St. Joseph High School

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.

OGDEN -- St. Joseph sophomore center Elizabeth Tomon notched 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Jayhawks cruised to a 57-36 win over Layton Christian Academy, taking sole possession of Region 17's top spot on Tuesday night.

Tomon's double-double at Father Neale Herrlich Gymnasium was complimented by 28 combined points from senior guards Katie Berry and Katie Panushka.

LAYTON -- Non-league wins do not get you into the state girls basketball tournament.

After going undefeated during the preseason, the Lancers opened Region 1 play Tuesday against a team they hadn't beaten since a sweep in the 2006-07 season.

Limiting Weber High to a season-low point total, Layton snapped an eight-game skid versus the Warriors with a wire-to-wire 46-27 victory.

WASHINGTON TERRACE -- Cross-county rivals Weber and Bonneville squared off in non-league girls basketball action, and it took overtime to sneak north with a 40-37 victory on Thursday night.

The Lakers battled back to forge overtime with a big fourth period, but went scoreless in the extra period. The Warriors, meanwhile, improved to 6-0 on the young season.

OGDEN -- The Jayhawks are getting plenty of practice at close games.

Last week, St. Joseph's boys basketball squad pulled out a two-point win over Dugway. On Wednesday, the Jayhawks dropped a 56-51 overtime battle to Rowland Hall-St. Mark's on their home court.

OREM -- Bend your thumb and index finger until they're nearly touching. That's how close to the state 1-A volleyball championship game the St. Joseph Jayhawks got on Saturday. Instead, they were knocked out of the semifinals in five games by perennial power Monticello at Utah Valley University's UCCU Center.

After narrowly winning Game 1, 25-22, the Jayhawks were poised to capture Game 2 as well, leading 24-21 and needing only a single point to win the game. But the Buckaroos mounted a furious comeback, scoring four straight points to take a one-point lead. The Jayhawks then tied it at 25-25, but Monticello closed it out by scoring the next two points to win 27-25.

A couple of 20-plus win teams will lead the charge at this weekend's state 3-A and 1-A volleyball tournaments on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Utah Valley University's volleyball arena.

Morgan -- with a glossy 22-5 record and recent wins over Lone Peak, Skyline and Snow Canyon, will jump into 3-A tournament action Thursday afternoon against Carbon.

Liz Wiscombe's squad appears healthy, focused on repeating their 2010 title and tournament tough for the two-day event.