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Show Red Devils Face Spanish Fork Friday; Host Payson In Tuesday Battle The crucial week of all weeks in the Nebo casaba schedule is this week, particularly for the Springville Red Devils and the Spanish Fork Dons. The two clubs will meet frioay nigm. hi uic Spanish Fork gym in a game which could, should the Red Devils win, go along way to determine the league winner. On the other hand, if the Dons win, the race would be thrown in a deadlock. First Half Standings: Springville 5 0 1.000 Spanish Fork 4 1 .800 Payson 3 2 .600 Carbon 2 3 .400 Juab 1 4 .200 Tintic 0 5 .000 Just who will win the Friday's contest, is anybody's guess. All things being equal, however, the Don's must play the role of the favorite because of a home court advantage which on the Spanish floor, is a big factor. Regardless of who wins, the game is expected to be a thriller and the game is long since a sell-out. The Springville-Spanish Fork giijne Is eing broadcast over station KCSU beginning at 8 p.m. through the sponsorship of Commercial Hank in Spanish Span-ish Fork. I'ayson Hero . . . After the climactic Friday tussle, tus-sle, the Red Devils will turn their thoughts to the Tuesday battle here with Payson. All teams in the district will play a midweek game. The Devils trounced the Lions in their first meeting but are not expected to have any easy lime with the Lions here Tuesday. Coach Alma Garrett's charges came through last Friday with a sparkling performance against a tenacious Carbon five that seemed - to be hotter than a fire cracker. Their aggressive play kept them j in the game throughout the entire, contest. Gary Gabbitas, playing one of his best games, opened the scoring with a charity toss and from that point on the game was a thriller and hard fought throughout. through-out. Every Springville player playv ed top ball but the work of Pete Carter on the boards and his brilliant bril-liant 20 points merited him the hero of the game. Garry also did a terrific job on the boards and the defensive tactics ut Duke Reid kept the Dinos in hot water most of the time. Gerry Thorn and Brent Haymond also came through in the pinches or needed baskets and defensive stands. Carbon won the preliminary tussle tus-sle in a 38-37 thriller that saw the Red Devils come from behind to nearly win the battle. Point score for the varsity game follows: Springville Carbon 11 Reid Dmitrich 7 20 Carter Kulow 11 11 Gabbitas Lindsey 8 5 Haymond Halamdaris 4 6 Thorn Dal Ponte 11 Regis 4 53 TOTALS 45 Score by periods: Springville 13 31 42 53 Carbon 14 26 39 45 Friday's Results: Payson 48, Juab 43. Spanish Fork 68, Tintic 44. Springville 53, Carbon 45. Next Friday's schedule: Juab at Tintic. Springville at Spanish Fork. Carbon at Payson. Tuesday schedule: Spanish Fork at Juab. Payson at Springville. Tintic at Carbon. |