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undefeated in Region 5; Davis climbs in Region 1

By Josh McFadden joshm@mycityjournals.com

With just a week left of the regular season in boys basketball, teams are jockeying for playoff seeding. In Region 5, Woods Cross is in good shape, while Davis and Farmington are looking to move up the standings in Region 1.

Woods Cross and Sam Stevenson and Tanner Crane each had 12 points. Stevenson also had six assists and five steals in the win.

For Viewmont, Scott Noel had 12 points and eight rebounds. Zach Robison chipped in 10 points and four rebounds. The loss dropped Viewmont to 1-5 in Region 5 and 6-13 overall. The Vikings hosted Northridge on Wednesday and next play at Bonneville on Friday.

THE DAVIS HIGH D’ETTES placed fourth at the 6A state drill championships Feb. 4 at Utah Valley University, taking third in Show and fourth in Military and Dance.

DRILL: Continued from pg.9 onships, taking third in Show and fourth in Military and Dance.

Senior co-captain Aspen Ahlquist took first overall in Drill Down while senior Liv Hendrix placed second. Ahlquist was also named All-State, Academic All-State and the 6A scholarship winner. Senior captain Libby Wells was also recognized on the AllState team.

“We have had a remarkable year together as a team!” said head coach Kira Mortensen. “Going into the state finals ranked second was something we celebrated!”

This season, the D’Ettes won the Overall Sweepstakes at the Excalibur Classic and the Royal Classic competitions while its “Sherlock Holmes” Show routine won top

801-298-5820 honors in all four competitions this season.

Wells was assisted by senior co-captains Jaci Jacobsen, Kennadi Smith and Ahlquist in the leadership of the 38-member squad. Also on the DHS team this season were seniors Abby Graham, Leah Karras and Sage Matthews; juniors Sylia Arnell, Zoe Bingham, Emma Gardiner, Cali Halliday, Addi Johnson, Taisa Kuma, Kambrie Mustain and Aubrey Rowe; sophomores Jade Bangerter, Brielle Barkley, Breana Barnes, Beya Chatelain, Ava Edwards, Addie Ehlers, Brooklyn Hanson, Brytinn Hill, Zoey Larsen, Ella NeVille, Hazel Ramsdell and Leilana Vagai’a; and freshmen Eden Foster, Makae Hendrix, Sydney McBride, Ellie Palmer, Ellison Parkinson, Payton Patane, Ella Randall, Frankie Scott, Hadlee Sims, Tessa Wilding and Brooklyn Wright.

“This is a young team with 12 sophomores and 11 freshmen who were able to pick up on the sport so quickly because of the leadership from the seniors and juniors,” Mortensen said. “This team loved each other and got along better than any team I’ve ever coached in my six years. We had no drama, laughed at every practice, worked so hard, and overcame so many obstacles. And for that, I am the most proud. We nicknamed them the ‘golden team’ because they were such a joy to coach.”

Mortenson was assisted by Alisha Peters, Shaylene Morris and Celesta Stephenson on the coaching staff this season. l

As of our press time, the Wildcats are 6-0 in league play, a full two games ahead of Box Elder. Overall, Woods Cross is a strong 15-3. The team is currently third in the Class 5A RPI, which determines playoff seeding. The Wildcats won their only game last week, a 55-49 conquest of Box Elder in a key matchup between the region top two teams. With the win, Woods Cross has now held eight of its 18 opponents to 50 points or fewer. In the contest, Woods Cross got off to a 19-11 advantage after one quarter. Playing at home, the Wildcats stayed ahead throughout, though Box Elder did make things interesting by outscoring the Wildcats 14-10 in the fourth quarter. Neither team missed a free throw, and the Wildcats had five players score in double figures. Alex Brey led the way with 14 points, while Will Campbell had 11. Jaxon Smith, Cade Eberhardt and Mason Bendinger each had 10. Eberhardt also had seven rebounds and seven assists. Brey added eight rebounds and four assists.

Woods Cross played at Bountiful on Wednesday before heading to Northridge on Friday.

Bountiful and Viewmont

The Redhawks are 8-10 overall and 3-3 in Region 5. The team is 18th in the RPI rankings for Class 5A.

Bountiful was 2-0 last week, with one of those wins coming against non-league foe Juan Diego, 62-57 on Feb. 1. In the win, Carson Smith had 21 points for the Redhawks, while Charlie Smith contributed 18, including four three-pointers. The Redhawks were a solid 11-13 from the foul line.

On Feb. 3, the Redhawks were back in Region 5 action where they upended Viewmont 64-55. It was a nearly identical result as the last time the two teams met on Jan. 13 when the Redhawks won 6453. This time around, Bountiful overcame a poor third quarter to outscore the Vikings 17-12 in the final six minutes to seal the victory. Carson Smith had 15 points,

As for Bountiful, it plays at Box Elder on Friday after its crucial contest against Woods Cross on Wednesday.

Davis

In Region 5, Davis is now 6-4 in league play and 12-9 overall, good enough for third place in the region. More importantly, the Darts are 11th in the RPI rankings.

Last week, Davis beat Weber 57-47 in a strong defensive effort on Feb. 3. Davis also shot 24 of 43 from the field, helping to offset a 1-5 showing from the foul line. Kaden Eggett paced the team with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Colby Whicker had 12 points and four rebounds, while Zach Fisher had a similar stat line of 11 points and four rebounds. Ike Morgan led the way in assists with five.

In its next game this past Tuesday, the Darts again held their opponent to 47 points. This time it was Syracuse, against whom Davis had 54 points on the road. Davis hit just 6–11 from the free-throw line but was 21 of 42 from the floor. Coleman Atwater had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Whicker was solid, recording 14 points. Fisher had 13 points in the win.

The Darts don’t play again until Feb. 14 when they host Clearfield. The regular season finale is two days later at Fremont. Farmington

The Phoenix are behind the Darts in the league standings, sporting fifth place with a 4-5 mark. Overall, Farmington is 12-7. Yet, the team is 10th in the RPI rankings.

Farmington had a rough outing on Tuesday, finding itself on the wrong end of a 91-70 blowout loss at Layton. The Lancers had 50 points in the second half, outscoring the Phoenix by 18 in the final 12 minutes. Cole Johnson had a nice outing for the Phoenix, as he tallied 23 points. Paul Beattie was second with 19 points, and Braden Larsen had 12 points of his own.

Farmington plays at Syracuse this Friday. l

Athletes Of The Week

The Davis Journal is once again honoring our Athletes of the Week. Winners were chosen by our Journal sportswriters with input from local coaches.

Our MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK is Cade Eberhardt, Woods Cross boys basketball. He had 10 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a win over Box Elder.

Other MALE NOMINEES were:

Carson Smith, Bountiful boys basketball. Had 21 points in a win over Juan Diego and 15 points in a win over Viewmont.

Scott Noel, Viewmont boys basketball. Had 12 points and eight rebounds in a loss to Bountiful.

Kaden Eggett, Davis boys basketball. Had 22 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Weber. Cole Johnson, Farmington boys basketball. Had 23 points in a loss to Layton. free), Shaw (second, 50 free; fourth, 100 free), the 400 free relay team of Hale, Groberg, Merrill and Shaw (second), Grant (third, 200 free; fourth, 100 free), Landheim (third, 100 fly; fourth, 50 free), Merrill (third, 200 Individual Medley), the boys medley relay lineup of Nielsen, Frandsen, Landheim and Bennett (third), Nielsen (fourth, 100 fly; fourth, 100 back), Garrick Bench (fifth, 200 IM, 100 back), Frandsen (fifth, 100 breast) and Nahlia Stewart (fifth, 50 free)

Our FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK is Kendra Kitchen who scored 37 points in wins over Farmington and Weber this week.

Other FEMALE NOMINEES were: Bountiful’s Jordyn Harvey who scored 15 points in a win over Box Elder this week for the top-ranked Redhawks. Woods Cross’ Georgia Hatton had 13 points and 15 rebounds in a win over Viewmont this week. Aspen Ahlquist placed first overall in Drill Down (she was also named All-State and Academic AllState and the 6A scholarship winner).

Farmington

Senior Mason Draxler won two individual Region 1 titles – breaking a Region 1 record in the 100 breast and rewriting his school record in the 200 IM – while also swimming a leg on the first-place 200 medley relay team also comprised of Will Scott, Ezra Moon and John Lyman. This performance, which also included a third-place showing in the 400 free relay – along with Scott, Matthew Scoresby and Lyman – helped the boys Phoenix squad to a third-place finish in a new school record time at the Region 1 championships Feb. 4.

Senior Teal Edholm dropped over three seconds on her school record in the 200 IM in winning region while also placing third in the 100 fly. In swimming her 50-meter leg on the fourth-place 200 free relay team, she broke the final school record to own all of the marks in the girls events in achieving a season-long goal. Within an hour, junior Brooke Belnap took over one of those records – in the

500 free, where she dropping more than 13 seconds in taking third in the event. She also placed fourth in the 50 free to earn a region medal as the two swimmers led the girls squad to a fifth-place finish. “Regions were just so awesome!” said head coach Stacy Edholm. “Most of the swims were best times, and that includes the experienced swimmers. Records were broken, tears were shed, and there were celebrations all around.”

Other region medalists were Scott (third, 500 free; fourth, 200 IM), the 200 free relay lineup of Moon, Kael Michaelson, Jack Cresap and Davis Nielson (third), the 400 free relay team of Scott, Scoresby, Lyman and Draxler (third), Scoresby (fourth, 200 free; fifth, 500 free), Lyman (fifth, 100 free), Moon (sixth, 100 fly) and Hayden Wangemann (sixth, 100 breast).

“We are looking forward to heading to State in a couple of weeks,” Coach Edholm said. “I am so honored to coach such motivated kids,” Coach Edholm said. “They truly put 100 percent into this season, and have become like family to me and to each other. They have supported each other through the good times and the tough times.”

Woods Cross

The Woods Cross boys and girls teams both placed second at the Region 5 championships Feb. 4 at the South Davis Rec Center.

Justin Chamberlain broke his own school record in the 100 breast, taking home the individual title in the 100 breast while also winning the 200 IM and swimming legs on the first-place 200 medley relay team – which also included Isaac Chomjak, Ammon Kamauu and Miller Campbell – and the 400 free relay lineup of Chomjak, Kamauu and Mark Glissmeyer. Other region champions were Kamauu in the 500 free and Alanna Holzer in the 50 free.

Also earning region medals were Nate Cyril (second, 50 free; sixth, 100 breast), Chomjak (second, 100 free; second, 100 back), Holzer (third, 100 fly), Grace Gilbert (third, 100 back; fourth, 200 IM), Kamauu (third, 100 fly), the girls 400 free relay squad of Rebekah Cyril, Gilbert, Neuenschwander and Holzer (third), the girls 200 medley relay team of Gilbert, Rebekah Cyril, Holzer and Neuenschwander (third), Rebekah Cyril (fourth, 100 breast; fifth, 50 free), Glissmeyer (fifth, 100 free; fifth, 100 back), Avery Boynton (sixth, 100 back) and Miller Campbell (sixth, 50 free).

“The meet was really exciting,” said assistant coach Jamie Holzer. “We are so proud of these kids and all their hard work and amazing accomplishments. We are looking forward to state!”

Viewmont

Isaac Hale won the 50 free and 100 back at the Region 5 championships Feb. 4 while also swimming a leg on the winning 200 free relay team, which also included Eric Chamberlain, Rex Johnson and Andrew Webster. Also winning an individual region title for the third-place boys squad was Webster in the 200