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Show - PigtEA THE PXPALD Pvro, Utah. Ti-T- M iaj. Prep Roundup inn irnm Uli Hiitnoul himI T (xirn eutrM I ua. ( ; , Out Bj A sk doug irnxs HeriiiSjwU i WrltCT sup ad questjoo. get v Y nfs 2 in a reSu.lr.g year and prooaciy Uiie a few games to get the kirns out. But a winning trad.tion runs strong m Orem and roui.i move tfie Tigers higher. Timpview will field new players but there is a positive attitude in the camp. Timpview has the potential to do much better than fifth. I: could be the year's sleeper team. Uintah will win some foot-bagames this year. Its players are more experienced and hope to gain a spot in the playoffs. A small line and stiff competition will make it tough for the L'tes to finish out of the cellar. Pleasant Grove is again the class of Region Eight with plenty of people back from st last year's state playoff team. From there, it gets tricky. r; "How do yoa tfcidt jour u t u j ttJ year tei. ie ""Well. re optimistic abix.t the Bpconu: seatoa. We ve got some goc-Jttds e liuzk cx.rr.xg back acd be ctxr.pet.ve "" can be attrsb-titeThat anj-weto nearry ever coach in Region Seven and Eigtt tha year as coaches and players seasoa o( ready few Lgh school fooibai Coactes. by necessity. Lave learned to be optima tic in the we U d il arer face of ixETurmoimtaiEe odds. Tie reasja is obvious, anything can happen in tugb. sciiool football. At this point notwdy really knows what's in store for 154 The teams tiut get a few quick victories often baiLd enough niotiiei:tiim to carry them through the season Other teams are stow startcxr.hi-utio- a ers but a J " J i . - - ' semi-finali- - - Spanish Fort, Springvilie ".d pudway through the year. And of coarse no one knows who will get injured and s;t out the season. Then there are the schools that have bad problems getting a winning tradition going, bat who look unpredictable this fall. Payson. state champ in Tl. has f allen on hard times. Bat a new head coach and renewed optimism make the Lions a threat to everybody this year. Who knows what Coach Dave McKee has in store for Region Eight. StCT Prwo ajid Orem iqare off hi action With that in mind.. The Herald offers its season outlook and predictions. Each Region Seven and Region Eight team is featured on the following pages. On paper, some te"ams shine brighter than others. But on a rainy and muddy day. it may be tough to tell the differ- ence Provo appears to have the strongest team in Region STRENGTHS: Experience. Seven starters return ort offense and six starters return V on defense. Senior running iaack Ed Rowe is a rwerful on his 2.000 yard son. 2.00Q-pl- us yards performance. Add to Rowe a whole slew of returning offensive and defen Ti :jr By DOUG WILXS Herald Sports Writer . Seven, including the premier running back in senior Ed Rowe. Rowe is tabbed as a "Senior to Watch'" in the high school section of Street and Smith' Official College Football Yearbook. He looks to improve on ITV ve 3 N" 1 sea- WEAKNESSES: Bulldogs !ack depth. Injuries to key oositions could hurt Provo. PREDICTED ?irst. FINISH: V The Provo Batldogs slipped trough the regular season tast Tar in a tie for second place and rent on to make a respectable showing in the state 1A erru-fin- sive performers and it looks like the Bulldogs are the team to beat. We like Mountain View second and American Fork third. Both have strong players and excellent programs. American Fork lost most of its starters from last year's team, but has big lineman to fiil in the gaps. We finish out with Orem. Timpview and Lin tan.. Orem is Lott who wilt join Bramhall,. No Shortage Of Talent For Provo Squad runner who will i , Teams begin preseason games Friday. Last year. last year's Phiua al layoffs. The memory of ISG's charr.pt-cshiseason still lingers in the 'rovo camp and with 14 starters etaroing from Last year s squad, t looks Lke the Bulldogs will be p Provo' s Ed Rowe follows the blockisg is action last year. Rowe i3 tie league's premier msher. at halfback and senior Todd in contention for another title. All regios running back Ed Bramhall at Quarterback. Brarn-ha- li will take the snap from cenRowe returns for his senior season of rushing with a chance to ter Alhret Bradshaw and will receive protection from guards Bill improve on last year's DuUe and Thayne Wise. Also rebe He'll yards performance. joined by veteran George Kiaihui turning up front is tackle Kirk 2000-pl- us Rowe and linebacker Ben Haws to captain this year's team. That kind of talent makes Provo look like a formidable force offensively. "I'm very optimistic. We have 3 number of players back from last year and some key players back. I feel pretty good going into this next year,." said Frank Henderson, now m his fifth year as Provo' s head coach. Henderson is pleased with the quality of player in Provo's camp this year, but is reluctant to believe that Provo is a favorite for the title. "I don't know if we are or not. I don't think so. All it shows is that we have players coming back. On paper we've got experience., but weU have to make sure we have good work,." he said. "Every team is the team to beat. The teams are so competitive in the region that anyone could win it. " Provo will use a pro style offense and try for running and passing balance. Senior Wade Douglas was a back up receiver last year and will get the nod this year. Henderson also cited junior William Pauley as a receiver to watch. Pauley got playing tune in last and Carbon couid finish anywhere. We give the Dons the edge for second because of their strong defense and kicking game. It will be tough to run on Spanish Fork this year. Springville has good people back in the skill positions and will give every body a test. Carbon,, witnout running back Mark Nielsen, is in rebuilding year. But the Oinos have some excellent players and some big receivers. It s a team that could finisti last, or rally and give the Vikings run for first. Lehi and P'ayvm rounu uui. the picks. year's state pwyuiis as a sopnu-mor- e. John Mecnam returns at cignt end with, a yar of experience behind him. Ic gives tne potential for a nne corps oc receivers. d Defensively, uie Bulldogs ar-eie- nose guard by returning Brian Day. Day, an selection last year,, will team witn tackles Kevin La barren and Mike n Young to provide the defensive wall. Ben Haws and Matt Hatch return at linebacker and Bert Ader-to- n returns at safety. If Provo can rebuild the defensive secondary, it will have a tough defense and a well balanced team. '"Every games's a big game. I don't see anybody that's not competitive in the region," said Henderson. U - S?pt. 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