Show Devils Miss Opening Tourney Win 51 Sl 5 1 to 49 An icy first quarter and a 11 alast alast last minute gasp rally that fell tell two points short told the story of ot defeat for the Moab Red Devils De De- vhs vils b In the opening game of ot the state class B U Tourney at Provo as the local team bowed to Gun Gun- pison by a narrow 51 49 mar mar- gin em The Devils Devi found Gal Gary lUll WIL top scorer in the state tough to hold down without fouling and sent three men to the bench on personal fouls In the attempt Jim scored 27 21 points to lead the victors No l less brilliant was Wa Moab's Rusty Davidson who scored 4 n 1 points despite titling out one full tuU quarter alter atter pick pick- Irs Ira up tour four personal persona fouls Moab could not buy a basket in the opening quarter until a abare abare abare bare three seconds remained Davidson then scored on a close close- e. e in jumper and was fouled tomake to tomake tomake make it a II three point play and bring the Devils to the short end of ot a 8 10 SCOt scoga In the second quarter Moab took ok the only lead they held heU during the game gome but lull Hill hit bit two buckets to tie the game 22 23 all a at the Intermission Gunnison hit a n hot streak to open the second half halt and ran up upa upa a 11 lead they never relinquished IJ although tied With Davidson out due to fouls Star Stark and Olsen Ol- Ol sen sea maintained the pace but trailed trolled 37 to 1 34 at the third quarter quarter quarter ter mark Hilt Hill had 18 pot U ut Uth th half backed up by Eugene Bartholemew who totaled total ed 14 4 points for the game In the fourth the ball baU hawking of Tony Stark Stork and the shooting of Olsen and David Davk knotted the score at 46 to 43 after Gunnison had hod jumped to toa toa toa a 46 to 38 lead and apparently wrapped things up I Gunnison again moved out in front to apparently write an end to the Moab hopes at 51 46 but bit ag again n the Devils stormed back behind Davidsons Davidson's terrific play to within two points With the I Bulldogs In possession Moab was forced to come out after the theban ball ban ad aa were caught fouling Three men Blame Olsen and Davidson went to the bench Na as N asa asa a result Davidson had hod lifted Moab Moth to within the two point margin with 20 0 s seconds to play before the benching Gunnison blew four straight at the foul line Uno before before be be- fore tore Moab got Bot a chance to put the ball baU In m forecourt With two seconds remaining Tony Stark drove into range and cut loose with a Jon long one one-hander that bounced off oft the rim close dose enough en en- ouch ough to bring brine the large crowd out of their seats It missed and with It the Devils m missed the I opportunity of sta staying in the winners winner's bracket Moab will play North today at o'clock clock In m the con cots bracket The Summit u t team lost to tough American Fork 37 37 35 in the opening roun round The other region eight representative pr o Blending bowed to South Sevier 48 is to 46 and Joins Moab In the Ue consolation piny Stark hit 11 U points t and nd Olsen j 10 to trail Davidson's Davidsons big 21 points Gunnison put only four tOlU ow men into the scoring column but their big sophomore U HUL made up for n number with as an In an hi high for tor the tho game gam |