MORGAN -- Coach Jim Wiscombe said revenge wasn't a motivating factor, but deep down inside there must have been a sense of satisfaction.
In a rematch of last season's 3-A state championship game, the Morgan Trojans jumped out to an early lead against Wasatch on Wednesday night and held on to beat the Wasps 73-65.
Christian Wiscombe was true to his nickname, "Swish," knocking down four 3-pointers and scoring a team-high 20 points to lead the Trojans (5-1) to the victory.
"It feels good to beat Wasatch," Jim Wiscombe said. "It's been a while since we've beat them. We're different teams from last year, but it's still a good win. Wasatch is used to being champions and they battled us hard. It was a good preseason game."
Morgan's lead hovered around eight to 10 points for most of the game, including a 15-point margin early in the third quarter after a Jake Miles 3-pointer. But even then, there was an uneasy feeling in Morgan, knowing that the two-time defending champs could make a run.
And that's exactly what they did. The Trojans got out of their offense a little bit and the Wasps' leading scorer Matt Pelo started bringing his team back, cutting the lead to six points with just under seven minutes to play.
"Wasatch was tired, but we had no patience on offense," Jim Wiscombe said. "We'd just pass it once and then shoot it or throw it away. When a defense is tired that's what they want you to do. I was not happy with our lack of patience at the end of the game."
But the Trojans caught a huge break when Pelo committed his fourth and fifth fouls in a span of 15 seconds to foul out with 6:27 to go. He finished with 20 points.
Wasatch's Parker Davis converted a 3-point play with three minutes left to bring the Wasps (2-3) to within two points, but that's as close as it got down the stretch.
Boston Saunders scored 15 points for the Trojans and Miles added 13. Cameron Skinner came off the bench to score nine points -- all in the second quarter. At one point in that quarter, Cameron and his brother Colby scored 11 straight points for the Trojans.
Region 11
* BEN LOMOND 64, TOOELE 54: At Ogden, the Scots used a 23-point fourth quarter to close out the Buffaloes.
Josh Hardin led Ben Lomond with 18 points, Kody Buck scored nine of his 13 points and Sterling Brandley hit 8 of 10 free throws in the final quarter and was 9 of 12 from the line overall to help the Scots overcome a game-high 21 points by the Buffaloes' Justin Pollmann. Jack Memmott added 18 points and Tyler Lawrence had 10 for Tooele.
"One of the key factors was Nate Wakins defensively and Sage Eastburn was in double-digit rebounds," Ben Lomond coach Ryan Wilcox said.
* TINTIC 53, ST. JOSEPH 31: At Ogden, McKade Holman led all scorers with 20 points and the Miners dominated on the boards for a comfortable win over the Jayhawks. Taylor Hurst added 11 points and Collin Fitzgerald had 10 for Tintic.
Sebastian Pomeroy led St. Joseph with nine points. The Jayhawks scored nearly half their points in the second quarter but could not overcome the Miners' advantage on the glass.
* WEBER 70, SKY VIEW 58: At Pleasant View, four players in double figures helped the Warriors hold off the Bobcats despite 20 points from Utah State recruit Casey Oliverson.
Justin Nielsen and Jake Shaw each tossed in 15 points, Hayden Schenk added 14 and Zak Mahas had 10 for Weber.
* BRIGHTON 78, LAYTON 54: At Sandy, Brandon Miller poured in 27 points to lead the Bengals to a blowout win.
Mike Hibbert was the only Lancer to crack double-digits on the road with 11 points.
* LOGAN 60, PARK CITY 58: At Park City, Russell Murphy led the visiting Grizzlies to victory with a game-high 24 points.
* OGDEN 52, CYPRUS 42: At Magna, Spencer Smith scored 21 points and Lyden Egbert added 19 to pace the Tigers on the road.
Girls basketball
* FREMONT 36, COPPER HILLS 31: At Copper Hills, Dusty Kimber had 10 points as the Silver Wolves held on for a road win.
* WOODS CROSS 46, SKY VIEW 32: At Woods Cross, Emily Howey had a 16-point, 15-rebound double-double and Natalie Parsons added another 16 points to lead the Wildcats to victory and hand the Bobcats their first loss.
* BINGHAM 53, DAVIS 49: At South Jordan, Summer Yack's 15 points for the Miners and Courtney Hurst's 15 for the Darts tied for a game-high but Bingham pulled out a close win at home.
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