Show Badgers F Face ace Dixie I In Crucial Game I The Snow College basketball team will be In St. St George Friday night for a game with the Dixie Rebels that will probably probably probably ably determine whether Snow goes to the regional playoffs for the fourth year in a row Its It's a crucial game for the Badgers because Dixie is 3 0 in conference play while Snow is 2 The difference came in Price where Dixie won from College of Eastern Utah and Snow lost Overall both teams have outstanding outstanding outstanding out out- standing records The Rebels have won 13 games while losing only once Snows Snow's record Is 14 Two of those 14 Snow victories came last weekend with the Badgers winning 82 66 from Ricks Friday night ina In Ina a league game and then downing the Idaho State University junior varsity Saturday night 84 The game Friday night in St. St George will to too a degree be a study In contrasts Dixie's team is a veteran team with several of last years year's regulars back The Rebels are very quick but lack outs outstanding height wi with th Paul Belko at 6 5 their tallest player The Snow team is younger I with just three lettermen back from last year However the Badgers will wUl have a height ad advantage advantage advantage ad- ad vantage and are very physical particularly in the rebounding department The outstanding player for the Rebels is Hollins rated a junior college super star who who- Is the leading scorer and in the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Conference However ever he gets plenty of help from Kim Vernon Doug Bailey Baney and other veteran Dixie players Snow coach Gary Bliss has been starting Jim Ericksen n I 8 6 Scott Parrish 7 6 Mark I Peterson 6 Bernie I Ien en 6 5 and John Bale 5 11 in some recent games That combination gives the Badgers lots of rebounding strength Or he may start Joe Manning 5 11 at guard wit with h Bale to provide more speed ed and better overall ball handling e. e |