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Girls basketball: Titans cap perfect season with state title

Last updated Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 11:38pm

TAYLORSVILLE -- After a one-year hiatus, Titan Mania is back with a vengeance.

Four-time defending Region 1 champion Syracuse High proved you can beat the same team three times in a season, while reclaiming its perch atop state 5-A girls basketball hierarchy.

Dominating league foe Weber in the paint and on fast-break points, the Titans wrapped up their second undefeated season in three years Saturday with a 63-50 victory in the 5-A championship game at Salt Lake Community College.

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Prep basketball: Morgan girls wrap up fifth place

Jon Yorgason Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 11:19pm

ST. GEORGE -- Despite not winning a state championship, the Morgan girls basketball team concluded their season on a high note.

Senior center Kelsey Henry scored a game-high 17 points, while sophomores Rashel Blazzard and McKenzie Schenk scored 12 and 10 points, respectively, as the Trojans rolled to a 54-40 win over Region 10 champion Juan Diego on Saturday at Dixie High School. The win gives the Trojans fifth place in the 3-A tournament -- a significant improvement after going two-and-out in last season's tourney.

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The Syracuse Titans pile on top of each other as they celebrate their win over Weber High School in the girls' basketball championship final between Syracuse and Weber at Salt Lake City Community College Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012. Syracuse won the 5A championship game 63-50. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

Syracuse versus Weber High School girls state basketball finals: Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 8:55pm

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Unbeaten Syracuse Titans top Weber for state 5-A girls basketball crown

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Last updated Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 10:36pm

TAYLORSVILLE -- With a second-half effort worthy of a championship team, the Syracuse High Titans won the state 5-A girls basketball championship Saturday with a 63-50 victory over Region 1 rival Weber at Salt Lake Community College's Bruin Arena.

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Morgan girls struggled in 3-A quarters

Jon Yorgason Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 24, 2012 - 12:32am

ST. GEORGE - In a stunning conclusion to the quarterfinal round of the state 3-A tournament, the Morgan Trojans' girls' basketball team was KO'd by a taller, more aggressive team from Desert Hills, 46-29, late Thursday night.

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Bears can't solve Snow Canyon in 3-A quarterfinals

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Last updated Friday, February 24, 2012 - 12:30am

ST. GEORGE -- It was a tall order to begin with, but the Bear River Bears showed little resistance against the highly touted Snow Canyon Warriors in the state 3-A girls basketball quarterfinals on Thursday afternoon at Dixie State College.

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Syracuse's Courtney Starks, right, knocks the ball from Lone Peak's Lauren Lefrandt's hands during the Syracuse versus Lone Peak High school game at the girls' basketball state championship quarter finals at Salt Lake City Community College Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012. Syracuse defeated Lone Peak and will play in the semi finals Friday. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

Syracuse versus Lone Peak High School girls state basketball quarter finals: Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012

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Last updated Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 10:30pm

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State 5-A girls basketball tournament updates

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Last updated Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 2:32pm

TAYLORSVILLE -- Step one is complete for the Syracuse Titans on the opening day of the state 5-A girls basketball tournament.

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State 4-A girls basketball tournament updates

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Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 9:46pm

TAYLORSVILLE -- The Bonneville Lakers got off to a rousing start in the opening round of the state 4-A girls basketball tournament at Salt Lake Community's College's Lifetime Activities Center.

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Girls basketball: Davis darts into 5-A playoffs

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Last updated Friday, February 17, 2012 - 12:38am

KAYSVILLE -- In a battle of serious basketball runs, the Darts had the last big surge.

Davis High's girls basketball team outscored Fremont 16-10 in the final quarter Thursday afternoon to post a 51-46 victory in the teams' Region 1 play-in game.

The victory gives the Darts a spot in the state 5-A tournament, which begins Tuesday at Salt Lake Community College. Davis and Alta will play at 12:50 p.m.

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