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The Lone Peak boys basketball team used a suffocating defense and a balanced offense to overwhelm Spanish Fork 72-44 in Highland Friday night.
The key stretch came in the third quarter when Don point guard Dallin Naulu, who was held scoreless in the game, was forced to the bench with his third foul.
Over the next five minutes, a 10-point deficit ballooned to 20 as the Knights ran their inside-out game to perfection.
First Tyler Haws kicked out to Kimball Payne for a trey. A bit later, a double relay ended up in Bracken Funk's hands inside for the deuce.
At the other end, Justin Hamilton tipped a rebound out to Josh Sharp, who found Haws for the quick jumper.
Then it was Sharp-to-Funk underneath for another bucket and one. He missed the free throw, but Haws got the board and the putback to make it 50-34 at the end of the third quarter.
The run continued into the final period until Hamilton made a block, then grabbed the ball for a steal. He sent a quick outlet pass to Funk, who forwarded the rock to Haws for his second dunk of the night, starting the procession of reserves into the game.
Spanish Fork hit seven treys in the contest but got just six field goals. They also shot poorly from the line, converting on just 11-of-23 attempts. Shaun Peterson and Zack Clayton led the Dons with 10 points each.
Lone Peak had great balance with 20 points and seven boards from Funk, 17 points and three assists from Haws, 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists from Sharp and nine points, 10 boards and four blocks from Hamilton.
"Spanish Fork is a good team," said Knight coach Quincy Lewis. "When Naulu got in foul trouble, we were able to extend the lead.
"We really did hustle on defense," he continued. "There was a stretch in the third quarter where they just couldn't get any good looks. Our guys have a lot of respect for their players, so we knew we'd have to work hard.
He added, "We looked a little sluggish in the first half at times, but we really turned it up when we needed to.
"Kimball played really well," Lewis said. "That three he hit in the second half was a big, big shot and sparked our run. Josh had five assists and no turnovers, and Bracken was 10-of-13 from the field."
The Knights (7-0, 16-2) will now turn their focus to the rematch with Pleasant Grove (6-1, 16-2), while the Dons (3-4, 11-7) will try to preserve their playoff position against Lehi (1-6, 7-11). Both games are scheduled for tipoff Friday at 7 p.m.
SPANISH FORK (44)
Peterson 10, Gardner 8, Clayton 10, Roberts 3, Nelson 6, McVey 4, Vergara 3. Totals 13 11-23 44.
LONE PEAK (72)
Sharp 10, Haws 17, Hamilton 9, Payne 5, Funk 20, D. Smith 2, Hale 2, Ott 2, Pedersen 2, Austin 2, G. Smith 1. Totals 30 9-16 72.
Spanish Fork 9 10 15 10 -- 44
Lone Peak 17 13 20 22 -- 72
3 point goals: Spanish Fork 7 (Clayton 3, Peterson 2, Gardner 2); Lone Peak 3 (Haws, Sharp, Payne).
• Lehi 56, American Fork 42: At Lehi, Tyson Henderson's game-high 26 points lifted the Pioneers to their first win in region play.
American Fork (42)
Judd 1, Jones 5, Gentry Haws 13, Danklef 3, Murphy 4, Meachum 5, Mooney 3, Zach Enosa 8. Total 13 13-27.
Lehi (56)
Smith 3, Tyson Henderson 26, Obioma 8, Swenson 5, Will Walker 12, Asay 2. Total 16 22-39.
American Fork 2 7 17 16 -- 42
Lehi 7 13 21 15 -- 56
3-point goals: American Fork 3 (Haws 2, Jones), Lehi none.
Girls roundup
• American Fork 61, Lehi 52: At Lehi, visiting American Fork used a strong second quarter to pick up the region road victory.
After Lehi took a 17-13 lead after the first quarter, the Cavemen responded by oustcoring the Pioneers 19-6 in the second to take a nine-point halftime lead. American Fork then held off Lehi in the second half.
Haley Holmstead paced the Cavemen (7-1, 17-1) with 20 points while teammate Amy Krommenhoek added 16 and had American Fork's two 3-pointers.
Jackie Cattani led the way for the Pioneers (0-8, 3-14) with 15 points and a pair of 3-pointers.
American Fork (62)
Mason 6, Holmstead 20, Ybarra 5, Mansfield 12, Moeai 2, Krommenhoek 16. Totals 17 19-25.
Lehi (52)
Cattani 15, Granthem 8, Hunt 3, Sands 8, Secretan 2, K. Rogers 2, S. Rogers 14. 20 6-8.
American Fork 13 19 12 17 -- 61
Lehi 17 6 16 13 -- 52
3-point goals: American Fork None. Lehi 2 (Cattani 2).
• Lone Peak 53, Spanish Fork 43: Lone Peak defeated Spanish Fork in a close Region 4 matchup. The victory moves the Vikings to 4-4 in region while the Dons move down to 3-5. The Viking defensive effort was led by Shantel Flanary with 10 steals on the night, and Amanda Farish led the team with 10 rebounds. Marquelle Funk and Whitney Johnson both added eight more each.
Farish also led the Vikings on the scoring end with 18 points, while Funk added 11. The Dons leading scorer was Jessie Anderson who had a 16-point night.
Lone Peak plays next at home against Pleasant Grove on Friday starting at 5 p.m.
SPANISH FORK (43)
Jessie Anderson 16, Tingy 5, Redd 4, Johnson 10, Adams 6, Sanborn 2. Total 11 15-21.
LONE PEAK (53)
Smith 6, Flannary 8, George 2, Marquelle Funk 11, Littlefield 4, Amanda Farish 18, Johnson 4. Total 18 15-24.
Spanish Fork 10 6 16 11 -- 43
Lone Peak 9 16 12 16 -- 53
3-point goals: Spanish Fork 3 (Anderson 2, Tingy), Lone Peak 2 (Farish 2). |
