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Show Devils run past Vikes Paced by their 7 foot center Justin Shurtliff, who scored 20 points, the Springville Red Devils ran by the Pleasant Grove Vikings 55-38 in varsity basketball action Saturday. Playing on their home floor, the Vikings stayed even with the Devils through the first half, scoring 21 points to Springvilles 21. But that was as close as the Vikings would come as Springville led by Shurtliff, who is at least eight inches taller than the tallest Viking, outscored Pleasant Grove 18 to 9 in the third quarter. The Vikings, who were plagued by poor shooting, began to regain composure near the end of the fourth quarter, but it was too little too late as Springville held the lead to the final buzzer. Pleasant Grove was led in scoring by Tom Bird with 10, Chris Kitchen with 9, and Matt Norman with 7. Springvilles leading scorer was Shurtliff, and Dave Williams scored 13. In other action Pleasant Grove's J.V. beat Springville 63-49. |