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Buffs blow out Hurricane; Reds stop Stallions ♦ It had been nearly three weeks since the Grantsville boys basketball team had played a game, with a COVID-19 outbreak causing the cancellation of four games ahead of the regularly scheduled Christmas break. Tooele’s layoff wasn’t quite as bad, with the Buffaloes having not played a game with their full varsity roster intact in 10 days thanks to a COVID outbreak that sent 10 of their players into quarantine just before the holiday. Still, both the Cowboys and Buffs could have come in to Monday’s opening games of the Steve Hodson Cancer Classic in Cedar City with a bit of rust to shake off. ....
It wouldn’t be a rivalry game without a little drama. Just when the Grantsville boys basketball team looked to be in the driver’s seat in its road game against Tooele on Wednesday night, the Buffaloes came storming back, nearly erasing the Cowboys’ 10-point lead. However, Grantsville was able to hold on, escaping Tooele High School with a 52-49 win over its county rival. The Cowboys (3-0) led 39-29 midway through the third quarter after a driving layup by Tuhker Mulford, but the Buffaloes (1-1) answered with a 10-2 run to get back into the game. Senior center Justin Rogers was fouled by Grantsville’s Grayson McKeever as he attempted a 3-pointer from the top of the key, and hit two of three from the free-throw line. Carston Hyre drained a 3-pointer from the left corner to pull the Buffs within five points. After a basket by Grantsville’s Davin Ekins put the Cowboys up 41-34, Tooele’s Julian Mahoe converted a layup off a feed from Rogers and Pacesen McLaws nailed ....