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Show Devils Expect I ough Game Tonight on Provo Court Springville and Provo high school basketball basket-ball teams will meet on the Provo hardwoods tonight beginning with the Junior Varsity . O 1 rf.Jtl game at 6:30 and followed by the important main tilt at 8. The game was moved up a night because of BYU playing at Provo Friday and Saturday nights. Crucial Contest Tonight's game is one of the top games in the state and is also one of the most crucial, early as the season is. For Provo, who was upset at the hands of the Spanish Fork Dons last Friday at Spanish Fork, winning tonight's battle is a must since another loss for the Bulldogs would practically prac-tically put them out of the title picture for the first half at least. On the other hand, Springville's Red Devils can ill afford to lose to Provo since Top Springville player in the Devil-Lion battle. Craig played play-ed a tireless and effective floor game besides walking off with top scoring- honors with 13 points. as well as offense. Craig broke up many a Payson pass play and came through with high scoring honors of the game with 13 counters. Following Alvey's opening score, Smith made a foul pitch and Jordan, who played the boards well and connected for 11 points to tie with his teammate Black, stole the ball for a basket and 5-0 lead. Black tossed in a counter to give the Devils a 6-0 lead before be-fore Payson came to life and tied the game at 6 all. Jordan, Smart, Alvey and Black opened open-ed a quick scoring attack which ran the score to 19-7 at the quarter mark. Smart started the scoring with a bucket in the opening of the second quarter followed by two foul tosses by Jordan, a foul toss by Black. Jordan hit for two and the score came up to 26-11.. Smart again hit and Smith sank a neat one from the corner and Alvey swished a beauty from far out to give the Devils a 32-15 lead. Hjorth and Black scored on a foul toss and a basket to it has to meet the Spanish Fork Dons on the Don court in their final game. The Red Devils must be playing their best brand of ball against the green and white club to win. Most of the players play-ers remember the shellacing they got on the Provo court last year and will eb out to reverse the score this year. Coach Garrett's boys have the ability to do just that and if they are playing their better brand of ball, should come out ! with a win. Devils Trounce Lions i. Tommy Alvey, who played ( i one of his better games to i! date, started the Red Devils out on the scoring parade with a neat jump shot from the side which ultimately lead to a 57-38 victory for the Devils ; over Payson in their first lea gue game here last Friday night. The big work plug for the Devils however, was Craig Smith, who was all over the ! floor, sparkling like the vet- ! eran he is, in both defense Smith 6 2 1 13 Sumsion 1 3 13 TOTALE 22 25 13 57 Payson 7 17 22 38 Springville 17 35 47 57 Region Five W L Pet. Orem 1 0 1.000 Springville 1 0 1.000 Spanish Fork 1 - 0 1.000 Provo 0 1 .000 Payson 0 1 .000 Carbon :.. 0 1 .000 Orem 56, Carbon 38. ' Springville 57, Payson 38. Spanish Fork 44, Provo 43. The region 5 schedule is as follows: January 17 Orem at Payson Spanish Fork at Carbon Springville at Provo January 22 Springville at Orem Carbon at Provo Payson at Spanish Fork January 24 Orem at Spanish Fork Carbon at Springville Provo at Payson January 31 Provo at Orem - Payson at Carbon Sp. Fork at Springville leave the floor with a 35-17 ad-' ad-' vantage. Springville continued the lead in the final two quarters and the outcome of the game was never in doubt. Coach Garrett used most of his subs during the last quarter and Sumsion came through with 3 points. Coach Garrett's main stringers held a 29 point advantage ad-vantage before the subs took over. Box score and team standings stand-ings for Region 5 follow: Payson G T.. F.. P Stewart 2 5 2 6 McBeth 0 2 2 2 D. Dixon 3 6 17 Wignall 3 3 3 " 9 Bryan 2 4 3 7 Ahlin .1 2 13 Manwill 0 2 2 2 Cowan 1 0 0 2 TOTALS 12 24 14 38 Springville G-. T.. F.. P Jordan 3 6 5 11 Alvey 3 117 Black 4 9 3 11 Hjorth 1 2 13 Bryan 0 2 11 Smart 4 0 0 8 February 7 Orem at Carbon Springville at Payson ' Spanish Fork at Provo February 12 Payson at Orem Carbon at Spanish Fork Provo at Springville February 14 Orem at Springville Provo at Carbon Spanish Fork at Payson February 21 Spanish Fork at Orem Springville at Carbon Payson at Provo February 28 Orem at Provo Carbon at Payson Springville at Sp. Fork. |