MORGAN -- When Morgan's two starting big men each picked up three fouls in the first quarter Friday night, Matt Largent and Jared Brooks stepped up big time to lead the Trojans to a 66-45 win over Region 11 rival Grantsville.
Largent, a senior forward, came off the bench to score 13 of his game-high 15 points in the second period, while Brooks added five points in the quarter and seven overall.
The two were also a stabilizing force on defense and seemed to have a calming effect on the team after an early scuffle between Grantsville's Damon Deavila and Morgan's Dallin Schenk that resulted in a technical foul issued to each team.
"I just wanted to keep cool and not let the game get out of control," Largent said. "I tried to step up and fill some spots. I'm just kind of a role player, but things were falling tonight."
The rough play created an intense atmosphere that could have escalated into something worse, but the Trojans managed to exercise restraint.
"We didn't let things get into our heads," Largent said. "We just played our game and didn't worry about what happened earlier. We just concentrate on what's going on right now and not let our anger get a hold of us."
"(Largent) had a great first half," Morgan coach Jim Wiscombe said. "He was huge. He got some steals and made some shots and (Brooks) has great hands on defense and did a good job that way."
Braden Saunders added 13 points for the Trojans while Scott Clark added 10. Caleb Nesbitt had 12 points to lead the Cowboys.
* JUAN DIEO 52, BEN LOMOND 51: At Ogden, the Scots played well and held a nine-point edge going into the final quarter, but let it slip away.
AJ Pizza scored 17 points and Mark Kruger added a dozen for the Soaring Eagle.
Marco Perez led the Scots with 14 points, Keegan Border added 13 and Andy Hopson chipped in with 11.
* JUDGE MEMORIAL 60, BEAR RIVER 36: At Garland, outscored 34-12 in the first, the Bears gained a little ground after halftime.
Brady Jensen led Bear River with 11.
Dan Shiramizu and Will Whitt had 18 each for the Bulldogs.
Region 5
* BONNEVILLE 66, LOGAN 58: At Logan, the Lakers turned in their best league effort of the season to top the Grizzlies.
"Guys played with a lot of passion," Bonneville coach Jason Finder said. "Defensively, we did a good job on their scorers."
Jordan Tesch led the Lakers with 18 points, Brady Borkland scored 16 points, Connor Stephens added 10 and Thadius Galvez added nine. Bonneville drilled nine 3-pointers.
* MOUNTAIN CREST 50, BOX ELDER 42: At Hyrum, the Bees played the league leaders tough before falling.
Justus Brown scored 12 and Cody Eyre and Brant Mecham added nine points each for Box Elder.
* SKY VIEW 50, OGDEN 37: At Smithfield, the Tigers couldn't ever chase down the host Bobcats in league action.
Eric Porter led Ogden with 11 points.
Region 14
* LAYTON CHRISTIAN 71, ROWLAND HALL-ST. MARK's 56: At Layton, the Eagles evened their region mark with the solid home win.
Hardy Weissohm had 21 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots. Emanuel Nakeyene added 15 points for LCA (8-6 overall, 2-2 league).
Region 17
* WEST RIDGE 63, ST. JOSEPH 56: At Ogden, the Jayhawks made several runs at West Ridge but went 4-of-13 at the free throw line to hurt their cause.
Daniel Philpott topped St. Joseph (5-8 overall, 1-1) with 26 points, Joe Panushka added 12 points, 19 rebounds and 11 blocks and Pat Cozzi added nine points and 10 rebounds.
* CHRISTIAN HERITAGE 36, SALT LAKE LUTHERAN 31: At Salt Lake City, the Crusaders picked up their first victory of the season thanks to a strong start.
CHSU led 9-2 after one quarter of action.
Nate Miller led the Crusaders (1-8, 1-1 in league) with a dozen points.
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