Pre-Season Outlook

<p>In this installment we will look at different contenders from 6A-4A. We will also provide a list of some players to watch. With team selections complete we can look forward to a few weeks of practice before the start of the season. Last year is now in the rear view mirror and changes across the state make for an interesting season ahead of us. 6A get's tougher with the addition of Jordan, Corner Canyon and Skyridge. 5A seems to be wide open. In 4A there will be a clear cut favorite. 3A-1A is going to be a mystery. </p> <p>6A</p> <p>This might be the strongest all-around field that the highest classification in Utah has seen in past years. With the addition of three great programs the field just got tougher. </p> <p>Players to Watch:</p> <p>Fremont: Dallin Hall &amp; Baylor Harrop</p> <p>Davis: Jake Sampson &amp; Trevan Leonhardt</p> <p>Northridge: Trey Simms</p> <p>Layton: Tanner Koefed &amp; Ethan Potter</p> <p>Taylorville: Cameron Millican</p> <p>Copper Hills: Stone Hutchings</p> <p>Herriman: Kase Peterson &amp; Legrand Burgess</p> <p>Jordan: Nate Maiava &amp; Dyson Koehler</p> <p>Bingham: Jordan Toscano</p> <p>Riverton: Parker Applegate</p> <p>Corner Canyon: Carter Welling &amp; Trace Ross</p> <p>Pleasant Grove: Kael Mikkelsen &amp; Preston Bushman</p> <p>Skyridge: Trevon Snoody &amp; Duncan Reid</p> <p>American Fork: Noah Moeaki</p> <p>With the best back-court in the state Fremont will be a tough team to beat coming out of Region 1. Layton and Davis will be other Region 1 teams that bring back a lot of experience. Region 3 will be a dog fight each night but Herriman and Jordan will be the teams to beat. It's hard to think that Region 4 could get any tougher but it did. PG has some young talent and Skyridge has some talented guards and great chemistry. Corner Canyon is coming off of a 5A State Championship . </p> <p>Pre-Season Top 10 6A</p> <ol> <li>Skyridge</li> <li>Fremont</li> <li>Jordan </li> <li>Pleasant Grove</li> <li>Layton</li> <li>Corner Canyon</li> <li>Herriman</li> <li>Davis</li> <li>Lone Peak</li> <li>Copper Hills</li> </ol> <p>5A</p> <p>There is a lot of talk that 5A is wide open and we couldn't agree more. Whichever team gets hot or stays healthy could have a shot in the end. With the departure of a few solid teams in the classification anything can happen now.</p> <p>Players to Watch:</p> <p>Bountiful: Cameron Chism &amp; Robert Whaley</p> <p>Woods Cross: Jake Howe &amp; Tyler Roberts</p> <p>Olympus: Ben Krystkowiak</p> <p>Hillcrest: Bronx Ashby</p> <p>Highland: Chris Rich &amp; Nate Warr</p> <p>Alta: Jaden Brownell</p> <p>Lehi: Spencer Dean</p> <p>Orem: Taft Mitchell</p> <p>Timpview: Coleman Ford</p> <p>Springville: Zach Visentin</p> <p>Wasatch: Will Harris</p> <p>Pre-Season Top 10 5A</p> <ol> <li>Bountiful</li> <li>Olympus</li> <li>Timpview</li> <li>Woods Cross</li> <li>Farmington</li> <li>Alta</li> <li>Box Elder</li> <li>Timpanogos</li> <li>Springville</li> <li>Wasatch</li> </ol> <p>4A</p> <p>Sky View will be the early favorite going into the season. They're returning one of the best players in the state regardless of classification. Dixie returns a lot of experience and they play on both ends of the court. When Cedar City is fully healthy they can be a team to watch. </p> <p>Players to Watch:</p> <p>Cedar City: Dallin Grant &amp; Zab Santana</p> <p>Dixie: Isaac Finlinson</p> <p>Juan Diego: Talon Valdes &amp; Mateus Rohden</p> <p>Sky View: Mason Falselev &amp; Sam Phipps</p> <p>Desert Hills: Mason Chase</p> <p>Stansbury: Peyton Thevenot</p> <p>Bear River: Mark Huber</p> <p>Tooele: Justin Rogers</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Pre-Season Top 10</span></p> <ol> <li>Sky View</li> <li>Dixie</li> <li>Desert Hills</li> <li>Bear River</li> <li>Juan Diego</li> <li>Cedar City</li> <li>Tooele</li> <li>Logan</li> <li>Stansbury</li> <li>Hurricane</li> </ol> <p>&nbsp;</p>