Pre-Season Outlook
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…
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Continue ReadingIn 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.
6A
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.
Players to Watch:
Fremont: Dallin Hall & Baylor Harrop
Davis: Jake Sampson & Trevan Leonhardt
Northridge: Trey Simms
Layton: Tanner Koefed & Ethan Potter
Taylorville: Cameron Millican
Copper Hills: Stone Hutchings
Herriman: Kase Peterson & Legrand Burgess
Jordan: Nate Maiava & Dyson Koehler
Bingham: Jordan Toscano
Riverton: Parker Applegate
Corner Canyon: Carter Welling & Trace Ross
Pleasant Grove: Kael Mikkelsen & Preston Bushman
Skyridge: Trevon Snoody & Duncan Reid
American Fork: Noah Moeaki
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 .
Pre-Season Top 10 6A
- Skyridge
- Fremont
- Jordan
- Pleasant Grove
- Layton
- Corner Canyon
- Herriman
- Davis
- Lone Peak
- Copper Hills
5A
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.
Players to Watch:
Bountiful: Cameron Chism & Robert Whaley
Woods Cross: Jake Howe & Tyler Roberts
Olympus: Ben Krystkowiak
Hillcrest: Bronx Ashby
Highland: Chris Rich & Nate Warr
Alta: Jaden Brownell
Lehi: Spencer Dean
Orem: Taft Mitchell
Timpview: Coleman Ford
Springville: Zach Visentin
Wasatch: Will Harris
Pre-Season Top 10 5A
- Bountiful
- Olympus
- Timpview
- Woods Cross
- Farmington
- Alta
- Box Elder
- Timpanogos
- Springville
- Wasatch
4A
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.
Players to Watch:
Cedar City: Dallin Grant & Zab Santana
Dixie: Isaac Finlinson
Juan Diego: Talon Valdes & Mateus Rohden
Sky View: Mason Falselev & Sam Phipps
Desert Hills: Mason Chase
Stansbury: Peyton Thevenot
Bear River: Mark Huber
Tooele: Justin Rogers
Pre-Season Top 10
- Sky View
- Dixie
- Desert Hills
- Bear River
- Juan Diego
- Cedar City
- Tooele
- Logan
- Stansbury
- Hurricane