Morgan High School

MORGAN -- It was a subdued celebration, but the Morgan Trojans cut down the nets on Tuesday night after knocking off Ogden 46-34 and finishing the Region 11 schedule with a perfect 12-0 record. The win marks two straight years of unblemished league play and Morgan's fourth region championship in a row.

But the Trojans (17-4 overall) weren't exactly thrilled with how their regular season ended. Numerous turnovers, too many missed layups and cold- and flu-like symptoms for half a dozen Morgan players resulted in a game that was too close for comfort. But the motivated Tigers had a lot to do with that.

"We've got some sick girls," Morgan coach Brad Matthews said. "Practice the last couple of days has been rough and some of them were having a hard time breathing. But that's still no excuse for bad passes and turnovers. Ogden had a good game plan. We got out of what we do partly because of what Ogden was doing."

MORGAN -- Lively, energetic, passionate. All are apropos terms used to describe this year's Morgan Trojans.

Coach Jim Wiscombe has another label: blue-collar. That one might have been the most fitting on Friday night as the hard-working Trojans knocked off bitter rival Bear River 64-51 and ensured themselves the No. 1 seed from Region 11 in the upcoming state 3-A playoffs.

WASHINGTON TERRACE -- It was not smooth sailing this week for the league-leading Lakers.

First up was a rocky six-point road win Tuesday over last-place Box Elder. Then Thursday, Bonneville had to regroup after a turnover-plagued, three-point third quarter to subdue the Grizzlies 49-37 and remain undefeated in Region 5.

"I think we had a good first half," Lakers junior guard/forward Emilie Volk said. "We weren't up on our feet like we should have been on defense and they got some 3-pointers. We couldn't miss when we were up there (shooting 49.1 percent in a 65-39 win on Jan. 17). I think we were ready; our shots weren't falling as much."

The best drill teams in regions 1, 5, 6, 11 and 17 will take aim at state championship titles this weekend at Utah Valley University’s UCCU Center.

The 5-A and 4-A championships will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday. Saturday, the 3-A, 2-A and 1-A teams take to the floor from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Defending 4-A champion Bountiful will face strong challenges from 2011 runner-up Bonneville, as well as Mountain Crest, Box Elder, Sky View and Logan from Region 5, as well as Clearfield out of Region 6.

MORGAN - After reaching the state 3-A championship game a year ago and then losing players such as Casey Evans, Jared Brooks and Dallin Schenk to graduation, it would have been natural to expect the Morgan Trojans to experience at least some drop in production.

But seven games into Region 11 play, the Trojans remain undefeated and in the driver's seat for a repeat of the region title and a No. 1 seed in next month's playoffs. Morgan (13-3 overall) maintained that position thanks to a 64-50 win over Stansbury on Wednesday night.

OGDEN -- Morgan senior forward Boston Saunders scored 23 points and hauled in five rebounds keeping the Trojans undefeated in Region 11 with a 71-64 road win over Ogden on Friday.

Three Trojans hit double-digit scores as Morgan moves to 6-0 in region play.

MORGAN -- The Morgan Trojans won their fifth straight game Tuesday night, but it took a complete effort to overcome a very strong Logan team.

Jake Miles scored 17 points, Boston Saunders added 16 and Colby Skinner and Christian Wiscombe contributed 12 points apiece as the Trojans (11-3) knocked off the Grizzlies 68-62 in a competitive non-league battle.