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ST. GEORGE- Even before Thanksgiving, preseason high school basketball competitions have already begun across the state, with a number of local teams seeing their first action Tuesday night.
Below are recaps of Tuesday’s men’s and women’s basketball games involving Southern Utah teams, along with a look at other preseason openers. Although most teams don’t start playing in the region until early January, the pre-season schedule gives them an early start to build their RPI rankings.
4A boys
Cedar 74, Maple Mountain 65
On Tuesday night at Maple Mountain, the Reds used a 17-9 third-quarter surge to pull away from the Golden Eagles and give new head coach Tyler Monks a win on his debut. Landon Kreitzer scored 19 points to lead Cedar, while Boston Garrett had 17 and Ty Bronson added 14. The hot-shooting Reds made a total of 13 3-pointers during the game.
Wasatch 65, Hurricane 57
In Hurricane, the Tigers fell to the Wasatch Wasps. Hurricane trailed by one point at halftime, 30-29, but the Wasps went on a 22-8 run in the third quarter to pull away. The Tigers made just 9 of 22 free throw attempts during the contest.
Meanwhile, the Snow Canyon Warriors, the defending 4A state champions, are scheduled to open their preseason on Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nevada. The four remaining Region 10 teams are all set to begin their respective road programs on Thursday, Dec. 1, with Crimson Cliffs playing in Payson, Dixie in Mountain View, Desert Hills in Ridgeline and Pine View in Mountain Crest.
4A girls
Snow Canyon 71, Enterprise 25
On Tuesday at Enterprise, the Snow Canyon Warriors took a 21-2 first quarter lead and never looked back in a rout of Wolves. Olivia Hamlin and Natalie Olson scored 16 points each for Snow Canyon.
Four other Region 10 teams will begin their preseason road schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 29, with Hurricane at Canyon View, Pine View at Beaver, Cedar at Carbon and Desert Hills at Soda Springs, Idaho. Then, on Thursday, December 1, Crimson Cliffs will open in Beaver while Dixie heads to New Mexico to play Kirtland Central.
3A boys
The Canyon View boys will announce their preseason schedule at home against Hurricane on Wednesday, November 30.
3A girls
Canyon View 46, Beaver 43
On Tuesday night, the Canyon View Falcons opened their season with a narrow home win over the Beavers. Bethanee Vargas led Canyon View’s balanced score with 13 points, Jayda Gleave adding 9 and Maya Nichols and Kamryn Brush each scoring 8.
1A/2A schools
In Boys 1A/2A action on Tuesday night, Millard defeated Diamond Ranch in Millard by a score of 110-21, Wayne won at home to Green River 63-46 and Piute won in Beaver, 67-51. This game marked Piute’s second 2-0 win, as the Thunderbirds also defeated 3A San Juan 54-48 on November 16.
Meanwhile, in 1A/2A action, Kanab handled Panuitch 68-43 on Tuesday night. Anna Cutler led Kanab with 20 points, while Ashlyn Houston added 15, with the two players making nine 3-pointers between them. Panguitch was led by 17 points from Tabi Henrie. The Lady Cowboys improved to 2-0, while the Bobcats fell to 1-2 in the young season.
Defending 1A Women’s State Champion Piute started her season 1-2, with losses to Kanab and Rich last week and a win over Tabiona in between.
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