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Ogden High's Peter Archibald (22) flips in a transition basket against Ben Lomond on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at BLHS in Ogden.

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Ben Lomond High's Cole Parkinson (33) pushes a shot past Ogden's Ryan Kirkland (21) on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at BLHS in Ogden.

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Ogden High's Ryan Kirkland, right, readies a free-throw attempt against Ben Lomond on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at BLHS in Ogden.

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Ben Lomond High's Taggart Bush, right, looks to pass from under the hoop against Ogden pressure on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at BLHS in Ogden.

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Ogden High boys basketball coach Trent Porter, center left, leads his players during a timeout during a game against Ben Lomond on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at BLHS in Ogden.

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Ben Lomond High boys basketball coach Lyndon Johnson, center bottom, leads his team during a timeout on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at BLHS in Ogden.

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Ben Lomond High School's Junior ROTC presents the American flag for the national anthem, with BL's boys basketball team lined up along the baseline, before a game Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at BLHS in Ogden.

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OGDEN — Both student sections were ready Friday night at Evan Excell Court and the teams were, too, as Ben Lomond High hosted Ogden in a boys basketball region rivalry.

The Scots were happy to take the court at home, trying to put a 60-point loss at Morgan behind them, and it showed. But in the end, the Tigers had their say and pulled away for a 76-46 victory.

“We were under a lot of presure to start, just because of all the fans and everything,” Ogden senior post player Jackson Maw said. “But we started to slow down, contain ourselves, and just thrive through the pressure.”

Maw led Ogden (11-6, 2-2 Region 12) with 21 points and shot 6 of 8 at the foul line. Ryan Kirkland scored 16 points for the Tigers, Tayson Porter had 11 points, and Briggs Galbraith added nine. Ogden finished 17 of 32 from the foul line.

Ben Lomond (2-15, 0-4) got 13 points on two 3-pointers from Cole Parkinson. Taggart Bush added 12 points on two 3s for the Scots and Dom Harris scored seven points.

Ben Lomond opened the contest disrupting passing lanes and creating turnovers, one of which got big man Kai Langston an open transition layup. The Scots held a lead several times in the first quarter, the final one at 13-10 late in the frame.

But Galbraith, a senior, knocked down a 3 from the right wing to tie it late in the first, something that started a 13-0 run for visiting Ogden and put the Tigers ahead 23-13.

The Scots went more than 5 minutes without a field goal before Bush dropped home a floater to end the drought. Parkinson knocked down a 3 and Bush scored in transition late in the second to make it 33-22 at the half.

Though Ogden would only shoot 1 of 4 on the resulting free-throw attempts, two first-half technical fouls against Ben Lomond seemed to take the wind out of its sails after the good start. One came on a substitution infraction and the other was due to a scorebook error.

“We were ready to play and our kids competed,” Ben Lomond head coach Lyndon Johnson said. “We had some bad breaks that weren’t their fault … and it kind of took the momentum out of us. But (Ogden) is good, they’ve got good kids, they’re well-coached, and it just got away from us.”

Ogden had another run ready coming out of halftime, and it was the 6-foot-4 Maw providing the punctuation with a fastbreak dunk and a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions. That was good to cap an 11-0 run for a 44-22 lead, and the Tigers never looked back.

Ogden hopes it’s learned something this week. After starting 0-2 in region play that included a home loss to previously winless Logan, the Tigers went on the road for wins at Grantsville and BL this week.

“We’re just maturing as a team,” Ogden head coach Trent Porter said. “I have to remind myself, my wife has to remind me, that I’m coaching teenage boys. So it’s just seeing them mature as players.

“We’ve had this saying to play with passion, not emotion. When people get emotional, they make bad decisions. So just trying to play with that passion, with that fire, but staying a little more even-keeled mentally.”

Things are looking up for the Tigers if they continue the type of play displayed Friday.

“When we’re passing it around, playing as a team, that’s when we’re the best,” Maw said. “If we keep on doing that, I think we have a pretty good chance to keep winning.”

Ben Lomond, with good flashes each night despite tough results, has no choice but to keep pushing itself for improvement.

“I know we’re better today than we were one month ago, for sure than two months ago. So it’s just, compete as hard as we can, play together, care about each other, and that’s all we can do,” Johnson said. “A mismatch is a mismatch, but you can still do those things and give us a chance to be successful in the future.”

Long travel awaits Ben Lomond next, logging trips to Logan and Grantsville in the upcoming week.

Ogden hosts Morgan on Wednesday before going to American Fork to face American Heritage.