High school basketball: Wasatch Academy, Liahona Academy win ahead of their Region 18 showdown
Brayden Facemyer gathers a rebound in a game against Tinitic. The 6'3" point guard has notched a "triple double" in back to back games.
Lori Christianson
MOUNT PLEASANT — Wednesday, both Liahona Academy and Wasatch Academy did what they were supposed to do in Region 18 action.
Wasatch Academy jumped out to a 25-2 first quarter lead over Tintic and cruised to a 77-27 victory.
Four Tigers scored in double figures — Jarryn Skeete (16), Fred Krajacic (12), Bobby Christie (11) and Mahamoud Diop (10). Wasatch Academy played reserves for much of the game.
"Our second unit did a great job of extending the lead," said athletic director Tyler Kennedy.
Taran Taylor and Travis Green each scored 10 points for Tintic.
At Liahona, Brayden Facemyer recorded his second straight triple-double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in leading the Warriors to a 79-28 victory over Wendover. For good measure, he added six steals and six blocks.
Brandon Nichols, whose night ended midway through the third quarter, led all scorers with 21 points, while Brigg Savage came off the bench to score 15 and Helaman Neyra added 10.
Wasatch Academy and Liahona meet Friday night in Mt. Pleasant. Both are undefeated in Region 18 play and ranked first and second in the state.
Kevin spent seven years early in his career as a community newspaper editor. He is an avid 1A basketball fan and the father of Liahona basketball coach Jeremy Long. E-mail: kevin.long@coldwellutah.com
- BYU basketball: Dave Rose hoping Tyler Haws'...
- Stump the Smith: Can you answer the questions...
- Utah Jazz: No lottery luck, so Jazz remain in...
- ESPN trivia guru: University of Utah graduate...
- High school softball: Copper Hills earns a...
- 4 reasons why you need to paraglide at Point...
- Hard work, dedication pay off for Utah's Karl...
- Results from Tuesday's high school softball,...
Subscribe
Mobile
RSS
- High school baseball: 5A, 4A state...
55 - BYU basketball: Dave Rose hoping Tyler... 24
- Bodyguards allegedly beat up 2 fans who... 19
- Utah Jazz: No lottery luck, so Jazz... 19
- Dick Harmon: BYU coach Mike Littlewood... 15
- Hard work, dedication pay off for... 12
- Utah State football: New coach Matt... 11
- If hired, Jeff Hornacek will face same... 10
This game can be seen on MySportsGuys on the web and Deseret News will be streaming this game possible on their page.
Can't wait! We had such a great time watching Wasatch Academy play (and beat) a huge 5a team a few weeks ago, and I suspect this game will be as exciting.
The game will also be live video streamed on Wasatch Academy's Ustream channel, as More..
Okay, so I decided to make the trip to see WA and Liahona. I've seen what are probably the top 10 or so teams in 1A and these two are head and shoulders above the rest. After tonight I' ve got to say WA is in a class by themselves. I'm not giving WA More..