The Orem High girls basketball team figures to be among the top 5A teams this year. Timpview is one of the best 4A teams in the state. Tuesday night in a battle of Utah County unbeatens, it was the Thunderbirds who remained unbeatenwith a 50-38 road victory over the Tigers.
Timpview (8-0) led by just two points at the half but outscored Orem 17-7 in the third quarter to grab a 12-point lead entering the final eight minutes. Lindsay Allen led all scorers with 17 points for the Thunderbirds.The Tigers (5-1) were paced by Shaanta Kamai's 15 points, while Adrienne Honeycutt added 13.
Elsewhere in the state:
Layton 69, Bear River 26
At Layton, Christie McAtee scored 14, Tara Ferrin had 13 and Kristine Noel added 12 to lead the Lancers over the Bears in a non-league game for both teams.
Viewmont 55, Woods Cross 52
At Woods Cross, Nanette Smith scored 16 and Casey Fuhriman added 13 as the Vikings (1-4) won their first game of the year. Woods Cross (1-3) was led by Tiffany Britton's game-high 17 points.
Monticello 48, Mancos, Colo. 35
At Monticello, Catherine Franklin scored 14 points and Julie Adams added 11 to lead Monticello (2-2) to the victory over Mancos.
Bingham 60, Olympus 36
At Bingham, the Miners had little trouble downing the Titans in a non region game Tuesday.
Skyline 55, Granger 34
At Granger, the Eagles used a balanced scoring attack and a half-court press to beat the Lancers. Shelly Karen led Skyline with 11 points, while teammates Kelly Duckworth and Java Whetman netted 10 each.
Hunter 37, Cottonwood 35
At Hunter, Jamie Williams nailed a pair of free throws to score the only two points for either team in the extra period. Hunter's April Watt led all scorers with 15 points.
American Fork 73, Taylorsville 34
At Taylorsville, the Cavemen continued their roll behind the play of star guard Julie Krommenhoek, who scored 35 points. American Fork is now 7-0 on the season. Taylorsville was led by Jill Ames' 14 points.
East 41, Brighton 37
At East, Amy Hales scored 16 points, grabbed 11 boards and dished out four assists to lead the Leopards over the Bengals. East is now 2-3 overall, while Brighton fell to 1-4.
Springville 65, Tooele 32
At Tooele, the Red Devils improved to 6-1 on the year with the road victory over the Buffaloes. Michelle Cooper scored 11 points in the losing cause for Tooele.
Alta 63, Provo 49
At Alta, the Hawks jumped out to an 18-5 first-quarter lead and held off the Bulldogs to earn the victory. Kara Harrison led Alta with 17 points and nine rebounds, while guard Alli Bills had 14 points and nine assists. Margaret Kesler added 12 points for the Hawks. Provo dropped to 4-1 with the loss.
Payson 48, North Sanpete 45
At Payson, freshman Melissa Tervort scored 10 points to lead Lions to a narrow win. Karalie Larson added 12 points for Payson. Both teams are now 4-3 on the year.
Region 14
Waterford 56, Mt. Vernon 20
At Mt. Vernon, the Wolves improved to 5-3 overall with the win over the Patriots. Eliza Miller led Waterford with 16 points, while Holly Timm had 13 for Mt. Vernon (0-6).
Rowland Hall 78, S.L. Lutheran 28
At S.L. Lutheran, the Winged Lions jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. Rowland Hall-St. Mark's is now 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the region. Anne Leppert led all scorers with 20 points, while Megan Williams scored 19 and Alli Miller netted 13.
VIEWMONT 55, WOODS CROSS 52
Viewmont (1-4) 10 17 15 13-55
Woods Cross (1-3) 12 23 12 15-52
Viewmont - Fuhriman 6 1-2 13, Smith 7 2-2 16, Thompson 2 2-2 6, Wadley 4 0-0 8, Mecham 2 2-2 6, Memmott 2 1-2 5, Whetten 0 1-2 1. Totals 23 9-12 55. Three-point shots - none.
Woods Cross - Bullock 2 0-0 4, Britton 7 3-9 17, Geddes 5 0-2 10, Midgley 5 0-0 11, Harding 2 0-0 4, Taylor 1 0-1 2, Newland 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 3-12 52. Three-point shot - Midgley 1.
SPRINGVILLE 65, TOOELE 32
Springville (6-1) 11 16 23 15-65
Tooele (0-6) 5 4 9 14-32
Springville - Skousen 1 0-0 2, Jones 0 2-2 2, Todhunter 4 0-2 8, Hone 1 0-1 2, Harvey 0 1-2 1, Hollinger 2 2-4 8, Oakey 3 1-2 7, Miner 0 2-2 2, Hart 6 3-3 15, Leverage 1 1-3 3, Child 2 2-2 9, Roberts 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 14-21 65. Three-point shots - Child.
Tooele - Blackburn 1 0-1 2, Bottema 0 1-2 1, Cooper 4 3-6 11, Colovich 0 4-4 4, Connell 2 0-0 5, Butterfield 1 3-6 5, Gull 2 0-0 4. Totals 10 11-19 32. Three-point shots - Connell 1.
SKYLINE 55, GRANGER 34
Skyline 12 16 15 12-55
Granger (2-4) 4 9 9 12-34
Skyline - Black 1 0-2 2, Karen 4 2-3 11, Duckworth 3 4-6 10, Whetman 3 4-4 10, Gerszewski 1 0-0 2, Anderson 2 0-0 4, Welsh 2 3-6 7, Kinnersley 3 3-7 9. Totals 19, 15-29 55. Three-point shots - Karen 1.
Granger - Kellie Erickson 3 1-3 8, Kim Erickson 3 0-0 6, Hoecherl 1 0-0 2, McGill 1 0-0 3, Peterson 1 0-0 3, Toia 3 3-4 9, Topham 1 0-0 3. Totals 14 4-10 34. Three-point shots - Kellie Erickson 1, McGill 1, Peterson 1, Topham 1.
ROWLAND HALL 78, S.L. LUTHERAN 28
S.L. Lutheran (7-2) 8 9 6 5-28
RHSM (5-1, 4-1) 19 19 20 20-78
S.L. Lutheran - K. Thoen 3 0-0 6, S. Thulin 1 0-1 2, Carson 1 0-0 2, Walken 2 0-2 4, Sandberg 1 2-4 4, Theon 2 1-2 5, Morrison 1 0-1 2, Gohlinghart 1 1-2 3. Totals 12 4-12 28. Three-point shots - none.
RHSM - Leppert 10 0-0 20, Meade 1 0-0 2, Miller 6 0-0 13, Chamberlain 4 2-2 10, Williams 9 1-2 19, Folias 1 0-2 2, Littlefield 4 0-0 8, Reeder 1 0-0 2, Methner 1 0-0 2. Totals 37 3-6 78. Three-point shots - Miller 1.
AMERICAN FORK 73, TAYLORSVILLE 34
American Fork (7-0) 10 25 23 14-73
Taylorsville 4 8 12 10-34
American Fork - Hickman 1 0-0 2, Webster 1 3-4 6, Krommenhoek 11 12-12 35, Stringham 3 0-0 6, Allen 3 8-9 14, Kelsh 2 2-2 6, Shelley 1 2-4 4. Totals - 22 27-32 73. Three-point shots - Webster 1, Krommenhoek 1.
Taylorsville - Winburn 1 2-2 4, Richardson 4 2-10 10, Johnston 3 0-0 6, Ames 5 4-7 14. Totals - 13 8-24 34. Three-point shots - none.
HUNTER 37, COTTONWOOD 35
Cottonwood 8 10 13 4 0-35
Hunter (4-2) 16 4 1 14 2-37
Cottonwood - Bigelow 0 1-2 1, Brockbank 3 2-4 8, Burnett 3 0-0 6, Chamberlain 2 0-2 4, Hawes 4 0-3 8, Hunt 3 0-0 8, Clifford 0 0-2 0. Totals - 15 3-13 35. Three-point shots - Hunt 2.
Hunter - Baker 1-2 1, Watt 7 1-4 15, Kolb 1 0-0 2, Williams 5 4-9 14, Jones 1 3-4 5. Totals - 14 9-17 37. Three-point shots - none.
TIMPVIEW 50, OREM 38
Timpview (8-0) 13 10 17 10-50
Orem (5-1) 13 8 7 10-38
Timpview - Allen 7 3-4 17, Fakler 3 1-6 7, Freeze 1 4-6 6, Sherwin 3 0-2 6, Young 2 0-2 6, Bell 1 2-2 5, Stewart 1 1-2 3. Totals - 18 11-24 50. Three-point shots - Young 2, Bell 1.
Orem - Kamai 6 2-2 15, Honeycutt 6 0-0 13, Vandervel 1 1-4 3, Bahr 1 0-0 2, Skousen 0 2-2 2, Hall 1 0-0 2, Mann 0 1-2 1. Totals - 15 6-12 38. Three-point shots - Honeycutt 1, Kamai 1.
LAYTON 69, BEAR RIVER 26
Bear River (1-4) 7 7 9 3-26
Layton (6-1) 14 18 19 18-69
Bear River - Pugsley 1 1-2 3, Elmek 0 2-5 2, Sadler 3 4-6 11, Wood 3 1-2 7, Smith 1 0-0 2, Nish 0 1-2 1. Totals - 8 9-19 26. Three-point shots - Sadler 1.
Layton - Tara Ferrin 6 0-0 13, Noel 4 4-6 12, Tricia Ferrin 4 0-0 8, Hall 1 0-0 2, McCormick 3 0-2 6, Crews 2 0-0 4, Lee 0 2-2 2, McAtee 6 2-2 14, Johnson 2 0-0 4, Kimmel 2 0-1 4. Totals - 30 8-13 69. Three-point shots - Tara Ferrin.
WATERFORD 56, MT. VERNON 20
Waterford (5-3) 15 20 3 18-56
Mt. Vernon (0-6) 1 3 8 8-20
Waterford - Anderson 2 0-0 4, Stillman 3 2-4 8, Miller 8 0-2 16, Jensen 2 1-2 5, Lind 3 0-0 6, Egan 1 1-2 3, Jones 1 0- 2 2, Lloyd 3 0-2 6, Varner 3 0-0 6. Totals - 26 4-16 56. Three-point shots - none.
Mt. Vernon - Timm 4 5-7 13, Hardy 1 3-4 5, Perry 1 0-0 2. Totals - 6 8-12 20. Three-point shots - none.
ALTA 63, PROVO 49
Provo (4-1) 5 14 19 11-49
Alta (2-3) 18 15 14 16-63
Provo - Staheli 2 4-4 8, Pool 3 4-6 10, Wilson 3 1-2 7, Red 5 1-6 14, Williams 3 0-2 6, Throckmorton 0 2-2 2, Tobiason 1 0-3 2. Totals 17 15-25 49. Three-point shots - none.
Alta - arrison 7 3-4 17, Bills 7 0-0 14, Kesler 6 0-1 12, Larson 3 0-0 6, Holmes 1 0-0 2, Roberts 2 0-3 4, Hansen 3 0-0 6, Gunnell 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 3-8 63. Three-point shots - none.
MONTICELLO 48, MANCOS, COLO. 35
Mancos 6 6 10 13-35
Monticello (2-2) 11 13 9 15-48
Mancos - Wright 1 0-0 2, Smith 6 0-0 12 Zufelt 2 0-0 4, Jones 2 2-2 6, Hill 6 1-2 13. Totals 17 3-4 35. Three-point shots - none.
Monticello - Young 2 4-11 8, Forrest 4 2-3 10, Franklin 5 4-7 14, Redd 2 0-3 4, Fullmer 0 1-3 1, Adams 5 1-6 11. Totals 18 12-33 48. Three-point shots - none.
PAYSON 48, NORTH SANPETE 45
North Sanpete (4-3) 5 11 16 13-45
Payson (4-3) 10 16 10 12-48
North Sanpete - Pyper 0 2-5 2, Erickson 3 3-4 9, Crumb 5 4-6 14, Christensen 2 5-6 9, Blackham 1 0-0 2, Bailey 0 0-2 0, Allred 3 0-0 9. Totals 14 14-23 45. Three-point shots - Allred 3.
Payson - Larson 6 0-0 12, Hansen 2 0-0 4, Lowe 5 0-0 10, Massey 4 0-0 8, A. Tervort 2 0-0 4, M. Tervort 5 0-2 10. Totals 23 11-14 48. Three-point shots - none.
EAST 41, BRIGHTON 37
Brighton (1-4) 12 4 11 10-37
East (2-3) 13 8 12 8 41
Brighton - Cluff 5 1-1 11, Davis 4 0-2 8, Johnson 3 3-4 9, Moser 2 0-0 4, Kienk 1 0-0 2, Olson 1 0-2 3. Totals 16 4-9 37. Three-point shots - Olson 1.
East - Hale 6 4-9 16, Epperson 2 0-0 4, Norman 4 0-0 8, Neely 1 0-0 2, Stowe 4 0-1 9, Tanner 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 4-10 41. Three-point shots - Stowe 1.