Boys Basketball
5A State Playoffs Second Round
HEBER CITY, Utah-JJ Serre netted 19 points and the No. 4 Wasatch Wasps bested No. 13 Salem Hills 47-41 Friday in the second round of the 5A state playoffs at The Nest. Elijah Gasser led the Skyhawks in defeat with 12 points. The Wasps next face No. 12 Pleasant Grove Monday at 9:30 am in the state quarterfinals at The Huntsman Center.
OREM, Utah-Jaxon Brown posted 20 points and the No. 12 Pleasant Grove Vikings edged No. 5 Orem 55-54 in the second round of the 5A state playoffs Friday. Aisa Galea’i scored 20 points in the loss for the Tigers.
HOLLADAY, Utah-Gavin Lowe stepped up with 20 points and the No. 2 Olympus Titans routed No. 18 West 68-53 Friday in the second round of the 5A state playoffs. Elijah Albertson’s 19 points and 7 assists led the Panthers in defeat. Olympus next faces No. 7 Springville Monday at 12:50 pm in the state quarterfinals at the Huntsman Center.
SPRINGVILLE, Utah-Jamyn Sondrup posted 22 points and the No. 7 Springville Red Devils routed No. 10 Roy 82-63 in the second round of the 5A state playoffs Friday. Jesse Jones led the Royals with 23 points and 5 rebounds in the loss.
SALT LAKE CITY-Isaiah Drisdom posted 18 points and the No. 3 Highland Rams surged past No. 19 Viewmont 70-60 Friday in the second round of the 5A state playoffs. Adam Henderson led the Vikings with 19 points and 7 rebounds in defeat. Highland next faces No. 11 Woods Cross Monday at 2:30 pm in the state quarterfinals at the Huntsman Center.
MAGNA, Utah-Elliott Bendinger netted 20 points and the No. 11 Woods Cross Wildcats bested No. 6 Cyprus 72-59 in the second round of the 5A state playoffs Friday. Alen Hadzialijagic led the Pirates in defeat with a game-high 24 points.
BOUNTIFUL, Utah-Lincoln Smith led the way with 21 points and the No. 8 Bountiful RedHawks stonewalled No. 9 Payson 65-50 Friday in the second round of the 5A state playoffs. Austin Staheli led the Lions with 17 points in the loss. Bountiful next faces No. 17 Alta Monday at 11:10 am in the state quarterfinals at the University of Utah.
PROVO, Utah-Krew Eckman posted 28 points and No. 17 Alta stunned No. 1 Timpview 65-55 in the second round of the 5A state playoffs Friday. Dean Rueckert led the Thunderbirds in defeat with 22 points.
