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Show SUSC hosts Color Country Basketball Classic t X. - 4 ' v f iff " size. That lack, however, doesn't show on the starting five: 5-8 Robert "Rocket" Collins, 6-4 Carl Turner (a freshman), 6-5 Terry Catron, 6-4 Sam Shumaker, and 6-8 Mike Packer, Size does fall off noticeably after the first five. The Mustangs are expected to rely heavily on outside shooting and a controlled pattern offense. Point Loma is considered in a class with Occidental (SUSC's first round opponent in the Grand Canyon tournament) and California Baptist (not to be confused with L.A. Baptist) as the top college division teams on the west coast. A strong bench and balanced scoring make the Crusaders a threat throughout the game. Jeff Armstrong, a 6-2 senior guard, and Ron Owens, a 6-7 senior center, lead Point Loma scoring. Owens is also the top rebounder (8 per game), but he gets good board support from 6-6 Tom Hanley (7.8 per game). Westminster, according to SUSC coach Stan Jack, may be more of a threat than Jheir earlier score against SUSC (an 82-62 loss) would indicate. "I look for the Parsons to become stronger as the , season progresses, particularly with the addition of three players who will soon become eligible," Jack said. The fickle finger of favoritism is pointing squarely at Southern Utah State College and Point Loma College in the first round of the Color Country Classic Basketball Tournament. The host Thunderbirds in the December 29-30 tournament will battle Los Angeles Baptist, while Point Loma goes against Westminster in the first round action. All games will be played ; at Cedar City High School's gymnasium. A pair of high school games will be played each day as part of the tournament schedule. The full tournament schedule: December 29 will have the Point Loma-Westminster game at 2:30 p.m., Cedar High-Judge Memorial at 4:30 p.m., Dixie High-Springville High at 7 p.m., and SUSC-L.A. Baptist at 8:45 p.m. December 30 games will include Dixie-Judge at 2:30 p.m., first round college losers at 4:30 p.m., Cedar-Springville at 7 p.m., and the college championship cham-pionship contest at 8:45 p.m. Two tournament sessions will be held each day. Admission prices will be $3 per session or $10 for the entire tournament for adults. Student admission is $1.50 per session or $4 for the tournament. tour-nament. Southern Utah will bring a 4-1 record into the Classic. The only T-Bird defeat came Saturday night in the finals of the Grand Canyon Tournament in Phoenix, Arizona. The 'Birds fell behind by 14 late in the game, then rallied but fell short in a 76-68 defeat to the Antelopes (who are now 7-1). L.A. Baptist had a hard luck 4-26 4-26 record last season. The Mustang's, SUSC's first-round opponent, are pleading a lack of SHOULD HELP T-BIRD CAUSE. Eric Daniels is a 6-6 senior from Moab who has shown good strength on the boards for the T-Birds in early season play. He will be counted on to help the T-Birds in the Color Country Classic slated Wednesday and Thursday of next week. |