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Bountiful, Viewmont and Woods Cross double winners on the court

Dec 12, 2024 01:53PM ● By Catherine Garrett

Defending State Champion Bountiful High topped Cyprus High 63 to 10. Mae Johnson 33 had 14 points. Taylor Harvey had 16 points, Milika Satuala had 7 points and Adelaide Stevenson had 10 points. Photo by Carl Page.

Bountiful

Top-ranked Bountiful beat Maple Mountain 56-45 Dec. 4, getting off to a hot start with a 34-20 edge in the first half and coasting to the win.

Taylor Harvey had a double-double to lead the Redhawks with 21 points and 10 rebounds while also recording five blocks. Milika Satuala also scored in double figures with 13 points while Abby Orme (seven points), Mae Johnson (six), Adelaide Stevenson (four), Maleah Nelson (three) and Isabeau Hoff (two) also contributed offensively.

Against Cyprus Dec. 6, Bountiful won 63-10. After a 31-4 halftime lead, the Redhawks scored 26 more points in the third in the dominating effort over the Pirates.

Harvey led with 16 points with Johnson producing a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds while Stevenson added 10. Also scoring for Bountiful were Satuala with seven points, Nelson and Johnson six and Orme and Anna Larson two.

Bountiful is now 3-1 so far this season.

Viewmont

Viewmont defeated East 72-31 Dec. 4. The Vikings dominated the game from the get-go, going up 17 to 4 after the first quarter and pouring on 55 more points to end the game.

“We did what we were supposed to do and outrebounded them. 57 to 27,” said head coach Cameron Gardner. “It was good to get our first ‘W’ and now we will try to carry momentum forward.”

Mara Mickelson scored 19 points and grabbed 10 boards, Mary Carr had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Callie Peterson also had a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds to lead Viewmont. Others helping the offense were Millie Egnew (seven points), Sophie Gold (five), Kelsey Lindsey (four) and Emma Petersen (two).

Against Hunter Dec. 6, the Vikings won 65-35. Viewmont again took charge early, shutting out the Wolverines in the first quarter – while scoring 15 points – and putting the game completely out of reach with 47 points over the next 16 minutes.

Mickelson had 19 points with Carr adding 14 and Peterson 10. The trio combined for 21 rebounds to dominate the glass. Also scoring for the Vikings were Lindsey (eight points), Lydia Stringfellow (five), Kailey Selleneit (five) and Egnew (four).

Viewmont improved to 2-1 on the year.

The Viewmont High girls basketball team is off to a 2-1 start, picking up two wins this week by a margin of 30 points. Photo courtesy Isaac Fisher Photography.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross pulled out a 43-41 win over Riverton Dec. 3. After a 20-17 deficit at the break, the Wildcats outscored the Silverwolves 10 to 5 in the third quarter to go up two heading into the final quarter, which ultimately ended up being the difference in the game.

“We played a much better game than we did the previous two games,” said head coach David Simon. “We are getting better and learning what our new roles are as a team.”

Grace MacArthur’s 17 points and five boards led Woods Cross with Ili Crockett and Adia Cook (eight points), Kiyomi Tauataina (seven) and Kaylee Abell (three) also scoring in the win.

Against Skyline Dec. 5, the Wildcats won 57-31, turning a five-point lead at halftime into a rout with a 31-point second half.

Abell and Tauataina combined for 25 points with Lucy Thompson adding nine points, MacArthur, Crockett and Cook seven and Riley Jacobs two.

The Wildcats also beat Farmington 47-37 Dec. 6 behind 14 points from Cook and nine each from Tauataina and MacArthur. Also contributing offensively in the win were Crockett (five points), Abell and Sophia Burden (three) and Thompson and Mary Gilbert (two).

The Wildcats are now 3-2 this season.

Davis

Davis defeated Mountain View 54-31 Dec. 3, starting strong and going up 30-10 by halftime. The Darts finished off the win with a 24-point second half effort.

“This is the best game we have played this season,” said new head coach Nicole Waddoups. “We finally were able to play with some intensity for four quarters and play as a team.”

T’Maea Eteuati led the scoring with 18 points while also grabbing six rebounds. Kate Willard also had six boards along with four points. Others scoring were Emy Richards (seven points), Chloe Peery and Emma Loveland (six), Sydney Plummer (five), Aubrey Simons (three), Kiara Zwonitzer, Maki West and Lydia Tarbet (two) and Cambell Christensen (one).

Against Draper APA Dec. 5, Davis lost 41-39. The Darts had a four-point edge at halftime but went down three heading into the fourth quarter and couldn’t pull out the win despite 22 points from Eteuati. Loveland had six points with Simons and Peery (three), Tarbet and Richards (two) and Plummer (one) also scoring in the loss.

Davis is 2-2 early on in the season.

Farmington

Farmington lost to Green Canyon 48-42 Dec. 4. After an even first quarter, the Wolves went up nine by halftime and increased the lead to double figures heading into the fourth. The Phoenix squad outscored Green Canyon 17 to 11 over the final eight minutes but it wasn’t enough in the loss.

Katie Myers scored 10 points to lead the team while Emilie Figlioli (nine points), Morgan Rogers (eight), Brekyln Archibald (five), Olive Wayland and Ellie Schow (four) and Brooklyn Symes (two) also helped on offense.

In its 10-point loss to Woods Cross Dec. 6, Farmington struggled offensively in the second and fourth quarters which ultimately proved to be the difference in the game.

Rogers led the Phoenix squad with 12 points with Wayland (seven), Figlioli (six), Archibald (five), Myers (four) and Symes (three) also scoring.

The Phoenix team fell to 3-2 this season. λ