Show Head South A long jaunt south awaits Manti High School basketball players Friday the team will bus to St. St George for a clash with witha a rugged Flyer squad On Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- they move back to Cedar City to play the Both games should be real battles from start to finish Coach Don Lay of Dixie e has one of the strongest centers In the state in 67 Scott Cannon Cannon Is not only a bulwark under both boards but is a talented hooker Once he gets the ball Inside he Is difficult to contain Although several of his first line partners of oC last season graduated a number of oC reliable reliable reliable relia relia- ble returning lettermen are back The Flyers had a fast start last year then slumped and came on big at the end to place second In the state tournament Cedar City had a young team last season with the exception of senior Wayne Esplin an All After Alter a slow start they came on fast also qualifying qualifying for the state meet where they proved to be one of the best running teams around Over last weekend the Temp Temp- lars notched up their first two wins of the new season At Wayne the game was a struggle and ended 48 At Manti Mantl against Grantsville it proved somewhat easier at 72 In the Wayne game a stouthearted stouthearted stouthearted stout stout- hearted defense held the Badgers Badgers Badgers ers scoreless for six minutes as the went ahead 25 17 at the half The third quarter bulge was increased to 36 Playing Inspired in inspired inspired in- in ball Wayne hit a hot streak and garnered 20 points in inthe inthe inthe the final quarter When the going got tough in inthe inthe inthe the last two minutes Steve Wil- Wil and Larry Cox connected connect connect- ed from medium range while Doug Neeley converted two foul Coul pitches during a stall situation The 48 44 lead held up when a Wayne player threw three three- quarters the length of the floor with one second left The ball hardly even touched the net asIt as asit asit it dropped through Top on the floor was with 20 while Ka Kay Barton nabbed eight The next night at home MRS reeled off ore a 23 11 lead over Grantsville and was never head bead ed The Cowboys started in a aman aman man man for Cor man defense and eventually made the cycle of 2 1 zone 1 3 trap and back to a man for Inflicted damage from the inside along with Barton Barton Barton Bar Bar- ton while Brant Tuttle Doug Neeley and Larry Cox scored from the perimeter Senior guard Buddy Kelsel hustled on defense breaking breaking- up several passes at mid Neeley likewise made several deflections of the ball Working th the boards hard Tuttle re rebounded rebounded re- re bounded boW 11 times a close second second second sec sec- ond to top of 12 Jim Braithwaite Hart Sanders Sanders San San- ders Nell Neil Dobson Mark As As- As ton Joe and Kevin all came In for their first varsity action in the se se- se ries For the game the shot 57 while the Cowboys registered a cool 32 WAYNE GAME fg ft f Tuttle 1 2 0 2 Barton 1 3 3 5 Braithwaite 1 0 0 2 7 2 1 15 Neeley 3 4 3 9 Cox Cox 6 5 3 15 Kelsel 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 19 16 10 48 w GRANTSVILLE GAME fg ft It f Tuttle 7 5 3 17 Barton 6 3 2 14 Sanders 0 0 0 0 Braithwaite 2 1 0 4 9 2 2 20 Dobson 0 1 0 0 Neeley 5 2 1 11 Cox 1 0 0 2 Kelsel Keisel 0 0 0 0 Aston 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 TOTALS 31 19 10 72 The next home series will willbe willbe willbe be on Dec 12 and 13 and will r. r Ve pit the Te opposite te two Region VII teams On the the Emery Spartans are here and the next night Ray Englestead's Englestead's Englestead's Engle- Engle stead's Panguitch Bobcats take taketo taketo taketo to the hardwoods Emery re recorded recorded recorded re- re corded a win last Friday over Gunnison Craig Nielsen senior forward forward forward for for- ward Is gradually rounding into condition It Is hoped his level of strength will be such that he can go In this weekend ac ac- ac tion Buddy Keisel Kelsel Is also re recovering recovering recovering re- re covering from a troublesome foot condition and appears now to be able to go nearly full speed according to Coach WIlbur Wilbur Wilbur Wil WIl- bur T T. T Braithwaite 4 T 7 1 f t. t y L t tI S 4 9 I Fh 15 G. G I IR t a f r rS S r ri i 4 p I j rye Manti ManU High School varsity basketball players are now getting into the swing of season pre-season play They are first row left to right Kevin Jimmy Braithwaite Buddy Keisel Mark Aston Larry Cox Joe second row left to right Douglas Neeley Hart Sanders Ste Ste. Steve Craig Nielsen Nielsen Niel Niel- sen Neil Dobson libson Kay Barton Brant Tuttle and Coach Wilbur T. T The Temp Temp- lars Jars won two games last weekend |