Show Badgers Will Host JV s And tend Provo Tech During Holidays Snow College will help to usher In the holiday season with a couple of home floor basketball games this week The Badgers will host the Utah State University junior varsity In Snow Gym Thursday Dec at pm p.m. They will play before the area fans again Saturday night Dec This time the opposition will be provided by Provo Trade Tech The Utah State team beat the Badgers 85 72 in the opening game of the season pre-season schedule but Snow coach Gary Bliss BUss thinks his team made up largely of newcomers will be able to make al although although although al- al a better showing this time though the squad has lost only one game The team from Logan has hasa a couple of top performers in Steve a 6 10 center and Blair Martineau a 6 5 5 forward Following this weeks week's home games the Badgers will be on the road next week for three days of basketball at the Mesa Invitational in Grand Junction Colorado They'll play Mesa Community College or Arizona inthe in inthe Inthe the opening round The Snow team acquired Its first win of the season last week beating a good New South Wales squad Jim ErIcksen was high with 21 followed by Earl Ridgeway with 17 Steve Dean and Alex Bluth 14 apiece and Hugh Sexton with 11 points I cant can't say who our starters will be Thursday night Coach Bliss BUss our talent is new and were we're still sUll experiment experiment- ing I am sure though that the fans will get et to see some good play in both games this week |