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Show Springville and Orem cage- will meet at Orem week's region headliner game Friday night at 8 p.m. Junior , varsity skirmish will begin at 6 : With Provo solidly entrenched entrench-ed in top spot in the league and with Payson's victory over Springville landing them in se'conl spot, the Devil-T.ger team find themselvest.ed for third and battling Friday to keep alive a tourney berth. The loser will find itself practically prac-tically out of the running for this coveted spot. The game will also mark the halfway point in league play. Orem will have the home-court home-court advantage in Friday's game, but will find the Deyils particularly tough if they play the type of ball they have exhibited in their last two games. Despite losing to Payson here last Friday 57-66, the Red Devils, sparked by Rolan Senior, Sen-ior, Roger Reid and three sophomores, soph-omores, exhibited some fine playing, shooting and passing. Difference seemed to be in the more experienced Payson five, four of whom are seniors and have played together , past three yars. Coach t of the Lions has done a mendable job in his fir;, at the helm. Senior led the Devjs second quarter but the j club came through for a percentage at the foul 1 held a 24-28 halftime lts son came back to incrr lead 33-24 early in period but Senior stai t'other t'-other rally to bring th to 30-33 before Gonem ' out on fouls with only - ' over two minutes play,,; 1 quarter. This hurt thi ' cause considerably Sjv 1 was sitting out with fa 1 on him. Reid added a and then tossed in a br 1 bring the score to 36-?. two minutes and 40 st I go. Bird erne in and r two fouls in, Senior fc c Reid, to bring the $r t 42-46 with only seco: E to the qurter. Payson ; other foul toss and iCi c at the third period. p Top scorer was Sen: v 24 followed by Reid . n and Bird with 10 for " b ils. " .tl |
