While most high schools won't begin region play until after the holidays, action in Region 14 is under way. And after two games it seems safe to say that Rowland Hall-St. Marks appears to be the team to beat.
Tuesday night on their home court the Winged Lions devoured Mount Vernon 93-53 to remain undefeated this season, running their record to 5-0 overall and 2-0 in region play.Senior Rylind Sumner scored 25 points to lead Rowland Hall while teammate Adrian Larson came up just short of a recording a triple-double with 14 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists.
Even though the game ended up a blowout, Mount Vernon (2-4, 1-1) hung tough in the first quarter before Rowland Hall pulled away near the end for a 23-10 lead.
The second quarter turned out to be the clincher as the Winged Lions used a tough pressure defense created havoc for the Patriots. That havoc turned into turnovers that led to easy layins for Rowland Hall, which held a 46-22 lead at intermission.
Elsewhere in the state:
Skyline 67, Granger 34
At Skyline, Dave Keddington led a balanced scoring attack for the Eagles as they easily handled the Lancers. Keddington tossed in 13 points for Skyline (2-3), which held a 33-16 lead at halftime. Brandon Doman added 12 for the Eagles.
Hillcrest 65, Kearns 27
At Hillcrest, the Huskies poured it on in the first quarter and cruised to an easy win over the Cougars. Hillcrest (4-1) jumped out to a 21-4 lead in the first quarter behind the shooting of Zac Love, who led the Huskies with 16 points. Kearns fell to 2-3 with the loss.
Jordan 77, Carbon 69
At Jordan, the Beetdiggers fell behind early but came back to edge the Dinosaurs. Ryan Burgan tossed in 20 points to lead Jordan (2-3) while teammates Ryan Stewart and Matt Fowkes added 19 apiece. Carbon led by six after the first quarter behind the shooting of Jeremy Jewkes, who lead all scorers with 28 points.
HILLCREST 65, KEARNS 27
Kearns (2-3) 4 7 5 11-27
Hillcrest (4-1) 21 18 13 13-65
Kearns - Berta 2 0-0 4, Voorhies 1 0-0 2, Sundquist 1 0-2 2, Strasbourg 1 0-0 2, Fenton 1 1-3 3, McClere 0 1-2 1, Rohovit 1 2-4 5, Simons 2 0-0 4, Jones 1 0-0 2, Teo 0 2-2 2. Totals - 10 6-13 27. Three-point shots - Rohovit 1.
Hillcrest - Love 6 2-3 16, Hales 5 0-2 10, Bowers 3 0-0 6, Keetch 4 0-0 9, Shipp 2 1-2 6, M. Walker 1 0-0 3, Hill 3 1-1 8, D. Walker 0 0-2 0, Ishihara 1 0-0 3, Clark 1 0-0 2, Borg 1 0-0 2. Totals - 27 4-10 65. Three-point shots - Love 2, Keetch 1, Shipp 1, M. Walker 1, Hill 1, Ishihara 1.
JORDAN 77, CARBON 69
Carbon 18 18 15 18-69
Jordan (2-3) 12 22 22 21-77
Carbon - Dunn 4 0-1 8, Atwood 0 2-3 2, Nelson 2 0-0 5, Jewkes 13 2-5 28, Watson 0 0-0 0, Miller 4 2-4 14, Cochrene 1 2-2 4, Raby 2 4-8 8. Totals 26 12-23 69. Three-point shots - Nelson 1, Miller 2.
Jordan - Robinson 0 1-2 1, Burgan 6 7-8 20, Pond 1 0-2 2, Larson 1 0-0 3, art 8 2-5 19, Fowkes 6 7-8 19, Olsen 4 1-2 9, Callister 2 0-0 4. Totals 28 18-27 77. Three-point shots - Burgan 1, Larson 1, Stewart 1, Fowkes 2.
SKYLINE 67, GRANGER 34
Granger 6 10 8 10-34
Skyline (2-3) 15 18 15 19-67
Granger - Ramos 3 0-0 6, Butterfield 1 0-2 2, Farnsworth 2 2-4 6, Erickson 1 0-0 2, Atridge 2 0-0 4, Stone 1 0-0 2, Woolford 0 1-2 1, Parker 2 0-0 4, Cavinish 3 1-2 7. Totals 15 4-10 34. Three-point shots - none.
Skyline - Gardner 4 1-2 9, Johnson 5 0-0 10, Keddington 5 3-3 13, Moses 1 0-0 2, Tuft 3 2-4 8, Doman 5 2-2 12, Judd 2 0-0 4, Smart 0 1-2 1, Sorenson 1 0-0 2, Chipman 0 2-2 2, Matele 1 0-0 2, Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 11-15 67. Three-point shots - none.
ROWLAND HALL 93, MT. VERNON 53
Mt. Vernon (2-4, 1-1) 10 12 13 18-53
Rowland Hall (5-0, 2-0) 23 23 26 21-93
Mt. Vernon - Jones 4 6-12 14, Heaps 2 0-0 5, Guinaeres 9 2-2 20, Lee 1 0-0 2, Porter 1 1-2 3, Lambson 2 0-1 5, Santiago 1 1-2 3, Felker 0 1-2 1. Totals 20 11-20 53. Three-point shots - Lambson 1, Heaps 1.
Rowland Hall - Ashton 1 0-0 3, Alexis 6 0-0 13, Miller 2 0-0 4, Ahkaban 1 0-1 2, Felton 2 0-0 4, Sumner 12 0-0 25, Chang 3 0-0 6, Howell 1 0-0 2, Larson 7 0-0 14, Horn 3 0-0 9, Rasmussen 2 1-2 5, Billings 3 0-0 6. Totals 40 1-3 93. Three-point shots - Horn 3 Sumner 1 Alexis 1 Ashton 1.