Valley Top 5: 4A teams head to state, 5A and 6A jockeying for position
Darnell Dickson, Daily Herald
Orem's Chance Dastrup (11) drives around his cousin, Timpview's Mason Ford, in a Region 8 boys basketball game on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.Each week, Daily Herald sports experts Jared Lloyd, Darnell Dickson and Brian Preece rank the top five teams in the Utah Valley in boys and girls basketball and boys and girls wrestling (records as of Feb. 10):
Boys Basketball
1. Orem (18-3)
Tigers D held Timpview to two single-digit quarters in big win.
2. Timpview (16-5)
T-Birds had shot at Orem but couldn’t finish the deal.
3. Lone Peak (13-7)
Knights have emerged at the top of rugged Region 3.
4. Springville (15-6)
Red Devils have won four straight games.
5. Payson (17-5)
Lions earned No. 3 seed in Class 4A Tournament.
— Darnell Dickson
Girls Basketball
1. Payson (19-2)
The regular season is over and now the Lions gear up for a run at the 4A state title.
2. Wasatch (17-3)
The Wasps hope to head into the 5A playoffs on a six-game win streak, but tests at Maple Mountain and vs. Spanish Fork come first.
3. Salem Hills (18-4)
The Skyhawks couldn’t keep up with Maple Mountain, dropping into second in Region 7.
4. Provo (20-3)
The Bulldogs can’t let their loss to Mountain View distract them as they head into the playoffs.
5. Lone Peak (15-6)
The Knights now lead the pack in Region 3 and will still be dangerous at state.
— Jared Lloyd
