ROOSEVELT — Trent Porter says he’s recently caught himself looking up at the banner — relatively new, after a recent redecorating of the gymnasium — that lists 1993 as Ogden High’s most recent boys basketball region championship.

“As it got closer in the last week and a half, I thought, ‘Gosh, this is something we could really get,'” said Porter, the second-year head coach at Ogden. “We knew the potential these guys had as they played sub-varsity together the last year or two, and they just bought in … we’ve got a smart group that works hard, and we’ll take that recipe any day.”

The Tigers got the job done Wednesday night at Union High and will soon be adding “2024” to the banner, scoring 26 points in the third quarter on the way to a 65-54 victory to clinch the Region 13 title outright.

Stockton Marriott led all scorers with 21 points for Ogden (17-5, 8-1 Region 13). Nyiol Hauet and Bingham Call each scored 13 points, with Hauet hitting two treys. Teegan Porter tallied 11 points.

“It’s surreal,” Porter said. “It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to celebrate a region championship like this … I’m really proud of these guys.”

Ogden finishes the regular season Friday hosting Grantsville, and the UHSAA publishes brackets for the 3A playoffs Saturday.

“Putting 2024 up there, it’s going to mean a lot. But our focus is on the next game now, trying to beat Grantsville and position ourselves the best we can for when the brackets are released,” Porter said. “We feel like if we play Ogden basketball, we can beat anybody.”

NORTHRIDGE 55, BOX ELDER 48

BRIGHAM CITY — Current Standard Star Logan Birt scored 23 points with five 3-pointers to lead Northridge to a region win at Box Elder.

Bentley Whitear netted 13 points for Northridge (9-11, 8-3 Region 5) and Josh Kitchen tallied 11.

Elijah Kersey led Box Elder (7-13, 6-5) with 23 points. Max Isaacson and Derek Nessen each scored eight points, with Nessen hitting two 3-pointers.

ROY 65, CLEARFIELD 53

CLEARFIELD — Roy turned a one-point game into a big win with a 22-11 fourth quarter to beat Clearfield.

Dahlen Pontius totaled 16 points, four rebounds and three steals to lead Roy (10-10, 5-6 Region 5). Colby Frokjer scored 15 points on four 3-pointers, adding eight rebounds and two steals, and Bronson Belnap totaled 15 points and six assists.

For Clearfield (6-14, 3-8), Peyton Kotter led the way with 12 points and eight rebounds. Davis Woll added 11 points and five boards, and Trace Hansen scored 10 points.

RIDGELINE 69, BEAR RIVER 63 (OT)

MILLVILLE — Bear River led 34-27 at the half but couldn’t hold off a Ridgeline comeback in a region road loss.

Bridger Barfuss led Bear River (13-6, 3-4 Region 11) with 20 points and Gehrig Marble scored 17.

SOUTH SUMMIT 61, MORGAN 51

KAMAS — Derrick Tilby scored 18 points with four 3-pointers as Morgan dropped a region tilt at South Summit.

Kolton Asay added 11 points and three treys for Morgan (11-11, 5-4 Region 13). Mason Williams tallied nine points.

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BOX ELDER 60, NORTHRIDGE 47

BRIGHAM CITY — Box Elder used a 21-13 second quarter to take control in a home win over Northridge.

Ashlyn Wight scored a game-high 14 points for Box Elder (15-5, 8-3 Region 5). Kamri Andersen netted 11 while Kaydence Barber tallied 10 points. Maddie Thurgood and Jocelyn Vranse each scored nine points.

Reigning Standard Star Kaylee Hess paced Northridge (9-11, 4-7) points with 12 points and two 3-pointers. Karlee Mayfield netted 11 points while Izzy Kap added nine.

CLEARFIELD 44, ROY 33

CLEARFIELD — Clearfield ran out to a 16-3 lead after one quarter in a region win over Roy.

Izzy Wyaskett led all scorers with 13 points and two 3-pointers for Clearfield (15-4, 8-3 Region 5). Xiyah Yarbrough scored seven points and Jayla Kearns added six points.

Nicole Williams and Ariana Strain each scored eight points for Roy (6-14, 2-9). Jerzee Hart had three assists and hauled in eight rebounds while Williams added seven boards.

BOUNTIFUL 76, BONNEVILLE 29

WASHINGTON TERRACE — Bonneville trailed 24-7 after one quarter in a region loss to Bountiful (17-3, 11-0 Region 5).

Sidnee Gerdes led Bonneville (4-16, 0-11) with 10 points. Ema Eskelsen and Baya Jiminez each scored four points.

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