Preps notebook: Morgan boys shattering school basketball records in search of region title
Syracuse's Anderson hits 1,000-point mark
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- Morgan’s Jake Hansen (11) and Brody Peterson (3) exchange thoughts during a nonregion boys basketball contest at West Field on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Taylor.
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- Mikayla Colohan and Olivia Wade hug as Davis High celebrates winning the UHSAA girls soccer state championship on Oct. 24, 2014, at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy.
MORGAN — Four Morgan High boys basketball players have been crunching the numbers. Well, crunching school records, that is.
The Trojans, improving to 18-2 on the season with a 40-point wallop against Grantsville on Wednesday night, have seen multiple single-season and all-time records fluctuate at the literal hands of seniors Brody Peterson, Bracken Saunders, Mason Williams and Jake Hansen.
The following records are sourced from existing MaxPreps statistics and prior reporting, some of which do not include official stats from the Grantsville game on Wednesday.
• Peterson brought Morgan’s single-season 3-point record to 46 on Wednesday with a career-high 31 points and seven triples against Grantsville on Wednesday. Peterson also has the school’s single-season steal record with a state-high 87 steals before the Grantsville game.
• Saunders raised Morgan’s all-time career scoring mark (1,374 points), previously held by Jake Miles (2013), with 21 points against Grantsville on Wednesday.
• On the glass, Williams has exceeded 566 career rebounds following the Grantsville game as the school’s all-time leading rebounder, a title previously belonging to Josh Criddle (2023). Williams already posted seven double-doubles and 161 career blocks.
• The school’s all-time assist record belongs to Hansen, who entered the Grantsville game with 255 career assists as a Trojan. Jake’s older brother and fellow Morgan graduate, Sam Hansen (2021), held the record until this season.
Each of those guys were part of last year’s 3A title run, the fifth of Morgan coach Scott Hunt’s coaching career.
“I don’t know what I did right in my life to end up at this moment,” Hunt said. “They all had a passion for the game and came up playing together. For whatever reason, basketball’s been important to them.
“You get a lot of kids that want to play basketball, but not everyone wants to invest. They have great attitudes, and you couple that with all the time and effort they put in to develop their game, and now we’re sitting here and we’re 44-3 and they’ve won a lot of games because of what they’ve done.”
With a one-game lead in 3A Region 12, Morgan has three regular-season dates left: at Ben Lomond (Jan. 30), at American Heritage (Feb. 4) and home against Ogden (Feb. 6).
Anderson hits 1,000-point mark
Syracuse High senior Maylee Anderson surpassed 1,000 career points in a 57-51 nonregion home loss to Lone Peak on Tuesday.
With three games to go, Anderson’s 17.2 points per game rank seventh in the state and 320th nationally; her season-long 41 triples is 19th in the state.
Anderson currently holds one offer from Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming.
Fremont football recognized nationally for academics
The Fremont High football program received one of just two National High School Academic Excellence Awards awarded to Utah schools on Thursday. Fremont and 6A Herriman were the two lone Utah schools recognized by the National Football Foundation (NFF) among 95 finalists for the “Hatchell Cup,” presented to the country’s top academic football team on behalf of NFF president Steve Hatchell.
It comes with a $10,000 donation, and eligibility for the award includes a minimum team GPA of 3.0.
College Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning, a chairman for the NFF, included this statement in the NFF’s announcement:
“We are proud to honor these football teams as the top academic performers in their states,” Manning said. “Their accomplishments are a credit to the players, coaches, families, and communities who set high expectations and meet them. When teams bring the same competitive mindset to the classroom that it takes to win on the field, they are preparing themselves for success far beyond football.”
Former Davis star wraps pro career
Davis High and BYU alum Mikayla Colohan Cluff is calling it a career.
Cluff announced her retirement from professional soccer after four seasons in Utah, Orlando and Seattle. The former Cougar shared her decision with a lengthy Instagram post Monday.
In the post, Cluff specifically thanked her family, parents and fans for a memorable career.
“I can’t thank my husband, my parents and my entire family, my supporters, friends and teammates, as well as my mentors and coaches enough,” Cluff said.
“You guys have been with me through everything and helped make all of this possible. You’ve seen me at my highest of highs and lowest of lows. Nothing made me happier than seeing family gather together to watch and support my games. When people celebrate success with you, as well as comfort you in your hardships, you find out who is really in your corner. Thank you for helping me through every step of my pursuit.”
Cluff finishes her pro career with four goals and an assist across 31 starts and 77 total games. Cluff was an All-American captain at Davis and an All-State selection in 2014, 2015 and 2016.
Connect with prep sports reporter Conner Becker via email at cbecker@standard.net and X @ctbecker.
