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Springville's Mason Hansen looks to shoot during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Springville's Jamyn Sondrup dribbles the ball during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Swift Hall dribbles the ball during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Springville's Sam Nadauld tries a layup during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Springville's Mason Hansen shoots a floater during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Springville's Sam Nadauld drives to the basket during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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The Springville bench celebrates during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Springville's Mason Hansen shoots during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Springville's Sam Nadauld tries a layup during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Springville's Mason Hansen goes for a layup during a game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Springville.

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Springville boys basketball has set a high bar for itself this season — one that goes above the team’s quarterfinal finish in the 5A tournament a season ago.

Powered by senior all-state center Jamyn Sondrup and sharp-shooting guard Mason Hansen, the Red Devils have aspirations of winning the state title for the first time since 2020, according to Hansen. 

“We haven’t been able to do what we’ve wanted to do in the past couple years. This is kind of like the last dance. So we have to give it everything,” Hansen said.

The Red Devils played a non region schedule that reflected their title aspiration, posting a double-digit win over 6A Syracuse, a narrow loss against Olympus, a lopsided loss to Layton Christian and a 2-2 showing in an out-of-state tournament.

Coach Justin Snell said these games taught the team the difference between good and great — and what it takes to reach the latter.

“We have potential for great, but it’s only if we can find consistency,” Snell said. “We’re really great in moments. And you’ve got a Layton Christian and Olympus and these teams that we’ve played, and they’re consistently great throughout the game. And you might be able to (hang with) them for a quarter or a half or whatever, but the moment you let up, they just give it back to you. And we’re trying to find that last bit of consistency to see if we can get over the hump.”

That potential was on full display in a 75-46 rout of Spanish Fork Friday night, particularly from the two standout seniors who have been playing together since they were fifth graders. 

Hansen, a 19.8 point-per-game scorer who has received the coveted green light from Snell, showed off his skill set by firing jumpers from all around the arc and going for a game-high 25 points. 

“He’s worked hard enough for me to let him play,” Snell said. “And when I dislike (the shot), as long as it goes in, I don’t say anything. If it doesn’t go in, he’ll look at me and recognize that that was probably wrong. So he’s earned the opportunity to be the stud that he is, and I have to try to close my eyes sometimes.”

“I’ve just proved myself every day in practice, and the stats prove themselves,” Hansen added.

Sondrup, a 6-foot-10, 19.3 point-per-game scorer with offers from BYU, Utah, Washington and Purdue, among others, proved to be a force around the rim, scoring an easy 21 points against the overmatched Dons frontcourt. He also showed his worth to the offense as a whole, setting screens at the top of the key and distributing the ball on dribble handoffs.

“At times, the thought is we’ll just shove him down on the block and just give them the ball, but from a defensive standpoint, that can make the defense’s job easier, and we feel like because (Sondrup) can play, he deserves the opportunity to move and catch and play on the perimeter and sprint into things, which we also feel like will make us as a whole, much harder to guard,” Snell said.

Add in senior guard Bridger Frischkneck and junior guards Swift Hall and Sam Nadauld, who are capable scorers in their own right, and Springville has a four-guard, one-big starting lineup with the scoring power necessary to be great.

What will get the team “over the hump,” Swift said, is bringing the consistency defensive end, also.

On Friday night, the Red Devils brought in in the first quarter, holding Spanish to a single bucket. But the same fortitude didn’t last in the second quarter, where the Dons found better looks and posted 16 points.

“We need to make sure we’re doing a good job being able to take away transition and make a team play five on five, because that’s when we’re at our best, and that’s when we make them shoot challenging shots that we can rebound,” Snell said.

Hansen said having the consistency starts with bringing it in practice every day, and seeing it translate into the game. He added that the season’s ups and downs have prepared the team well.

“We had some tough losses, but we’ve been able to put it together, and I think we’re starting to peak at the right time,” he said. “So those losses, we’ve all learned from them, and it’s gotten better.”

Sitting at No. 9 in the 5A RPI, Springville has an opportunity in show it belongs in the title conversation with its next two games at No. 6 Pleasant Grove and home against No. 4 Wasatch.

How the season ultimately plays out depends on how far the senior leaders can take them.

“I’m hoping they push their potential as high as it will go,” Snell said. “We’ve talked a lot about what potential actually is, and that we want that bar to be astronomically high. … The goal is to get as close to it as possible. And if they’re working really hard, they get to push it higher, whereas if they’re not, then they’re going to settle for something that that they shouldn’t be.”