WASHINGTON TERRACE -- Is this the year the Lakers win their first league girls basketball title since the 2003-04 season?
"It's our goal to win region and we believe we're good enough to win region," Bonneville senior combo forward McKinlee Westmoreland said.
The Lakers, behind 15 combined bench points from Lexie Stratford and Abby Toller, overcame 38.0 percent shooting (19-of-50) Thursday to beat Region 5 runner-up Sky View 55-46 and retain their share of first place.
The 18-year-old Westmoreland, who tore the ACL in her left knee and missed the second half of last season, grabbed a team-high nine rebounds with five deflections and five points.
"It was the worst feeling to sit out because I wanted to be in there so bad," Westmoreland said. "I'm going to leave everything on the court and give my team everything I have this season.
"I'm a leader being a team captain, but more of a defensive player and rebounder," she said. "If I score, that's just a bonus."
Junior Emilie Volk scored a team-high 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting -- 7-of-7 at the free-throw line -- with nine boards, three assists and three steals for Bonneville (11-3 overall, 3-0 league), which won its fifth straight game and is 6-2 in its last eight.
Sophomore point guard Cortney Porter had nine points, eight rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Lakers, who outrebounded Sky View 41-34 and committed 16 turnovers. Toller tossed in seven points with eight boards, one assist, a blocked shot and eight deflections; Stratford scored eight points.
Bonneville effectively changed zone defenses to keep the Bobcats (9-5, 1-2), who shot 34.8 percent (16-of-46) off-balance. Tara Goldman scored a game-high 19 points for Sky View, which committed 16 turnovers.
* ROY 76, LOGAN 65: At Roy, the Royals drilled 10 3-pointers to claim the league win.
Roy led after every quarter but Logan made a strong second-half surge, drawing to within two points. Bryce Mitchell and Kaitlyn Hurley scored 26 points apiece, while Jordynn Barrera chipped in with 11 points.
Lauren Mott led Logan with 26 points.
* MOUNTAIN CREST 69, BOX ELDER 49: At Brigham City, the Bees led after one quarter but ran out of gas against the high-scoring Mustangs.
Karlie Kartchner scored 28 to lead the Mustangs.
McCall Uyemats scored 14, Mitzi Munns added 12 and Brooke Mueller added 10 for the Bees. Munns and Mueller each added six rebounds, while Uyematsu chipped in with three assists.
Region 11
* BEAR RIVER 62, STANSBURY 38: At Garland, the Bears won the last three quarters for the dominating home win.
Sarah Huber and Bobi Webb scored 10 points apiece and Shaunie Owen added nine points and 13 rebounds.
* MORGAN 58, GRANTSVILLE 26: At Grantsville, the Trojans grabbed 20 steals and Kelsey Hentry scored 15 points with 11 rebounds in an easy road win.
McKenzie Schenk added nine points and 10 rebounds, while Rashel Blazzard added eight points and eight steals.
Ogden and Ben Lomond met in the other league game.
Region 17
* ST. JOSEPH 40, INTERMOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN 28: At Sandy, the Jayhawks finished the first half strong and ran away in the second half.
Liz Tomon scored 13 for St. Joseph, while Katie Berry added 10.
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