High school basketball: Wednesday's boys and girls roundup

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Published: Thursday, Dec. 20 2012 11:00 a.m. MST

LONE PEAK 60, CALLAWAY, MISS. 42: Eric Mika scored 22 points on 8 of 8 shooting from the field as Lone Peak pulled away from Callaway, Miss. in the second half for the victory at the City of Palms Classic in Florida. The Knights shot 49 percent for the game, but a sizzling 63 percent in the second half as it outscored Callaway 33-22 in the second half. Nick Emery added 19 points on five 3-pointers, including five rebounds and four assists.

AMERICAN LEADERSHIP 57, SUMMIT ACADEMY 56: McKay Bowman led American Leadership with 16 points and 11 boards as it eked out Summit Academy. ALA had three players score in double digits in addition to Bowman.

MERIT ACADEMY 73, WATERFORD 44: Merit Academy jumped out to an early lead and finished even stronger with back-to-back 20-point quarters to top Waterford. Joel Martinez led all scorers with 18 points and Hunter Davis chipped in 17 points with four 3-pointers for the Knights.

WEBER 62, JUDGE MEMORIAL 45: Hayden Schenck dropped 28 points and Garrett Beckey added nine points with 10 boards in the win for Weber. The free-throw disparity favored the Warriors heavily, as they had 31 more attempts than Judge.

PROVO 58, KEARNS 40: Cole Gordon, Brian Carter, Adam Finch and Jordan Maw combined for all but two points to lead Provo to the win at the Tip Off Classic at Provo High. Finch added six rebounds, six assists and four steals.

WENDOVER 61, OAKLEY 49: Oakley's Garrett Bolton scored a game-high 23 points including five 3-pointers but it was not enough to defeat Wendover. The Wildcats were led by James Trujillo who scored 20 points.

DUGWAY 56, MOUNT VERNON 15: Dugway swarmed defensively, holding Mount Vernon to three points in the entire second half for the win. Josh Johnson scored 18 points while eight other players contributed offensively for the Mustangs.

GUNNISON 66, NORTH SUMMIT 39: The Bulldogs cruised to a victory led by Colby Caldwell who scored 23 points including four makes from behind the arc. Braden Harris added 12 points to Gunnison's cause.

WASATCH ACADEMY 60, DESERT PINES, NEV. 58: Wasatch Academy overcame a 13-point first half deficit to rally past Desert Pines, Nev. for the victory at the Tip Off Classic at Provo High School. The Tigers outscored Desert Pines 24-12 in the fourth quarter.

Girls basketball

REGION 20

BRYCE VALLEY 39, PANGUITCH 35: Whitni Syrett led Bryce Valley to a close overtime victory as she scored 15 points. Panguitch's Chesney Campbell scored a game-high 16 points in the loss.

PIUTE 64, VALLEY 49: Piute earned the road victory thanks to a very balanced scoring attack as three players each scored 14 points. Valley's Audrey Harris scored a game-high 16 points, including four treys in the loss.

MILFORD 49, ESCALANTE 26: Chandler Rose, Tia Florence, Shyla Sherwood and Kennedy Netto combined for 43 of the 49 points scored for Milford as the Tigers rolled to the win.

NONREGION

LAYTON CHRISTIAN 63, PAHRUMP, NEV. 34: Teneshia Davison scored 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Layton Christian to a victory at the Las Vegas Invitational.

MURRAY 41, OGDEN 40: Trailing by 10 after the half, Murray had a big second half including holding Odgen to two points in the fourth quarter to capture the win. The Spartans were led by Brittany Golder who scored 15 points including one make from behind the arc.

SNOW CANYON 53, DELTA 31: Snow Canyon outscored Delta by 17 in an otherwise close game to capture the victory. The Warriors' balanced attack was led by Amy Harris who scored 13 points.

BRIGHTON 53, PLEASANT GROVE 43: Maddy Chin led all scorers with 26 points, and Brighton managed to shoot 12 for 14 from the charity stripe to earn the victory at home. MeKenna Miles led Pleasant Grove with 16 points in the loss.

DUCHESNE 56, INTERMOUNTAIN CHRISTIAN 25: Duchesne clamped down defensively, holding Intermountain Christian to single digits in the first three quarters and behind Paige Ginn's 23-point performance, picked up the win on the road. Jennifer Eyre chipped in 12 points in the loss.

DAVIS 61, COPPER HILLS 40: Davis cruised to a victory led by Jessica Richardson and Natalie Mecham who scored 18 and 17 points, respectively. The two also grabbed 12 rebounds apiece for the Darts.

SAN JUAN 74, WHITEHORSE 66: San Juan came up with the victory as three players each had a double-double. The Broncos were led by Brooke Lyman who scored 20 points and added 12 rebounds.

SOUTH SUMMIT 63, UNION 39: Led by Jamie McNeil, who scored 17 points, South Summit dominated Union from the get-go. Hallie Horrocks scored a game-high 19 points for Union in the loss.

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