Utah High School Basketball - Payson thwarts Cottonwood
January 13, 2022: Salt Lake City, UT 84121 The Payson Lions (Payson, UT) basketball knocked off the host Cottonwood Colts (Salt Lake City, UT), 71-61 in Thursday's league test.
The Lions (12-1) will now prepare for their test against Uintah (Vernal, UT). The Utes go into the 5A Region 7 test with a 7-5 record. In their last test, Uintah went down by Cedar Valley (Eagle Mountain, UT), 53-47, in a league test.
The Colts now own a 9-5 record. They play next when they travel to Tooele for a 5A Region 7 test on Tuesday, January 18. Cottonwood will encounter a Buffaloes squad coming off a 72-71 league loss to Hillcrest (Midvale, UT). The Buffaloes record now stands at 2-13.