Best preseason victory: A 52-51 win at Rich on Jan. 7.
Best region victory: A 67-44 win at Wendover on Feb. 3.
Top contributors
Weston Meacham, (16.7 ppg)
Carson Smith, (14.4 ppg)
Collin Rudd, (6.9 ppg)
Briggs Savage, (6.8 ppg)
Tyler Berry, (6.0 ppg)
Scoring offense: 63.5 ppg (4th in 1A)
Scoring defense: 55.4 ppg (22nd in 1A)
Last state championship: None
Prep editor James Edward’s bracket: Loss to Wayne in quarterfinals.
Monticello Buckaroos (13-6)
Coach: Tony Esplin
How qualified: Finished second in Region 19 with an 8-2 record.
Playoff opener: vs. St. Joseph, Wednesday, 7 p.m. (At Sevier Valley Center)
Best preseason victory: A 36-32 win against Valley at the Sevier Valley Center on Dec. 10.
Best region victory: A 52-36 win against Whitehorse on Feb. 3.
Top contributors
Jake Duncan, Jr., Forward (9.6 ppg)
Gunnar Hollingsworth, Jr., Forward (9.2 ppg)
Austin Maloy, So., Guard (6.6 ppg)
Terek Esplin, Sr., Guard (4.7 ppg)
Jared Smith, Jr., Guard (4.1 ppg)
Scoring offense: 54.5 ppg (10th in 1A)
Scoring defense: 43.2 ppg (4th in 1A)
Last state championship: 1994 (2A)
Prep editor James Edward’s bracket: Loss to Bryce Valley in quarterfinals.
Panguitch Bobcats (16-6)
Coach: Clint Barney
How qualified: Finished third in Region 20 with a 10-4 record, and also finished third in the Region 20 tournament to earn the No. 3 seed for the playoffs.
Playoff opener: vs. Layton Christian, Wednesday, 1 p.m. (At Sevier Valley Center)
Best preseason victory: A 37-36 win at North Sevier on Nov. 23.
Best region victory: A 58-53 win against Bryce Valley in the third-place game of the Region 20 tournament on Feb. 25.
Top contributors
Tyce Barney, So., Forward (16.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.0 apg, 2.2 spg)
Dalan Bennett, Jr., Forward (12.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 0.7 apg, 1.7 spg)
MaKade Christensen, Sr., Guard (9.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.9 apg, 2.1 spg)
Tom Adams, Sr., Guard (6.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.4 spg)
Kaden Figgins, Jr., Forward (5.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.8 apg, 0.7 spg)
Scoring offense: 59.8 ppg (5th in 1A)
Scoring defense: 46.7 ppg (8th in 1A)
Last state championship: 2001
Prep editor James Edward’s bracket: Loss to Layton Christian in first round.
Piute T-Birds (19-3)
Coach: Steve Hoagland
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Many big predictions in this bracket. You may be ranking the Region 20 teams a little ahead of themselves (like last year). Duchesne is coming in really strong. Liahona can play lights out such as the game against Duchesne where they lost in More..
To 1a Roller : I agree with your post except for your cheap shot at LCA. LCA runs a class school and if thier focus was to recruit and win state titles they would not have volunteered to move up to 2a being forced back to 1a this year. Be classy and More..
It would be nice to see the editor be right in a Piute Vs. BV rematch of the 2010 title game, but I'm predicting a BV choke, possibly against Duchesne the first round. BV is too easily beat on the mind games and rely too much on the 3 ball, the More..