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Show Critical Weekend for Cedar Redmen It's a critical week for the Cedar High School Redmen as they take on the top two teams in Region Six in games scheduled Thursday and Saturday evening at the Redmen wigwam. This evening, Thursday, the. Redmen will host the Provo Bulldogs with the sophomore game slated at 3:30, the JVs at 5:30 and the Varsity action at 7:430 p.m. Provo holding down the first place position in the Region Six standings with a record of eight wins and one loss--the only loss coming at the hands of Dixie at St. George. Saturday evening the Redmen will host American Fork and according to Coach John Neilsen that will be no reprieve for the Redmen with the Cavemen only one-half one-half game behind Provo in the standings with a record of seven wins and one loss. Dixie will host American Fork Friday night and the Cavemen have combined the excursion to southern Utah to meet the Flyers and Redmen on successive nights. "We feel that we will have a' slight advantage in meeting the Cavemen on the second night with them being on the road," Coach Neilsen stated. The Redmen lost a tough battle to the Payson Lions in . action last week giving the Redmen a three win and six loss record in Region action. "We will have to win our home games if we are to make the state playoffs," Coach Neilsen stated. "That's all the tougher with the top two clubs coming in this week," he emphasized. In last week's action the Redmen were in a nip and tuck battle with the Lions until the final quarter of play when the Lions went out in front and the Redmen were unable to make up the difference. dif-ference. At the end of the third quarter of play the Lions were up by three at 42- 39 and they hosted a 56-50 win over the Redmen. In other Region action it was Timpview taking the measure of the Flyers in St. George 62-52. Provo was impressive with a 64-48 win over Spanish Fork but American Fork was the real point getters as they crushed Carbon 85 to 55. Springville stayed in the running with a 40 to 38 victory over Pleasant Grove. Following are the Region Six Standings going into this week's action. REGION STANDINGS Provo 8 1 American Fork 7 1 Timpview 7 2 Payson 5 4 Pleasant Grove .... 4 5 Springville 4 5 Cedar City ... 3 5 , Spanish Fork S 6 Dixie 2 7 Carbon 1 8 CEDAR 50 'Carter ..... 2 0-0 4 Cardon 0 2-2 2 Lunt 5 0-0 10 Webb 6 1-1 13 Corry 5 5-7 15 Henderson .3 0-0 6 Totals . . 21 8 10 50 PAYSON 56 D. Hiatt'. .. 7 3-5 17 Stewart 9 1-2 19 King 4 3-7 11 Tommy ... 2 0-0 4 Holt .2 0-0 4 G. Hiatt ... 0 1-2 , 1 Totals . . 24 8-16 56 Score by Quarters: Cedar.... 15 28 42 50 Payson ... 13 29 39 56 |