FARMINGTON — The Mountain View curse struck again for a Farmington High School girls team on Thursday night.
No. 18 seed Mountain View stunned No. 2 seed Farmington in the 5A second round, eking out the 42-40 victory after rallying from a five-point halftime deficit in the low-scoring game.
Nicole Riley scored the winning lay-up on an assist from Samiana Suguturaga with 23 seconds remaining, and the Bruins played great defense on Farmington’s final possession to hold on for the win.
Suguturaga scored 26 points for the second straight playoff game to the lead the Bruins to the upset.
“Farmington is a solid team and we knew we had a good game ahead of us. We did our best to prepare the girls, but in the end it came down to our girls making big plays, and taking pride in their defense,” said Mountain View coach Gentry Dickerson. “Before the game we talked about drawing from others successes, one of our girls got hot and it started a domino effect. It was a fun to see my girls have that much success.”
Back in the fall in girls soccer, No. 16 seed Mountain View beat No. 1 seed Farmington in the 5A second round 1-0. In volleyball, the teams met in the state championship and No. 2 seed Mountain View beat No. 1 seed Farmington 3-1.
Farmington leading scorer Valerie Kunzler missed the game with an illness.
Here’s a recap of the other 5A second round games on Thursday:
Springville 40, Bountiful 39
Both teams seemed to trade buckets throughout the game, but Springville turned out to be the team who got the extra bucket in the fourth quarter when it mattered the most. Ahna Hullinger’s 15 points gave Springville the slight edge they needed to survive against a tough Bountiful squad.
Skyline 46, Bonneville 37
Knotted at 32 after three quarters, Skyline finished the game strong and held Bonneville to only five fourth-quarter points. Kate Vorwaller led the way for Skyline, scoring 16 points.
Lehi 69, Spanish Fork 43
After a close first half, Lehi exploded in the second half and outscored Spanish fork by 20 points. Led by Maddison Warren (25 points and five 3-pointers), the Pioneers hit 12 shots from behind the arc and advance into the quarterfinals.
East 56, Olympus 44
East used a big scoring run in the second quarter to help open up a lead it never relinquished. Nani Falatea came to play, scoring 23 points for the Leopards and leading them into the quarterfinals.
Highland 43, Woods Cross 33
Highland’s defense was excellent throughout the contest. Especially in the first half where it held Woods Cross to only six points. Kaija Glasker scored a game-high 18 points for the Rams and boosted her team into the next round.
Salem Hills 52, Orem 35
Brooke Vance scored 20 points while Savannah Gustin and Keanna Vaitohi both scored in double figures as well to lead the Skyhawks to the comfortable victory after they outscored Orem 29-15 in the second half.
Viewmont 51, Alta 46
Trailing by two points through three quarters, Viewmont played with a purpose and scored nearly half of their total points in the fourth quarter. Karlia Gunnell (19 points) and Anna MacKay (17 points and 9 rebounds) were exceptional for the Vikes as they punch their ticket into the next round.