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Fremont's Abigail Christensen moves the ball out of harm's way during a region girls basketball contest at Box Elder on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brigham City.

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Box Elder's Marley Barber looks for an open teammate during a region girls basketball contest against Fremont on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brigham City.

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Box Elder's Halli Wright clamps down on the ball during a region girls basketball contest against Fremont on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brigham City.

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Fremont's Ellie McArthur flies down the floor during a region girls basketball contest at Box Elder on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brigham City.

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Fremont walks onto the floor following a timeout during a region girls basketball contest at Box Elder on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brigham City.

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Box Elder's Brielle Yates and Fremont's Maya Jensen jump to begin a region girls basketball contest on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brigham City.

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Box Elder's Ellie Young defends a 3-point try by Fremont's Abigail Christensen during a region girls basketball contest on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brigham City.

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Fremont's Ellie McArthur pictured during a region girls basketball contest at Box Elder on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Brigham City.

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BRIGHAM CITY — Fremont High junior hooper Abigail Christensen expects a certain intensity from her teammates when they take the floor, and it’s that non-negotiable that has the Silverwolves atop the 5A Region 5 girls basketball race just one week into the new year.

Christensen’s career-high 33 points in a 72-26 runaway win Wednesday at Box Elder is the latest in a string of quality performances by the local prospect, and the best since posting 25 points against Corner Canyon back in December.

Even with her high-production night, Christensen — found playing in the post and up top — was hardly the only Fremont (11-2, 3-0 Region 5) name lighting up the Bees (5-8, 0-2) from the perimeter. Christensen, freshman guard Ellie McArthur (12 points) and junior Mia Smith (five points) sank a combined four 3s in the first eight minutes.

Christensen, unloading 16 second-quarter points before the break, said Fremont’s nightly frequency doesn’t change from one half to the next. The Northern Utah standout currently holds in-state offers from Utah State, Utah Valley, Southern Utah and Weber State.

“We need to work on coming out in the second half with the same intensity, no matter what happens in the first half,” Christensen said. “… I think the biggest thing is talking. We’re putting an emphasis on that and communicating everything. That’s kind of been the biggest thing, we need to help everyone and talk.”

Junior guard Mia McArthur and senior post Lily Hall combined for 12 points; junior guards Brynn Wadman (five points), Jersie Slater (three points), and sophomore guard Mayci Hess (two points) padded the book in the absence of junior guard Daphnie Moyes (injury).

Up 30 by halftime, Fremont continued the onslaught via Christensen, Wadman, Ellie McArthur, Mia McArthur and four different bench field goals in the second half.

“Abby was scoring the ball really nicely and I really liked our early offense,” Fremont coach Lisa Dalebout said. “When we ran the four well, we got good stuff in the basket. … She’s a unique player because she can score in all three places on the floor. She’s a great outside shooter, she can post up and drop stuff in, but she has a really good pull-up game, too. That’s what makes it really hard. I really like the way she’s playing right now.”

Having won five straight and ready for a six-day break, Fremont looks to extend its region start to 4-0 at Northridge on Wednesday, Jan. 14.

Box Elder senior Halli Wright led the home end with eight points. Junior McKenzee Jeffries added seven points off the bench and senior Emma Nelson finished with four.

Bees alum Brooke Brown, a fan of Dalebout and what she’s done with the Fremont program down in Plain City, is in her first year as the Bees’ head coach. Brown split her playing career at Central Wyoming and Montana State-Billings after graduating from Box Elder in 2008.

“It’s been a roller coaster,” Brown said. “I was really excited to come back and bring that excitement for basketball back to the community. I always wanted to (coach), and I helped with the (junior varsity) for eight years so it’s always been a part of my life. The hardest thing is to be patient because we’re young and everything we teach and learn just takes time.”

Leaning on senior starters Wright and Nelson, Brown is laying the track for the Bees in her first season as coach.

“We’re right on the edge,” Brown said. “They’re still learning what it takes to put a whole game together. We’ve had these beautiful moments and bits, but then we’re still struggling with the stamina and sustaining it for 40 minutes, so we’re still working towards that.”

Box Elder, having dropped three of its last four games, will get Northridge next on Friday in Layton. Tipoff is slated for 5:15 p.m.

Connect with prep sports reporter Conner Becker via email at cbecker@standard.net and X @ctbecker.