Game Details - Boys Basketball

Taking advantage early and convincingly, No. 3 Emery took care of business in the second round of the 3A state championship tournament with a defeat of No. 14 North Sanpete, 72-59. The Spartans raced out to a firm 27-10 lead in the first quarter, but the Hawks were determined to be a tough out, outscoring Emery, 32-19, over the second and third quarter and pulling within 4 points. Emery ran away in the end with a 26-17 fourth quarter. Seniors Talon Tuttle and Brett Rasmussen lead the Spartans with 17 and 12 points, respectively. Juniors Luke justice and Wade Stilson added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Emery will head to Southern Utah University on Feb. 23 to face No. 6 Summit Academy in the quarterfinals. Senior guard Ty Allan led the Hawks with 15 points, while sophomore Ridge Hendry scored 13 points and senior Kaden Staker had 10 points. The Hawks ended their season with a 10-13 overall record.