Show Devils Meet Bulldogs IS In inal Home Honie Tilt The Moab Red Devils play their final home game of the season and five local their final game at home of their career Friday when Moab hosts tough South Emery Friday Fri Fri- day Moab rapped North Emery last last week to preserve their share of ot the Region Eight lead with Green River Mel Olsen's 31 points led the Devils DevUs to a decisive decisive de de- de- de 44 70 victory on the North Emery floor setting the stage for the final two games that will decide the region champ and the two teams that will wUl enter the state tourney In March All five of the seniors got Into the scoring act against North Emery Olsen's 31 was trailed by Kenny Blumes Blume's best output of the year 14 points Bucky Taylor hit a consistent 12 points Kenny Hawks 5 and Fred Powell Powell Powell Pow Pow- ell one The seniors accounted for all b but t seven points for Moab For the Rangers Jones tallied 20 points and Allen eight After this Friday Moab has only one game left but what a game garnet I The Devils must travel to Green River on March 3 for forthe forthe forthe the league showdown Blanding has the best chance to to edge one of the leaders Into third place and win vin for themselves themselves themselves them them- selves a spot in the class 1 B tourney but ut to do so they mus must get over East Carbon at East Carbon A loss to the Vikings Viking would put both Moab and Green River In the tourney Coach John Benson said the Devils looked good at North Emery and were wert ready for the crucial two games Scoring was wa well balanced throughout the game even though the entire squad got some playing time Olsen who saw his state leadIng leading leading lead lead- ing average suffer from a fracas in the Monticello game when he went out with only five points didn't gain much with his 31 points Johnny Nielsen hi hit 36 to move closer in the scoring race and trails now by less than three points Nielsen has been picking up points by the bucket bucke full in the last two easy wins for Blanding |