Utah High School Basketball - Lehi fells Stansbury
December 30, 2015: Tooele, UT 84074 Lehi Pioneers (Lehi, UT) backers were in high spirits Wednesday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Stansbury Stallions (Tooele, UT), 70-51 in a non-league bout.
With the win, Lehi upgrades its record to 8-3 on the season. The Pioneers host Riverton (Riverton, UT) to clash with the Silverwolves in a 5A Region 4 bout on Tuesday, January 12. The Silverwolves go into the bout with a record of 3-6.
Next up, the Stallions clash with the Rockwell Marshals (Eagle Mountain, UT) in a non-league bout, on Thursday, December 31. Stansbury will attempt to upgrade on its 2-10 season record. The Marshals go into the bout with a 1-8 record after their 54-43 non-league loss to Tabiona (Tabiona, UT).
First Quarter
Tanner Nygren led Lehi with 7 points in the first quarter. 6 Players scored for Lehi in the period. Stansbury scored 12 points and the score at the end of the first period is Lehi 21 and Stansbury 12.
Second Quarter
Lehi outscored Stansbury by 11 points to increase the lead to 20 as the first half ended. Tanner Nygren scored 12 of the Lehi 20 points. The score at the end of the first half is Lehi 41 and Stansbury 21.
Third Quarter
With Blaze Nield scoring 7 points in the third quarter the Pioneers put up another 20 point period. Stansbury scored 12 points and Lehi takes a 28 point lead into the final quarter. 5 players scored for Lehi in the third. The score at the end of three quarters is Lehi 61 and Stansbury 33.
Fourth Quarter
The final score is Lehi 70 and Stansbury 51. Tanner Nygren led all scorers with 24 points while Blaze Nield added 15 for the Pioneers. The Lehi team collected 19 steals and added 18 assists. The next game begins region play against Riverton at home on Jan 12th.
