2A girls basketball state tournament capsules

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The 2A girls basketball state tournament gets under this Friday with eight games at Snow College. The excitement really begins the following week when the quarterfinals shift to the Sevier Valley Center. No. 1 Richfield is the team to beat, but North Sevier and Beaver are both capable of capturing the state title.

Here’s a team-by-team look at all 16 teams in the state tournament, and what to expect:

American Leadership (12-8)

Coach: Lora Mitchell

How qualified: Finished in a three-way tie second in Region 16 with a 4-4 record, and enter playoffs as No. 3 seed after three-way coin flip.

Playoff opener: vs. North Summit, Friday, 1:30 p.m. (At Snow College)

Best preseason victory: A 54-49 win against Spanish Fork on Jan. 3.

Best region victory: A 49-39 win at Manti on Feb. 7.

Top contributors

Dalila Rodriquez, Jr. (13.9 ppg)

Mauriana Staheli (12.1 ppg)

McKenna Andersen, Jr. (8.7 ppg)

Paige Lofland (2.7 ppg)

McKayla Wride, Jr. (3.5 ppg)

Scoring offense: 47.6 ppg (3rd In 2A)

Scoring defense: 39.0 ppg (8th In 2A)

Last state championship: None

Prep editor James Edward’s bracket: Loss to North Summit in first round.

Beaver Beavers (16-4)

Coach: Jon Marshall

How qualified: Finished first in Region 13 with a 7-1 record

Playoff opener: vs. South Sevier, Friday, 10:30 a.m. (At Snow College)

Best preseason victory: A 33-32 win over Delta at the Sevier Valley Center on Dec. 16.

Best region victory: A 43-40 win at Enterprise on Feb. 2.

Top contributors

Macail Wood, So., Forward (10.3 ppg)

Hattie Snyder, Jr., Forward (9.6 ppg)

Brittney Blackner, Sr., Guard (5.4 ppg)

Rachel Roberts, Jr., Guard (5.0 ppg)

Brielle Christensen, Jr., Guard (3.5 ppg)

Scoring offense: 39.0 ppg (14th In 2A)

Scoring defense: 33.5 ppg (1st In 2A)

Last state championship: 2010

Prep editor James Edward’s bracket: Loss to Richfield in semifinals.

Emery Spartans (6-11)

Coach: Dean Stilson

How qualified: Finished second in Region 15 with a 5-3 record

Playoff opener: vs. Enterprise, Friday, 8 p.m. (At Snow College)

Best preseason victory: A 47-37 win against Enterprise on Nov. 22.

Best region victory: A 44-37 win against San Juan on Feb. 10.

Top contributors

Blayr Jeffs, Jr. (10.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.7 apg, 1.29 spg)