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Show Devils Bow Out of State Tourney Needing two victories for a chance to enter the state . tournament, the Moab Red Devils came up short with a 1-2 record in a playoff game and the Region Eight Tournament Tourn-ament at Dixie this past weekend. Moaf). started out fine with a 58-54 victory over Millard that saw Von Isaman hit 19 points and Steve Wyatt 17 points. The two teams were tied up nine times and swap-, ped the lead eight times before be-fore Moab established a win ning margin. Millard thus became be-came the first and last victim of Moab, the Devils having beaten the Eagles in the first game of. the year. Moab came back the next night against Cedar City to play a fine game, but they were on the short end of a 71-67 71-67 score. The game was. tied at 67-67 with only 20 seconds to go, but a costly foul ayd-turnover, ayd-turnover, allowed Cedar the final four points. Lenny Wal-terschied Wal-terschied hit for 21 points, just one better than Steve Wyatt, but no one else could muster more than six points for Moab. The Redmen had four in double figures, Cos-slet Cos-slet leading with 18. The final chance for a tour- ney berth came against Hurricane Hurri-cane on Friday night. Trailing Trail-ing on 32-31 at the half, Mo ab was blown off the floor the third quarter. Hurricane Bill Baily owned the bask most of the night. The st center poured in 33 point, eluding 11 in the final quat Moab center, Von Isaman -into foul trouble for the K ond night and Baily y j field day. Isaman event''' fouled out. Steve Wyatt for 16 points and Gene ft; erts had 10. The season finale left n.:. with a 15-4 record for j' season and a share of the ft gion Title. Monticello dumn-East dumn-East Carbon Friday, 574; : even the Vikings with m ' Both were 6'2 in regbn;, ' |