SYRACUSE -- Can you say four-peat?
Despite a season-low point total and just 23 combined points by their two NCAA Division I signees, the state 5-A runner-up Titans still had enough for a 15-point home-court victory Tuesday in their league finale.
Fueled by Courtney Starks' double-double, Syracuse High swept its fourth consecutive Region 1 title -- the last three with an unblemished league mark -- with a 52-37 win over the Lancers.
The Titans are 54-2 in Region 1 since the 2008-09 season when Oklahoma State-bound Brittney Martin was a ninth-grader playing up.
"It feels fantastic to be a four-time Region 1 champion and to keep our program going strong," said Starks, who scored 13 points on only 6-of-14 shooting but grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds, including 11 on the offensive end. She also had two steals and a blocked shot.
"I'm not much of a sharer, as is my team," said Starks, a 16-year-old junior center. "We wanted to make sure we could put this game away and not have to share the region title with Layton."
Syracuse (18-0 overall, 10-0 league) shot 42.6 percent (23-of-54) -- 40.0 percent (4-of-10) on 3-point attempts -- outrebounded the Lancers 36-28 and committed 15 turnovers.
Each time Layton got close -- within three points at 3:00 of the first quarter and then within seven at 3:13 of the third quarter -- the Titans answered with a 9-zip spurt.
"Coach (Rob) Reisbeck wanted us to stay focused," Starks said. "We treat every game like it's a state championship game. We wanted to secure our spot (as a No. 1 seed at the 5-A tournament).
"I was in the zone today, as far as rebounding," she said. "Some teams put two girls on me to try and box me out. Layton only had one, so I tried to take advantage of that. I may be short, but I can get up off the floor. I love rebounding. The easy shots weren't falling; the hard ones were."
Martin, the No. 2 scorer in the state 5-A ranks averaging 19.59 points per game, tossed in a game-high 15 points -- going 7-of-12 from the floor -- with six rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two blocks for Syracuse, which had 12 assists and eight steals.
Abby Call added 10 points and Utah State signee Makenlee Williams, who is 5-A's No. 3 scorer at 18.88 ppg, got into foul trouble and scored eight points.
"We work hard on defense at Syracuse," Starks said. "That's what we pride ourselves on, and defense creates our offense."
The second-place Lancers (18-2, 8-2) had their four-game winning streak snapped, but could meet the Titans in the state 5-A championship on Feb. 25 at Salt Lake Community College if each team wins its first three tournament games.
Layton shot only 30.4 percent (14-of-46), and was 25.0 percent (3-of-12) on 3-balls with 14 turnovers. The Lancers had eight assists and swiped six steals.
Livia Treseder scored a team-high eight points on 4-of-10 shooting with seven boards. Amber Daly was just 2-of-10 from the floor for eight points, along with three assists and three steals. Courtnee Wood had seven points on 3-of-8 shooting, 10 rebounds, two assists, a steal and two blocks for Layton, which never got closer than 14 points in the fourth quarter.
* WEBER 63, NORTHRIDGE 37: At Pleasant View, the Warriors picked up momentum heading into the tournament with an easy win over the young Knights.
Northridge battled hard until halftime, trailing 28-21, before Weber picked up the pace and pulled away.
Shaylee Crowton scored 18 points and grabbed seven boards, while Erica Olpin added 17 points and Erin Reichle added 12 points. Weber had 18 assists on its 21 field goals on the game.
Sydnee Acord scored 19 points for the Knights, while Kenzie Martin chipped in with seven.
* DAVIS 53, FREMONT 42: At Kaysville, the home-court advantage helped the Darts snag the win and tie Fremont for fourth place in the final region standings.
Davis blitzed out to a 17-3 lead after one quarter, then had to hustle to keep the Fremont squad from rallying.
Courtney Hurst scored 14 for the Darts, while Jessica Richardson scored 11 and Krysta Eskelsen added 10.
Amanda Wayment and Tanesha Daniels scored eight points apiece for Fremont.
Region 5
* BONNEVILLE 51, ROY 46: At Roy, the Royals turned up the heat in the final period but the Lakers had enough firepower to preserve their perfect region mark.
"Bonneville is a well coached team with great talent," Roy coach Brock Randall said. "We also feel like we're becoming that kind of team as well.
A fast start put the Lakers in the drivers' seat, up 11-3 after one quarter and 21-15 at the break. Bonneville built the lead to 14 before the Royals used a strong offensive final quarter to trim the lead to five.
"We had good overall team defense, with Charity Jefferson leading the way," Randall said.
Cortney Porter led the Lakers with 19 points, while Kayla Eilertson added 13.
Kaitlyn Hurley scored 16 points, while Jordynn Barrera added 14 for Roy, who will face a play-in game between now and Monday's 4-A tournament openers..
"There is a lot of tournament experience in Region 5. This region will fare well at state," Randall predicted.
* SKY VIEW 65, BOX ELDER 35: At Smithfield, the Bobcats flexed their muscles, opening up a 36-10 lead at halftime.
Maddie Day led the Bobcats with 15 points. Dannika Webb added 14, and Whitney Alvey added 13 for Sky View.
Brooke Mueller scored 13 for the Bees in their season finale, while Harley Earl added 10.
* MOUNTAIN CREST 63, LOGAN 51: At Logan, the Mustangs built the big lead and coasted to the final buzzer.
Karlee Kartchner led Mountain Crest with 26 points.
Region 6
* CYPRUS 45, CLEARFIELD 28: At Magna, the Falcons led after one quarter but couldn't keep up the intensity in their regular-season finale.
Lori Parkinson scored 16 points to lead the Pirates to a perfect region season.
Mickenzey Wiberg scored nine points to lead Clearfield.
* BOUNTIFUL 55, WOODS CROSS 42: At Bountiful, the host Braves won the second half 30-19 to close our region play.
Taylor Boroson scored 16 points, Abby Wilson added 13 and Kennedy Merrick tallied 12 for Bountiful, which went 20 of 25 at the foul line to preserve the win.
Emiley Howey scored 11 points and grabbed a dozen boards for the Wildcats, while Natalie Parsons led Woods Cross with 13.
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