MORGAN -- For two and a half minutes on Tuesday night, the Ogden Tigers had Morgan right where they wanted. The rest of the game, however, belonged to the Trojans.
With 5:30 left to play in the opening period, the Tigers found themselves up 2-0 thanks to a pair of Keri Lammert free throws. But the cold-shooting Trojans eventually got to the basket, outscoring Ogden 15-2 the rest of the quarter and ultimately capturing a 52-27 win.
Chelsea Morgan knotted the score at 2-2 and Becca Rees followed with seven straight points and the Trojans never looked back.
"We couldn't hit a shot there at the start," Morgan coach Brad Matthews said. "Not until we got our fast breaks going and got some easy baskets did we really get going."
Morgan led all scorers with 12 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, while Rees and Angela Blazzard chipped in with 11 apiece.
Ogden's zone defense bothered the Trojans (2-0) for much of the first half, but the Trojans' long-range shooting in the third quarter helped them pull away.
Lammert's seven points led the Tigers (1-1), who haven't beaten Morgan in several years.
"It's hard to remember when we had a win up here," Ogden coach Phil Russell said. "(Morgan) just has people waiting in the wings to come on and kick your butt. But it was a great game for us because it gives us an idea of how well (Morgan) takes advantage of our turnovers.
"It's a good game for us to play even though we got spanked a little bit," Russell said.
* SYRACUSE 74, SPANISH FORK 51: At Spanish Fork, the Titans played well in the first and third quarters, overcoming a tough second quarter.
Jenn Hazlett tallied 23 points and Brittney Martin added 21 as Syracuse improved to 2-0 on the season. The Titans ran out to a 23-8 first-quarter bulge, but foul trouble helped the host Dons pull to within in 10 at the break. Erin Redd led Spanish Fork with 22 points.
* TAYLORSVILLE 52, CLEARFIELD 46: At Clearfield, the see-saw battle went the Warriors' way in the final quarter.
* SKYLINE 33, WEBER 30: At Salt Lake City, the Warriors outscored the host Eagles 9-1 in the final quarter, but couldn't quite catch up.
* CHRISTIAN HERITAGE 65, AT TINTIC 25: At Eureka, the Crusaders improved to 3-1 with a solid road win.
Emilie Volk tallied 20 points and Brittany Hurlbut enjoyed her top scoring game with 20 points for CHS. Candace Fairman had 12 points and Mercedes Brown chipped in with nine points.
* ALTA 58, FREMONT 44: At Sandy, the Hawks won the tight battle. Becca Beaudoin led Alta with 21 points. Kelsie Bell topped Fremont with 16 points.
* VIEWMONT 39, GRANGER 32: At Bountiful, the Vikings picked up an early win, and the senior-laden Viewmont squad hopes its the first of many after a couple of down seasons. Leah Ellertson scored 12 points and Jasmine Godfrey added nine points for Viewmont, which led from start to finish.
Cecilia Sehoko scored a dozen points, while Martha Hailoa added nine points.
* BEN LOMOND 51, NORTHRIDGE 45: At Ogden, the Scots improved to 2-0 with a gutsy effort against the 5-A Knights.
Junior Kambri Broad scored 25 points, Kayla Ramirez fought through a JV game injury to pace the Scots defense and Taya Mangum helped Ben Lomond win the rebounding battle. Ben Lomond outscored Northridge 29-22 after halftime.
Amanda Gardner led Northridge with 15.
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