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Show SI-IS Red Devils Start litle Defense Against Payson Here Friday Night Region 5 Teams Promise Plenty Of Action, Thrills for Hoop Fans i ; Region 5 basketball teams have hung up their pre-season record and whether a team has i won every game or lost most of them doesn't slower Red Devils. Since losing, los-ing, their first two games, the Devils have maintained a perfect per-fect record ,the last win being be-ing a 47-40 victory over West. Region 5 teams, generally, have improved as this year's play has progressed and top teams could certainly be listed as Provo, Orem, Springville and Payson with Spanish Fork coming up as a dark horse and Carbon playing the role of up-setter. up-setter. As a general pattern, league games prove plenty tough and this year's slate looks like a "thrilling season. impress the foe when league battles roll around. Young, enthusiastic en-thusiastic desires to win, overshadow over-shadow all records, no matter how great or how small and teams planning on coasting to an easy win because of former ; prowess on the hardwoods, ; seem to fall the easiest. ' Such is the situation in Re gion 5 as all teams are lining up their "keeps" brand of play come Friday night. For the Red Devils, their good record re-cord will go on the line in the home gym when the fast Pay-son Pay-son five, under a new coach, Dick Harmer, will go out for their first victory. The game will be preceded by a Jr. Var-;i Var-;i . sity battle at 6:30 p.m. Devils Strong ' Springville's Red Devils have :j proved that they can play ball and come through in the tight ; pinches. They, admittedly, can i look rather spotty also, but have the potential to give the i j V Lions plenty of trouble on the j boards and with their shooting, i Payson, on the other hand has ! a fast club and will likely i try to outbreak and outrun the |