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- closed he did not have more than a bruise as he was able to move normally After this forged to a 43 18 halftime halftime halftime half- half time lead This was the first starting assignment for Craig Nielsen He and Steve led the rebounding with 11 it and 10 respectively but Brant Tuttle came off with a big 8 also Fast guards Doug Neeley Buddy Buddy Buddy Bud Bud- dy Kelsel Keisel and Larry Cox were credited with 13 recoveries of balls while losing possession only seven times between them Also high on the caused turnover turnover turnover turn turn- over department was Steve with seven clean blocks The Panguitch game likewise was decided largely In the second second second sec sec- ond quarter In this game the spirited to a 37 21 half halftime time lead Guards Cox Kelsel Keisel Kel Kei- sel and Neeley took few shots but hit accurately while Tuttle Barton Nielsen and all rebounded well Juniors Hart Sanders Jim Braithwaite Niel Dobson Mark Aston Joe Kevin all aU came in for action In both games Two Tw exceptionally high shooting shootIng shooting shoot shoot- ing percentages were recorded in the first half of both games With With Emery 14 baskets were made in 19 shots for 74 Against Panguitch it was 16 field goals In 20 attempts for 80 For the full game It was 65 with Emery and 63 against Panguitch This is probably the highest percent ever shot by a Templar team for first halves of any games League play begins on January January Jan Jan- uary 9 at Nephi N EMERY r f ft fm B. B Tuttle 3 0 0 6 K B Barton ton 2 0 0 4 C. C Nielsen 9 0 0 18 J. J Braithwaite 0 0 0 0 H H. H Sanders 0 0 0 0 s. s W Wm 7 5 4 18 N N. N d 1 0 0 2 D. D Neeley 2 5 4 8 L. L Cox 1 1 1 3 B. B Keisel 1 12 2 1 3 M. M Aston 0 2 2 2 J. J 0 1 0 0 K 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 16 12 64 PANGUITCH f ft fm Tuttle 3 0 0 6 Barton 0 01 1 1 1 Nielsen 13 1310 10 4 30 Braithwaite 2 0 0 4 Sanders 1 0 0 2 5 3 2 12 Dobsen 0 0 0 0 Neeley 2 2 1 5 Cox 3 0 0 6 Keisel Kebel 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 30 17 9 69 |