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Show RACE GROWS COMPLEX I Flyers Take Lead in League Race TEAM STANDINGS Dixie 4 1 .800 Cedar City 3 I .750 Kanab 2 2 .500 Hurricane 2 2 .500 Enterprise 1 3 250 Valley 0 3 .000 The Dixie Flyers of St. George moved Into a percentage lead in the Dixie Division basketball race Wednesday evening when they downed the Cedar Redmen 47 to 33. The game was played In the College of Southern Utah field-house; gave Hurricane a victory over Kanab at Hurricane 45 to 41 and last Friday the Flyers chalked up another victory on their home court over the Enterprise Wolves by an 80 to 40 score. With the league moving midway mid-way into the season, the defeat for the Redmen throws the race Into a more complex series with each game growing In emphasis as the season progresses. The Dixie Dix-ie Flyers have wound up five games, dropping but a single encounter en-counter at Kanab to boose the Redmen Into the league lead early ear-ly In the season. Wednesday's game dropped the Redmen and the Flyers Into a virtual tie foi first pJace with the outlook for the league championship, more than likely, hinged on the efforts of the remaining four teams and any possib.'e upsets they may deal out through the remainder of tlie season. Last Friday the Cedar-Valley game was postponed owning te weather conditions. Missing this gam put the Redmen one-half game behind the Fivers. Momlav. Feb. 6 at the C S IT fieldhous-r the Valley game wi.'l be made up and if the Redmen. as cxpee'ed win this one. the standings will b,- all tied up as the first half of ulav ends. Another chtn in schedule was rfvessjf.-ited hv the Cedar-Valley Cedar-Valley rostuon.-ment. The g.m pitting these ui te-ims togethe, on Feb. 24 at tdar Citv has now been moved to Orderville. Al Though the sehedr.'e remains the same for this final game the home court has been changed. Kanab and Hurricane, both teams with a .500 per cent mark In the win-loss column, will bp fighting to keep In the running in the league Friday night. Kanab Ka-nab moves to Enterprise and with I the superior height of the Cow-Jbovs Cow-Jbovs over the verv small Enterprise Enter-prise team, the Cowboys should take a win here. Valley, yet to iwln a league ball game, w'.'l I move to Hurricane and It is' ex-ipceted ex-ipceted that the Buffaloes will move still further Into the cellar cel-lar spot. Mnndav evening at 8 n. m. th Cedar Valley game at C S U will wind up the .'npuj schedule for the first half of play. |