Boys volleyball: Morgan fends off 4 match points to defeat Ogden in 5 sets
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- Ogden’s Rustin Reddish (15) swings the ball into the block of Morgan’s Dex Wallin (10) and Jack Komenda (24) on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Morgan’s Christian Nunez, right, swings the ball past Ogden’s Adam Ballard (14) on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Morgan players celebrate a point against Ogden on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Ogden’s Case Crowther, center, dives for a dig against Morgan on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Ogden’s Gavin Ording (16) lets out a yell as his team celebrates a point against Morgan on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Morgan’s Jace Martinson digs a ball against Ogden on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Ogden’s Case Crowther serves against Morgan on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Morgan’s Caleb Stephens sets the ball against Ogden on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Ogden’s Adam Ballard, center, receives a Morgan ball on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
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- Ogden’s Keen Crowther passes the ball against Morgan on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, in Ogden.
OGDEN — In one of its many comeback pushes, Ogden High boys volleyball turned a 9-1 deficit to open the third set against Morgan into match point.
But at 24-23, Christian Nunez fired a kill in the first of three match points Morgan faced in the set, and Ogden errors helped the Trojans claim the frame 29-27 to stave off defeat.
That sparked the two best sets of the night and what became a reverse sweep for Morgan, taking a tight match between two evenly matched teams 22-25, 21-25, 29-27, 25-23, 16-14 to open region play in 3A North.
“We’ve got awesome talent, awesome potential, but new to the sport of volleyball so that was important for me to see kind of what they have in their hearts to battle back,” Morgan coach Kyle Komenda said. “We’re a work in progress but I love their heart and I’m excited about the rest of the season.”
Unlike the first three sets that saw margins of five-plus points grow for either team, the fourth set was a point-for-point deadlock through 14-14 as both teams cleaned up errors and played long, exciting rallies. But a Nunez/Caleb Stephens block, a Matt Komenda kill and two Dex Wallin blocks helped Morgan (8-6, 1-0 3A North) separate to match point at 24-19.
As it did all night, Ogden (6-7, 0-1) had an answer to the deficit. Adam Ballard swung two big kills and an Aiden Holbrook ace got it to 24-23 before the Tigers couldn’t return a ball during a scramble, getting the Trojans to the fifth set.
Morgan gave Ogden some of its comeback medicine in the fifth. The Tigers jumped to a 7-2 lead on two Ballard kills and had a 10-4 advantage on a mishit that saw the Trojans draw a yellow card while arguing for an Ogden tip.
Two Matt Komenda kills loomed large as the Trojans somehow rallied and drew it to 11-11. The Tigers had another match point at 14-13 after a Crowther touch kill but Morgan scored three straight and won the match on a combo block from Wallin and Kevin Wangsgard.
The defeat belies how Ogden competed throughout the night.
Ogden got down 22-19 in the first set after Morgan’s Madden Bell served three consecutive aces to spark a Trojans run. But Keen Crowther did the same for Ogden, serving three straight aces for a 6-0 run and a 25-22 Tigers set.
Ogden again turned a 13-8 deficit into an 18-13 lead in the second set, a 10-0 run in which middle blocker Gavin Ording stuffed a block and tallied a point by dunking a Morgan overpass, leading to the 25-21 set win.
“Our players love it and play with a lot of ferocity, we’ve just got to improve the belief, that they’re the team that deserves to win,” Ogden coach Tim Wright said. “We’re a young team … but we’re seeing a lot of good things. They’re listening, they’re coachable, it’s just remembering it during every point.”
For Ogden, Ballard had 12 kills and 11 digs. Crowther totaled 13 kills and 20 digs, and Case Crowther added 13 digs and four blocks.
SYRACUSE 3, DAVIS 1
KAYSVILLE — Syracuse beat Davis 25-19, 15-25, 25-18, 25-21.
Davis Caldwell led Syracuse (7-6, 2-0 Region 1) with 16 kills. Chase Barrett served three aces and tallied eight digs. Joshua Godfrey had eight blocks. Caleb Roskelley dished out 39 assists.
Davis (7-4, 0-2) did not report stats.
WEBER 3, LAYTON 0
LAYTON — Weber swept Layton 25-20, 25-23, 25-18.
Sam Cruz paced Weber (8-5, 1-1 Region 1) with 12 kills. Dray Croston dished out 27 assists and Dallin Hurd tallied 10 digs.
Layton (0-6, 0-2) did not report stats.
SCORES, NO STATS REPORTED
Farmington 3, Fremont 0
Woods Cross 3, Northridge 0
BOYS SOCCER
BONNEVILLE 5, BOX ELDER 2
BRIGHAM CITY — Dennin Anderson had a monster game with two goals and three assists as Bonneville won at Box Elder.
Luke Wilcoxen, Payton Rasley and Jace Ryan each netted once for Bonneville (4-2, 4-2 Region 5). Pearce Busby tallied two assists.
Box Elder (5-1, 5-1) did not report stats.
ST. JOSEPH 3, DRAPER APA 2
OGDEN — Daniel Fontes had one goal and one assist as St. Joseph downed American Prep-Draper.
Alex Hernandez and Sebastian Fiederer each netted once for St. Joseph (5-3, 3-0 Region 16). Isiah Flores and Daniel Fontes each had one assist.
SCORES, NO STATS REPORTED
Viewmont 1 (3) def. Roy 1 (1)
Bountiful 1, Clearfield 0
Woods Cross 3, Northridge 1
SOFTBALL
BONNEVILLE 9, BOX ELDER 2
BRIGHAM CITY — Ellie Summers and Morgan Rich each doubled and totaled two RBIs as Bonneville won at Box Elder.
Shelbee Johnson and Baylee Andreasen each hit three singles and drove in one for Bonneville (10-1, 4-0 Region 5). Chandlyr Noble pitched a complete game with six strikeouts, allowing seven hits, in the win.
Kellie Malan batted 2 for 3 with a double for Box Elder (9-3, 2-2). Stevie Checketts batted 2 for 4.
BOUNTIFUL 1, CLEARFIELD 0
BOUNTIFUL — Clearfield gave up one run in the bottom of the seventh inning in a walk-off loss at Bountiful (12-2, 5-0 Region 5).
Jenna Lloyd got the only hit for Clearfield (5-6, 2-2) and pitched a complete game with five hits and seven strikeouts in the hard-luck loss.
GRANTSVILLE 8, MORGAN 5
MORGAN — Morgan gave up eight unanswered runs in a region loss to Grantsville.
Joesi Kelly and Lexie Hardman each had two hits for Morgan (9-2, 3-1 Region 13). Kaiya Peterson hit a single and drove in two.
SCORES, NO STATS REPORTED
Weber 18, Layton 1
Davis 10, Syracuse 3
Farmington 5, Fremont 4
Northridge 14, Woods Cross 4
Viewmont 13, Roy 9
Logan 13, Bear River 6
South Summit 11, Ogden 1
BASEBALL
FREMONT 5, FARMINGTON 3 (8)
FARMINGTON — Karston Jamison batted 3 for 5 with a double and Fremont scored twice in the top of the eighth inning to open region play with an extra-innings win at Farmington.
Garett Jones batted 2 for 3 with a double for Fremont (8-3, 1-0 Region 1). Brigg Grange went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Hayden Hudman hit an RBI single. Jace Hadley got the win allowing two hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Jaxon Ball batted 2 for 4 with a triple and an RBI for Farmington (2-8, 0-1). Pickle Monk went 2 for 4 with a double and drove in two.
LAYTON 11, WEBER 7
LAYTON — Layton stormed back from a 7-3 deficit in the fifth to open region play with a win.
Talon Hansen batted 3 for 4 with a double and four RBIs for Layton (8-2, 1-0 Region 1). Eli Anderson hit three doubles and drove in one. Ethan Clark hit two singles and drove in two. Austin Pritchett earned the win with no hits and three strikeouts in 2 1/3 relief innings.
Ashton Burnett hit two doubles and scored two runs for Weber (4-7, 0-1). Eastyn Barker batted 2 for 4 with a double and drove in two. Mason Schmitt had two hits and one RBI.
SYRACUSE 9, DAVIS 8
KAYSVILLE — Syracuse scored seven runs in the top of the fifth inning in a region-opening win at Davis.
Broc Hopkins had two hits and two RBIs for Syracuse (4-5-1, 1-0 Region 1). Bronx Manning and Austin Burton each had three hits. Hopkins got the win with three hits and two strikeouts over five innings.
Davis (8-3, 0-1) did not report stats.
MORGAN 8, SOUTH SUMMIT 4
MORGAN — Benjamin Harden hit a three-run triple as part of a Morgan five-run third inning in a region win.
Benton Palmer batted 2 for 4 and drove in one for Morgan (9-7, 2-3 Region 13). George Jensen hit a single and scored two runs. Brigham Spens hit an RBI single. Camron Talbot earned the win with seven strikeouts, allowing seven hits, in six innings.
RIDGELINE 3, BEAR RIVER 0
GARLAND — Brooks Drollinger and Holden Potter each hit a double but Bear River was shut out by Ridgeline.
Easton Goodliffe got the third Bear River (12-5, 5-2 Region 13) hit. Degan Rigby pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts and five hits in the loss.
MORGAN 12, GREEN CANYON 6
MORGAN — Morgan plated five runs in the sixth in a home win Monday over Green Canyon.
Benjamin Harden batted 2 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs for Morgan (8-7). Luke Bauerle went 3 for 4 with a double and drove in two. Beck Sheffield got the win with four hits and two strikeouts over four innings.
WOODS CROSS 5, CLEARFIELD 2
CLEARFIELD — Colt Chambers hit a triple and scored a run but Clearfield (4-8, 0-1 Region 5) fell at home to Woods Cross (5-7, 1-0) on Monday.
VIEWMONT 10, BOX ELDER 0
BOUNTIFUL — Ryan Griffin, Kellen Kohler and Maddox Earnest each hit a single as Box Elder (4-6, 0-1 Region 5) was shut out at Viewmont (7-3, 1-0) on Monday.
BOUNTIFUL 9, ROY 2
BOUNTIFUL — Tyler Clark hit a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning for Roy in a loss to Bountiful (4-6, 1-0 Region 5) on Monday.
Jack Sorensen hit a single and scored a run for Roy (1-10, 0-1). Bryce Bagby and Samuel Smith each singled.
SCORES, NO STATS REPORTED
Grantsville 10, Ogden 0
Union 15, Ben Lomond 0
Northridge 15, Bonneville 5