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Show Page HERALD. Provo. I'tah, Thursday, December 10-T-HE Race Expected in Region Six; Dons favored Tight H oop The Pleasant Grove Vikings n didn't lose a game, the Spruigville Red Devils only lost one and the Spanish Fork Dons lost two games, but when Su basketball the Region race between The SCOn CANDLAND Herald Sports Writer By season draws to an end thf Spanish Fork Dons are picked to be on top of the standings. Following the Dons in the standings should be Spring vi Me, uien Pleasant Grove. Fourth place in the eight team Region race could be occupied by American Fork, with Payson in the fifth spot followed by Lehi, Carbon and Uintah. The league race starts this Friday night with Payson at Spanish Fork, American Fork at Springviile, Pleasant Grove at Uintah, and Carbon at Lehi. All the games are scheduled at 7:30 p.m. 14, 1372 Spanish also evenly matched Payson, picked for fifth, has the best pre season record of the three with four wins and two losses.. American Fork picked for fouth, n can boast of only one the Region crown, however, Fork, Springviile and Pleasant because of what is believed to be Grove for the Region s number superior basketball talent. The one position could be extremely top three Don olayers are all tight. Spanish Fork and proven athletes Guards David Springviile played the one com- Johnston and Wells Brockbank mon opponent, Roy, and each of are an excellent combination. the Utah County teams came Johnston is the shooter, and he is good, and Brockbank is the out on top. playmaker and the team leader. Springviile has more height The number one forward on with a couple of stirters over the Don squad is Craig Searle, while none of the Dons and he just might be the top measure that high, and only one forward in the Region. He mark. stands 6 3 and he can Viking reaches the jump. Pleasant Grove and Springviile The remaining two starting each might have an edge in the experience area over Spanish positions are up for grabs, but Fork, with a iot of the Viking there is plenty of depth on the team back from last year's Spanish Fork team, and with the club, three outstanding players State Tournament-testeand a lot of Red Devils assured of positions, quality returning from last season's performances from the other hoop squad There isn't a retur- two starters really aren't ning starter on the Spanish required. The fourth, fifth and sixth Fork's ball club Spanish Fork is picked to win place teams in the Region are 6-- 6-- 4. victory, while Lehi, picked for sixth, can claim two wins. The Cavemen's record is a bit misleading-becausCoach Car! Ingersoll and his squad played what must be one of the toughest practice schedules around by challenging both the Orem Tigers and the Provo Bulldogs, two Class AAAA teams in the same American Fork is picked to finish fourth ahead of both Payson and Leh bause of superior experience Payson is expected to finish in fifth, ahead of Lehi because of the Lions success at operating their slow. -- and matched with Brian Winters, gives South Carolina one of the top backcourt combinations in the country. The Gamecocks have the bigThey are led by returning starter Marvin Barnes at center, gest mman in the tournament in guards Ernie DiGregorio and Mooter Dan Taylor. And freshKevin Stacom, and forwards man forward Alex English has Fran Costello and Charles performed well through four Crawford. games. The only hope for Utah or DiGregorio has already had one 37 point night as he led Santa Clara for the title apbattle win over pears to be a knock-dowProvidence to a Fairfield University Monday. between the two ranked teams. Barnes pulled down 28 rebounds Playing at 5XW feet elevation without a day off may slow in the game. South Carolina lost its season down the flat landers' games. Santa Clara is but the opener to Tennessee but won three others as they hope to Broncos have a big win over better last season's 24-- mark. Brigham Young University. The Olympian Kevin Joyce is the Santa Clara win knocked the floor leader for the Gamecocks, defending Western Athletic Con- - Providence will be the only undefeated team in this year's The Gang That Couldn't Shoot tournament. The Friars are 2 0 hosts the fifth an- after a 21 Straight season last year. nual Utah Basketball Classic Friday and Saturday, the Utes will be the team least likely to win the crown. Utah meets Santa Clara in the 7 p.m. game Friday and the second game could, be a prelude to next spring's NCAA Eastern Regionals with Providence and South Carolina clashing. Both South Carolina, ranked 13th nationally, and 14th rated Providence were in the eastern playoffs last year, and the winner of Friday's 9 p.m. game should be the favorite for the Classic title. n 93-5- 7 2-- 2 5 Bob Brown Wants to Work By MURRAY OLDERMAN OAKLAND, Calif.-(N- EA) The dissatisfaction of Robert Stanford Brown is as immense as he is. It has driven "I'm just not used to this. I'm not going to be a decoy in football. I got too many good things to do. I'm supposed to be the "I'm happy for the guys and happy they won this is the best bunch of guys I ever played with but they can get a guy out of a bar to do what I do. "I try to rationalize it but I don't know the answer. I can't figure it. In the fourth quarter they know that Bob's burned so they give me a couple of token plays. Big deal. Now I'm really burning." The root of his unhappiness sprouted the last week in October when the Raiders routed Los Angeles and in doing so ran their first 14 plays to the left side of the line. Coach John Madden explained then they were taking advantage of the Rams' young defensive tackle, Phil Olsen. But the pattern of running left has All-Pr- offensive the huge right tackle of the Oakland Raiders to state categorically, "There is no way I'll play here next year." It came at a time of presumed elation, when the Raiders had virtually clinched the Western Division title of the American by Football Conference tromping their arch-rivKansas City Chiefs, 26-But Bob Brown was unhappy because he felt his talents had been neglected. The Raiders, in pushing the Chiefs arourrt, had run four out of every five plays to the left side of the field, away from Bob Brown. And he seethed, the dark pupils of his eyes in their sea of white glittering ominously. The furies had been building up in him for five successive weeks, in which the Raiders became virtually a running team. Now he spouted them at the moment of victory: "It's ludicrous to pay me an astronomical salary (he's in the $100,000 class, the highest paid offensive tackle in football) and not make use of me. "I'm supposed to be the best. Well, they're wasting their money and I'm wasting my time. all-pr- o that have neither size nor experience. There are no returning lettermen on this year's squad, plus there is a new coach in Evan Excell. The Dino tall and Hector man is Snow College's basketball Jose Terez, just 6 3 and it all adds up team will host the University of Guerrero, guards; and to a mediocre Carbon hoop e Jesus Garcia, a 4 forward. Chihuahua team in a season. "The fans can expect to see a series in Badger gym Friday The Uintah Utes are probably lot of action, emotion, and sharp destined to finish in the Region and Saturday nights. 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Utah has won the last three Classic crowns but this year's field will make it tougher for the coach Bill Foster to claim the title. Plus this year the Utes are shooting a miserable 37.8 per cent from the field, resulting in a record. One reason for the poor shooting is Utah's three freshMike Sojourner men starters and Charles Menatti, both and guard Luther Burden. The other guard is sophomore Ber-ni- e Tomlin while junior forward Scot Jones is the "old man" of the team. Naturally "Foster's Kids" are commiting more than the normal number of errors and the coach is worried about their performance, but under his breath he's mumbling, "Wait 'til next year, and next year, and next K A i finished Mexican national Bliss said. In games last week the championship four years in a row. Five members of the team Badgers won two to run their were on Mexico's 1968 Olympic victory string to five following two early season losses. games squad. The Badgers beat Rangel, On a trip into Mexico last Jun'or in Colorado, Snow College September played Giihuahua four times, winning which gives Snow players once. "They are very fast and hitting in double figures. They good shooters," Snow coach returned to Snow gym Friday Gary Bliss said. "We will have a night to hand Utah Trade Tec'i a small advantage in height, 113 to 66 trouncing. Big Jin Ericksen was the top although their center is The top Chihuahua players are Badger with 25 points. don't have the TOP DOLLAR rr hit sttt ! I V basketball basement. the experience of American Fork, nor the early season success of the surprising Payson Lions. We'll give you.... IMS I I 6-- two-gam- weekend. The Cavemen TU-TON- IT m. CYCLE ' i Carbon Dinos and the Uintah Utes. The Dinos are another team Snow College To Play University of Chihuahua e top-rate- d year." right-hande- " CAMPUS d persisted. Traditionally, most teams in football run to the right, the way most people are 6-- players returning players from last inexperienced have to settle for the probably Lions the team. But, year's sixth spot just ahead of the n completed their six n Strong Field for Utah Classic SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) When the University of Utah with only two losses, so disciplined offense. The Lions games don t have much height, with they must have something. Lehi, with a new coach in just one player standing as tall and Iverscn. and they don't have any Scot. as will 12 Medallion Golf Balls with each purchase T O 95 r Mm 644 NORTH STATE ST. OREM 225-022- 7 |