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Valley Top 5: Utah Valley’s best shine at the Tarkanian Classic

By Brandon Gurney, Darnell Dickson, Brian E. Preece - | Dec 15, 2025

Brandon Gurney, Provo Daily Herald

Timpview forward Dean Rueckert drives hard to the hoop to score two of his 12 points scored in a win over Dixie on Wednesday. December 10, 2025

Daily Herald writers Darnell Dickson, Brandon Gurney and Brian E. Preece rank the top five Utah Valley teams in boys basketball, girls basketball, boys wrestling and girls wrestling for the week of Dec. 22.

BOYS BASKETBALL

1. Timpview 10-0

BYU commit Dean Rueckert logged 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in 67-56 win over Centennial (Calif.)

2. Westlake 10-0

Thunder continue to roll in out-of-state tournament play.

3. American Fork 6-3

Cavemen scored a big 62-46 win over Farmington led by Jax Clark’s 22 points.

4. Orem 9-4

Like many top local teams, the Tigers took on top out-of-state competition in Las Vegas last week.

5. Springville 8-2

Red Devils are representing well at the Tarkanian Classic and validating themselves as one of the state’s best.

– Brandon Gurney

GIRLS BASKETBALL (Needs update)

1. Pleasant Grove 8-0

Vikings clash with four-time 6A champ Lone Peak on Tuesday.

2. Wasatch 9-1

Wasps went 2-1 on Southern Utah road swing last week.

3. Westlake 6-2

Thunder picked up two nice wins at Holiday Hoopfest.

4. Lone Peak 4-3

Knights lost to a pair of good Texas teams last week.

5. Timpanogos 6-0

T-Wolves with 66 3-pointers in first six games.

– Darnell Dickson

BOYS WRESTLING

1. Westlake

Thunder lock down Christmas Clash title with three individual champs.

2. Wasatch

Wasps look to develop depth to go along with their star power.

3. Timpanogos

Timberwolves runners-up at the Christmas Clash

4. Spanish Fork

Dons look to defend 5A title.

5. Mountain View

Bruins look to be in the 4A trophy hunt come February.

– Brian E. Preece

GIRLS WRESTLING

1. Wasatch

Wasps set sights on third straight 5A title.

2. Salem Hills

Skyhawks win Christmas Clash in impressive fashion.

3. Cedar Valley

Aviators a strong contender in 6A ranks.

4. Westlake

Tevia Rarick leads Thunder as sophomore looks unbeatable.

5. Maple Mountain

Sage Eggleston earns gold for the Golden Eagles at the Christmas Clash.

– Brian E. Preece

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