After a competitive first half, No. 5 Morgan gained the upper hand over No. 12 Carbon, cruising to a 70-54 victory in the second round of the 3A state championship tournament. The Trojans trailed at halftime, 34-33, but outscored the Dinos, 37-20, the rest of the way to move on. Having never previously eclipsed 20 points before, senior guard Aiden Harris went off for a career-high 24 points, including four of Morgan's 10 3-pointers. Senior Eli Bailey added another 12 points. The Trojans will advance to the quarterfinals at Southern Utah University to face No. 4 Grantsville on Feb. 23. Senior Chet Anderson led Carbon with 15 points, while junior Zeke Willson added 13 points. The Dinos end their season with an 8-13 record.
Overall Team Stats | ||||
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TEAM | FTM | FTA | FGM | FGA |
12 | 19 | 24 | ||
13 | 18 | 18 |
Morgan Player Stats | |||||||
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NO | PLAYER | POINTS | 3 POINTERS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS |
5 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||
1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | ||||
22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
33 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
23 | 2 | 4 | |||||
10 | 1 | 1 |
Carbon Player Stats | |||||||
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NO | PLAYER | POINTS | 3 POINTERS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS |
2 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||
35 | 8 | 2 | 1 | ||||
32 | 8 | 8 | 1 | ||||
42 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||
5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
15 | 1 | 4 |