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High school girls basketball: 4A quarterfinal recap — top seed Pine View rolls to victory

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Logan and Bear River face off in the 4A girls basketball quarterfinal at Sevier Valley Center in Richfield on March 1, 2021.

Annie Barker, Deseret News

4A quarterfinals

Logan 47, Bear River 43

No. 5 seed Logan held off a fourth quarter rally from No. 13 seed Bear River to secure the 4A quarterfinal victory at the Sevier Valley Center. Leading 27-21 at the half, Logan limited region foe Bear River to just three points in the third quarter, building a nine-point cushion to took care of in the fourth quarter. Logan was led by Amber Kartchner in the victory as she scored a game-high 18 points.

Pine View 56, Cedar City 24

Top seed Pine View dominated from start to finish, rolling past region foe Cedar City for the easy 4A quarterfinal win at the Sevier Valley Center. Averi Papa led Pine View with 20 points, with Alex Olson chipping in with 14. Pine View held Cedar scoreless in the first quarter, and the lead ballooned each quarter from there.

Desert Hills 62, Juan Diego 57

Julia Jacobsen scored 19 points and Shailee Bundy chipped in with 14 more as No. 2 seed Desert Hills used a big advantage in the second quarter against No. 7 Juan Diego on its way to the 4A quarterfinal win at the Sevier Valley Center. Juan Diego led 21-16 after the first quarter, but the Thunder seized momentum in the second quarter and built a 35-29 halftime lead. Juan Diego cut it to one point heading into the fourth, but Desert Hills executed down the stretch for the win. Kira Rhay scored 22 points in the loss for Juan Diego.

Sky View 47, Ridgeline 43

No. 6 seed Sky View outscored region foe and No. 3 Ridgeline 18-11 in the fourth quarter to rally for the win in the 4A quarterfinals. Hannah Radford led Sky View with 17 points, while Gracie Rigby chipped in with 13 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with under two minutes remaining in the game. Haley Anderson led Ridgeline in the loss with 12 points.