Utah High School Basketball - Payson overwhelms Summit Academy
January 5, 2024: Payson, UT 84651
Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Payson Lions (Payson, UT) and the visiting Summit Academy Bears (Bluffdale, UT), saw Payson's basketball squad wallop Summit Academy by a tally of 85-53.
With the victory, Payson improves its record to 3-7 on the campaign. The Lions host Layton Christian Academy (Layton, UT) to confront the Eagles in a 4A Region 8 challenge on Tuesday, January 9. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 13-2. Layton Christian Academy won 78-57 in their recent non-league challenge against Knight (Palmdale, CA)
Next up, the Bears confront the Rowland Hall Winged Lions (Salt Lake City, UT) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 8. Summit Academy will attempt to improve on its 6-10 season record. The Winged Lions come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 60-58 non-league loss to Granger (West Valley City, UT).