Show Monti Manti I Juab tilt tips off last half Friday heralds the start of the second half of league play in the Sanpete Division basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball play The schedule finds Juab Wasps Invading Manti Mantl High School while North Sanpete hits the road to Gunnison It can be safely said that Juab is resolved to start anew with a win over the Incentive for this game runs high A Wasp loss would end any hope for the division title A win would make up for a alot alot alot lot of ground lost by their defeats in the first name half-name- ly a 14 point loss to the Temp Temp- lars 62 48 at Nephi and a point four-point defeat to the Hawks at Mt Pleasant 58 A dangerous team the Nephi quint has the Ingredients of a powerful unit-height unit speed and experience according to ManU Mantl Coach Wilbur T Braithwaite The size comes In the person of 65 Larry Pay 64 Jimmy Stephenson and 6 61 1 Richard Hansen The Wasp speed is supplied by Randy Sperry Kevin Stanley and Hansen while the seediness ness that often orten comes from experience Is enhanced by Sperry a year three-year starter Stephenson year two a year two regular and Hansen sixth man last year With only one loss In preseason preseason preseason pre pre- season the Wasps still have won far more games than they have lost Coached by ex-B ex ex-BYU ex YU eager cager Don Duke Reid they specialize specialize in a fast-break fast offense and a full-court full trapping de de- de One of their best pre- pre league wins was over Union another over Millard both of whom rank high In the Class ClassA A state polls A turn away capacity crowd saw the Big Red grind out a methodical win over coun coun- ty-neighbor ty North Sanpete last Friday The score was 63 51 The Inched out toa to toa toa a 9 14 first quarter lead The Hawks came to life in the second second second sec sec- ond quarter with their starting guards Brent Bailey and Jim Cheney teaming for an inside inside- outside two one-two punch Bailey drove deep while Cheney popped them in over the top of the defense Despite this onslaught Mantl Manti High School still held a 28 23 halftime halftime halftime half- half time lead North Sanpete closed the gap to one early in the third period before the rallied behind the driving of ley and defensive hustle of Buddy Keisel and Brant Tuttle aided by the scoring of Craig Nielsen and Steve The 47 36 fourth quarter lead put the in good position po position po- po to control the game going down the stretch Brant Tuttle continued his stellar defensive work holding Scott Frandsen to five points Ints Top on the floor was Steve with 15 Coach Braithwaite noted that Craig Nielsen had recorded 10 for 10 at the foul line After a weeks week's rest the Temp Temp- lars will return to play at Gunnison on Feb The next home game will wUl be Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- Feb against Wasatch Wasatch Wasatch Was- Was atch Academy NORTH SANPETE fg ft f Tuttle 5 0 0 10 Barton Barton 0 0 0 0 Nielsen 7 10 10 24 Braithwaite 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 3 11 it Dobson 0 0 0 0 Neeley 4 4 4 12 Cox 1 1 0 2 Keisel Kelsel 2 0 0 4 Aston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 23 19 17 63 |