Show Ji Ij Win Frs First Game Play at all Gunson Gunnison Tonight ji f True to local predictions the I Manti were victorious over o the Moroni Buccaneers in inthe inthe inthe the seasons season's first league game last Friday night Although the game was close all the way and andt t Moroni l led at the third quarter quarter quarter ter the pulled ahead at the finish for a 47 43 win i Without Richard Wheatley's point 24 contribution Mantis Manti's victory might have turned into defeat Coach Braithwaite varied varied varied var var- his offensive pattern in the thelast z last quarter putting Richard in inc inthe c I the bucket and the strategy paid off with Richard snaring some nice ones from close in to lead Manti to victory Richard is now tied with a Millard county high school athlete athlete athlete ath ath- lete for highest scoring honors in the state Roger Jorgensen Mantis Manti's speedy and aggressive came up with ten r points in this game For the I Buccaneers Cahoon was high t. t 4 with 17 This Friday the tra travel travel tra- tra travel vel to Gunnison for one of the seasons season's really tough games In this one the Manti l outfit will willbe willbe T be at a decided disadvantage against against a- a a Gunnison team that has hasI I more height more experience I t r and md is on the home floor The next home game for Manti Man Man- ti ii will be Wednesday Jan 18 when the meet traditional traditional traditional rival Ephraim on on t the h e Armory floor I The Manti team scored as follows fol fol- follows r lows vs G T F P PRichard Richard Wheatley 12 2 0 24 Roger Koger Jorgensen 2 8 6 10 David Keller 2 3 2 6 Jake Keller 1 3 2 4 Bruce McIff 0 0 0 0 Lynn Hurst 1 2 1 3 18 18 11 47 Score b by Quarters Moroni m 11 17 34 43 Manti 14 22 33 47 hn o 0 |