Show I 1 T pic sz 0 WA I hr I i ACES TO BACK-TO-BACK Coach John Benson figures he has a good poker hand I this year with aces Rusty Davidson right fight Coach John Benson has dealt himself two pair of good cards and is drawing to a full house from a promising stack of wild wildcards wildcards I cards in the opening days of the basketball season at Grand county high school Four regulars one letterman i and two sq admen returned from last years year's top ranked team to bolster the drive for Region Eight honors They bring I with them size Ize and scoring po po- and Mel l Olsen left Benson Renson has hasa a kicker I in Tony Stark and will draw two pair when veteran Dick Mack joins Stark II Strong Red Devils Cage Team Ready for fer Season Opener ver I It has been a long time since I I Moab could call caU on the likes of 6 4 6 Rusty Davidson am and 6 4 In inch h Mel Olsen for size Olsen Olsen Ol Ol- sen the outstanding junior ha has been a regular for two years and a top scorer lIe He has added the weight to move opponents out from the boards this year Davidson a senior came along fast at the end of last year with five 20 point games lIes lIe's big big- I ger this year by 1 V t Inches Its It's been a n long time too since Moab could call on a sharpshooter to match cool Tony TOllY Stark the 5 10 inch scoring scoring scoring ing ace Tony is shooting for a third year as a regular in his senior outing Faster and bigger Dick Mack adds his 6 1 6 1 i to the board work and defensive corps Mack can score too and has an excellent percentage record Tough Region Coach Benson is not counting on a n pat hand not in the region region region re re- re- re gion poker game where always tough Blanding and veteran I North Emery hold cards Benson Benson Benson Ben Ben- I son has some cures for itis and over confidence in 6 0 I Bucky Taylor a letterman last year and in Kenny Blume- Blume nn and Fred Powell Blume Bluni a 8 5 junior I I Is a top ball ban handler and a good I shot Powell also a junior has the height at 0 O to move in there However all three could wind up watching another junIor junior jun jun- br crack the top five Six foot one inch Kenny Hawks has developed developed de do- eloped rapidly over last year i and will definitely help I IIvo Two Ivo seniors 6 0 Bob Westwood Westwood West West- wood and 6 2 Bob Pestana and four Cour are arc competing for starting roles Ronnie Tonnie Engstrom Engstrom Eng- Eng strom 5 8 Gary 6 5 Jim Fine 8 5 and Mark Lindstrom Lind- Lind Lindstrom Lindstrom strom 7 5 are on the squad quad now working out Coach Conch Benson will k keep ep a fifteen man squad quad for the season pro sched- sched tile ile then drop to ten for league games Season Opens Dec 2 The Red Devils open the season season season seas seas- on on December 2 but do not play at home until Dec Dee 22 when the he league starts Thus far only seven home games have been eon scheduled with a possibilIty Ity ty of two more being lined up In n the next few weeks Season tickets for fOt the home games ames will go on sale Monday for or ten dollars Only ICO are areo areto areto to o be sold the holders to get reserved seats New bleachers have been ordered for the Moab gym jym but seats will not be easy ens- ens fly lIy y obtained with a huge student student stu- stu dent ent body that can scarcely I Il l squeeze o Into the gym I I setter letter Balance This ThU Year i I Coach Benson Denson says this is R a better team than last lat year dud dill to better balance and n a better bench but cautions Its Itts too early to say A lot more will willbe willbe be known after Menu Moab returns from ron three season pre tournaments touma ments The Devils will meet a tough South Rich team in a tourney at Randolph Utah on Dec 2 23 On Dec 9 10 they will journey to Cedar City to match Para Paravon won homecoming for or John Benson Denson Cedar City and probably probably probably pro pro- bably Dixie Pixie Region Reglo Eight rival Monticello joins Moab Moth at Union Dec 1617 17 against Uintah and antI Union Moab by that time will vIll have to be ready as na they host San SanJuan SanJuan Juan the reigning title holder I Dec 22 fl The champs chamPi will be good again maybe better hetter than thaT last wt year when they handed Moab their only home floor lo loss North Emery with a great Brent Drent Arnold also allo hat has an eye on the Carbon is III weeping over the loss loas title Tony Welch at gt of all sU five flye starters but has hu mar Ue ie and better potential U y ar fl The league leap overall O looks better bette this year |