Basketball Recap: Nate Tueller's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Pine View over Syracuse

The Pine View Panthers came up short against the Syracuse Titans on Friday and fell 69-57. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.

Nate Tueller

Points

12/05/25 vs Syracuse	23
12/02/25 @ Canyon View	13
11/21/25 vs Provo	11
11/20/25 vs Manti	10

Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nate Tueller, who posted 23 points and four steals. Tueller continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Ryker Sommer also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

Syracuse's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Colton Hoenigman, who went 7-for-14 on his way to 19 points and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Hoenigman a new career-high in blocks (two). Skyler Orton was another key player, shooting 50% from the field en route to 14 points along with six rebounds and four steals.

Having lost for the first time this season, Pine View fell to 3-1. As for Syracuse, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Pine View has already played their next matchup, a 62-50 win against Juan Diego Catholic on the 6th. As for Syracuse, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-51 victory against Snow Canyon on the 6th.