Grantsville responds well after blowout loss ♦
The Grantsville girls basketball team isn’t accustomed to losing very often at all, much less in the fashion the Cowboys did in last Tuesday’s 19-point loss to Delta.
Less than 48 hours later, the Cowboys took to the court again, this time on the road against county rival Stansbury for their third game in four nights. Shaking off any fatigue or other lingering effects from Tuesday’s game, the Cowboys dominated from the opening tip on Thursday night at Stansbury High School, rolling past the Stallions for a 49-32 win that improved their record to 4-2 on the season.
Higley’s 13 points lead Buffs past Pirates ♦
Before Friday night, the Tooele girls basketball team hadn’t played in 13 days, and the Buffaloes had yet to play a game on their home court.
And while Friday’s 36-25 win over Class 6A Cyprus wasn’t the prettiest display of basketball, the result was well worth the wait for Tooele (2-2). The Buffs’ defense continued to lead the way, holding the Pirates (1-5) to their lowest point total of the season while maintaining their own streak of limiting opponents to 45 points or less seven consecutive games, dating back to the last three games of last season.
Stansbury starts slow in 17-point loss ♦
Wednesday’s non-region game against Cyprus couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start for the Stansbury boys basketball team.
The Stallions went more than seven minutes without a field goal, a stretch during which the Pirates rattled off 19 unanswered points. When the dust settled, the Stallions were down 21-5, and had nearly twice as many turnovers as they did points. Even the national anthem went wrong during pregame when the recording cut out, though the smattering of fans from both schools in the bleachers finished the song a capella.
And while Stansbury mounted a furious comeback, the Stallions ultimately ran out of gas in the end. Class 6A Cyprus used a 14-3 fourth-quarter run to pull away for a 70-53 win at Stansbury High School the Pirates’ fourth in five games to open the 2020-21 season.
Grizzlies pull away from Buffs in second half ♦
Mistakes are hard for any team to overcome, particularly when the opponent doesn’t make many mistakes of its own.
Tooele’s boys basketball team learned that lesson the hard way Tuesday night, committing 24 turnovers to Logan’s eight in a 65-47 loss to the Grizzlies at Tooele High School. The Buffaloes (1-2) had 10 second-half turnovers to Logan’s four as the Grizzlies (4-1) outscored THS 28-17 after halftime, including 10-3 in the fourth quarter.
Tooele trailed by just two points late in the first half, thanks to a breakaway dunk by Justin Rogers that led to an and-one, as well as another Rogers free throw and a basket by Brock Beer that closed the Buffs’ gap to 28-26. After a Logan timeout, the Grizzlies got a 3-pointer from Isaac Tuft to spark a surge of their own, finishing the half with a 37-30 lead.
Potential game-tying shot in final seconds won’t fall for SHS ♦
Just when things appeared to be at their worst in Tuesday night’s non-region game against Bear River, the Stansbury girls basketball team was at its best.
The Stallions trailed by nine points entering the fourth quarter and hadn’t shot well all night, but suddenly found their stride on both ends of the court as they put together a 12-4 run to close to within a point of the Bears in the final seconds. However, thanks to some key late free throws, and a missed 3-pointer that would have tied the game, Bear River escaped Stansbury High School with a 45-40 victory.