Whenever Granite High plays basketball, it's not unusual to see a hundred points scored. The only problem for the Farmers, though, is that it's usually the other team that reaches the century mark.
Thursday night was different, however.It's a night that will not be soon forgotten by the Farmer faithful as Granite (2-5) not only got a rare win, but did the almost unthinkable by walloping Park City (0-8) by a score of 105-77.
"I know we've had a hundred scored on us a lot of times, but I don't remember us ever scoring one hundred points," said Ron Burnside who is in his eighth season as the Farmer's head coach.
Matt Zito and Maurice Hamilton scored 18 points apiece, Brandon Terry added 17 and Steve Walton had 15 to lead the Farmer onslaught.
Granite used a 14-3 run at the end of the first half to go into the locker room with a 54-33 lead and pull away for good. The Farmers stretched the lead to 34 points before emptying the bench.
David Behnke led the Miners with 20 points, while teammate Gary Rosenthal chipped in 17 in the losing effort.
In other action Thursday:
Mtn. View 82, Mtn. Crest 73
At Las Vegas, Ryan Cheesman scored 22 points as the Bruins knocked their statemates from the holiday tournament. The Mustangs finished in a tie for 19th in the 50-team affair.
Mtn. View 87,
Shadow Mtn., Ariz. 85
At Las Vegas, the fourth-ranked Bruins, playing their second game of the day, placed seventh in the 18th annual Holiday Prep Classic by outscoring the Arizona crew 43-36 in the second half. Jared Hunsaker led Mountain View with 29 points and Cheesman added 22 as the Bruins overcame a 48-point effort by Mike Bibby of Shadow Mountain. Bibby's father, Henry, is a former UCLA and NBA star.
East 69, Granger 61
At East, R.L. Ellis and Darin Zwick split 36 points to pace the Leopards to victory over the Lancers.
Bonneville 87, Bear River 59
At Bear River, five Lakers reached double figures in the lopsided contest. Frank Slaugh topped Bonneville with 16 points, but high honors went to Matt Hardy, who tallied 29 for Bear River.
Weber 75, Sky View 67
At Sky View, Shawn Moore led all scorers with 21 points as the Warriors improved to 6-0 with a win over the Bobcats. Ken Clark had 18 for the hosts.
Davis 61, Layton 48
At Layton, Kyle Olsen scored 22 points, hitting a pair of three-pointers, as the Darts defeated the Lancers. Ben Warden contributed 19 points for Davis, while Chad King had 22 for Layton.
Viewmont 55, Orem 40
At Viewmont, Joe Walton tallied 17 points as the fifth-ranked Vikings improved to 7-0 with a win over the Tigers. Brett Gardner had 12 for Orem.
Bingham 83, American Fork 64
At Bingham, Clint Waddell led all scorers with 25 points as the Miners blasted the Cavemen. Lance Barnes added 16 for the victors, while James Bromley had 17 for American Fork.
Malad, Idaho 56, Logan 45
At Malad, the Grizzlies found the going rough north of the border.
Spanish Fork 50, Ogden 45
At Ogden, Kris Jex scored 21 points to lead the visiting Dons to an upset win over the second-ranked Tigers. Jermaine Wright had 16 for Ogden, losers of two straight games.
Judge 70, Ben Lomond 64
At Ben Lomond, Chad Hines scored 25 points for the Scots, but it wasn't enough to leash the Bulldogs. Timmy Gardner led the victors with 21.
Carbon 54, Wasatch 52
At Carbon, Derek Bradley and Christian Pollastro combined for 29 points as the Dinos edged the Wasps.
Lehi 57, Springville 56
At Springville, the Pioneers nipped the Red Devils by hitting 17 of 21 free throw attempts. Jason Allen led Lehi with 14 points, while Jake Huff of Springville topped all scorers with 19.
Dixie 63, North Sanpete 50
At Dixie, Brandon Stilson's 16 points lifted the Flyers over the Hawks. Erik Dyches had 19 for North Sanpete.
Richfield 66, Hurricane 45
At Hurricane, the red-hot Wildcats added the Tigers to their growing list of victims. Richard Leukenga of Richfield and Phillip Carter of Hurricane both finished with 20 points.
Snow Canyon 52, Juab 51
At Snow Canyon, Nathan Ibach and Jason Hunter scored 17 and 14 points respectively as the Warriors slipped past the Wasps. J.C. Reed had 16 for Juab.
Manti 80, Uintah 59
At Manti, Alan Cox ripped the nets for 34 points as the Templars thumped the Utes. Rich Anderson contributed 13 points to the winning effort, while Corey Enloe had 18 for Uintah.
St. Joseph 76, Duchesne 75
At St. Joseph's, Rory McEntee scored 33 points and Josh Crocket added 20 to lead the Jayhawks, who trailed by 12 entering the fourth period, past the fourth-ranked Eagles. Billy Hoopes had 22 and Wes Young 20 for Duchesne.
Emery 106, Piute 59
At Emery, James Killpack scored 20 points as the Spartans whipped the Thunderbirds.
REGION 12
Morgan 79, South Summit 70
At Morgan, Blake Nelson exploded for 33 points as the Trojans downed the Wildcats in league play.
Grantsville 67, North Summit 48
At Grantsville, John Larsen scored 22 points as the Cowboys shut down the Braves. Jeremy Schuman had 14 for North Summit.
REGION 13
North Sevier 71, Kanab 62
At Kanab, Tweeb Gladwell scored 37 points as the fifth-ranked Wolves upset the No. 2 Cowboys. Brant Brown had 21 for Kanab.
San Juan 70, Monticello 60
At Monticello, Monte Jones led the Broncos with 26 points in a come-from-behind league win over the Buckaroos. Landon Day had 16 for Monticello, which led 34-24 at halftime.
REGION 16
Green River 78, Altamont 76
At Green River, Justin Carter overcame a bout with the flu by scoring 34 points as the Pirates edged the Longhorns.
Green River, Wyo. 72, Union 60
Green River, Wyoming, toppled Union, which was led by Lane Earl's 34 points.