Basketball Recap: Water Canyon Has No Trouble Against El Capitan

A well-balanced attack led Water Canyon over El Capitan in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Water Canyon Wildcats were the clear victor by a 51-25 margin over the El Capitan Eagles. The Wildcats pushed the score to 36-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.

Alysha Cooke

Points

12/13/24 vs El Capitan	18
12/04/24 @ Beaver Dam	13
12/12/24 vs Enterprise	12
12/06/24 vs Pinnacle	10
11/23/24 @ Piute	6

Water Canyon had a senior duo take command as Alysha Cooke dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 boards and Martha Jessop went 7 of 10 on her way to 16 points and eight rebounds. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for Cooke. The team also got some help courtesy of Tammra Johnson, who posted eight points and four steals.

Water Canyon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 26 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.

El Capitan's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Samantha Hammon, who had 15 points and five rebounds, and Priscilla Black, who put up three points in addition to six boards and three blocks. That was a full 60% of El Capitan's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.

Water Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points per game. As for El Capitan, they now have a losing record at 3-4.

Water Canyon is taking a road trip to challenge South Sevier at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Sevier is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season. As for El Capitan, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-12 win against BASIS Flagstaff on the 14th.