Show Alpine Loop Begins ins Play Friday Night PROVO Jan 4 The 4 The curtain will officially rise on high school basketball basketball basket basket- ball in central Utah Friday evening when six teams of the Alpine district will swing swine into their league s schedules Teams of the Nebo district will wall open their schedule the following Frida Friday January 11 Lehl Lehi defending district champion finishes her preseason schedule with three wins and three defeats and plays host to a strong B. B Y high quint that has won seven out of oC 10 practice encounters Both teams have lost ost two close tilts lIlIs to Granite state champions last year and while experts exports ex cx ports perth favor the Wolverines the Wildcats Wild Wild- cats rats stand an excellent chance of toppling the defending champions Provo runner up in the district last ast season is favored over American fork The Bulldogs have swept through preseason competition with s six x wins and one l lo loss x s while the Cavemen have won only two out of five ive preseason encounters The game Is ls slated at Provo Lincoln with a rather disastrous record of or six losses out of seven starts tarts travels to Pleasant Grove which has won three out of four encounters en encounters counters this season The ers however dropped a close one oneo oneto oneto I to o West high and at times have exhibited ex ex- a brand of ball that may may upset the he |