Farmington

Farmington defeated Northridge 66-36 Nov. 29 behind 14 points from Whitney Avei and 12 points and five rebounds from Marissa Marchant.

The Phoenix squad led by 12 points at the half and closed out the big win with a 22-points fourth quarter showing. 

Head coach Van Price noted the defensive effort of his team who forced 18 Knights’ turnovers.

Also contributing offensively were Victoria Clinger (eight points), Maddie Hauck (seven), Teagan Dagley (five), Courtney Christiansen (five), Jazzie Spencer (three), Breklyn Archibald (three), Brynn Ryan (two), Mele Fiefia (two) and Kate Geddes (one). 

Against Spanish Fork Dec. 2, Farmington won 64-47. The Phoenix team opened up the game from a three-point lead after the first quarter to a 32-20 edge at halftime. An identical 32-point second half effort sealed the big win.

“It was a very physical game and we might have two girls with broken wrists,” said head coach Van Price.

Marchant and Hauck led the way with respective double-doubles of 17 points and 10 rebounds and 10 points and 10 boards. Also scoring in double figures were Christiansen with 13 points and Fiefia with 12.

Bountiful

Bountiful had a 23-20 halftime advantage over Murray Nov. 29 before holding the Spartans to seven second-half points while scoring 38 themselves to win going away 61-27.

“We became more focused and composed in our assignments and had a good second half,” said head coach Joel Burton.

The Redhawks were led by Lizzy McConkie and Taylor Harvey who both scored 13 points with Milika Satuala also in double figures with 11. Six others scored for Bountiful – Claire Cook (nine points), Jordyn Harvey (six), Adelaide Stevenson (four), Summer Willis (two), Abby Orme (two) and Elli Buys (one) – in its second win of the year.

Against Maple Mountain Dec. 2, the Redhawks won 56-31, holding the Golden Eagles to 14 second-half points after a nine-point advantage at halftime to run away with the game.

Cook’s 15 points were tops for Bountiful with Taylor Harvey adding 11 in the win.

Davis

In Davis’ first game of the season Nov. 29, the Darts defeated Mountain Crest 46-26, opening up a 24-9 halftime lead with 24 more points in the second half.

Freshman Chloe Peery led the squad with 15 points while Kendra Kitchen and Kate Richards scored 14 and 11 points, respectively, with the three players combining for six 3-pointers. Also putting in a bucket each were Olivia Lifferth, T’Maea Eteuati and Aryanna Bull.

Viewmont

Despite Emma Mulitalo’s 32-point career night – which included five 3-pointers – Viewmont came up just short against Riverton 60-58 Nov. 29.

The Vikings and Silverwolves were in a close game all night with Viewmont’s six-point second quarter – to Riverton’s 11 points – proved to be much of the difference in the game.

“It was a good game with both teams battling hard and it came down to the wire,” said head coach Cameron Gardner. “Our team effort was great. We need to do a better job on the boards. We just gave up too many offensive rebounds that led to second-chance points for Riverton.”

Callie Peterson also had an 11-point, eight rebound effort in the loss.

At the Uintah Tournament Dec. 1-3, the Vikings picked up their first win of the season against Wasatch 57-56 in overtime. With one minute to go in regulation, Viewmont trailed by five points until Cayla Stout hit a three-pointer to close the gap. After a defensive stop, Lissia Silva was fouled and hit two free throws with 10 seconds remaining to send the game into OT. In extended time, the Wasps went up by three – while the Vikings failed to score for three minutes – until Mara Mickelson put in her two free throws with 30 seconds left to trail by just one. 

“We were pressing in just as they crossed the timeline and Callie stole it from their guard and went all the way in for a layup to put us up by one,” Gardner said. “They missed their shot and we got the rebound and ran out the clock. It was a great game and a great way to get our first win of the year!”

Lissia Da silva and Mara Mickelson both scored 12 points to lead the offense.

Against Fruita (Colo.), Viewmont lost 53-26.

“We looked like a team that was emotionally exhausted from the night before. We shot 0 for 18 from the three-point line, and we were not great defensively,” Gardner said. “We played better the second half and just managed to maintain even play with them, but they were up by 20 at halftime.”

Mulitalo had seven points to lead the squad.

Against Pine View, the Vikings won 61-36, starting strong and getting up by 22 in the first half.

Kristina Gunnell had 17 points with Mary Carr adding 10 in the big win.

“Overall, the tournament was great for us. We had a lot of fun, learned more about our team and we had to play without one of our scoring leaders, Emma, who got injured with a sprained ankle in our game against Riverton,” Gardner said. “We’ll get back to work and prepare for games next week.”

Woods Cross

Woods Cross defeated Clearfield 47-33 Nov. 29, breaking the game open from a 12-all halftime tie with a 19-point third quarter. The Wildcats finished the win off with 16 points in the final quarter.

Georgia Hatton led the scoring with 15 points while Calli Nelson also had double figures with 11. Four others – in Katie King (with nine points), Kenna Cowley (six), Mari Nichols (four) and Brielle Gefrom (two) – also provided offense for Woods Cross.

The Wildcats are 2-0 on the young season.