Head coach: Quincy Lewis
2011-12 record: 22-3, Class 5A state champions
Lone Peak is bidding for a three-peat in Utah's 5A classification under Quincy Lewis and the play of (left to right) Talon Shumway, Nick Emery, T.J. Haws, Connor Toolson and Eric Mika.
Photo by David Argyle
(6-1, Sr., G, Brigham Young verbal commit),
Eric Mika (6-8, Sr., F, Brigham Young verbal commit),
T.J. Haws (6-3, Jr., G, Brigham Young verbal commit),
Connor Toolson (6-3, Sr., G),
Talon Shumway (6-3, Sr., G, Brigham Young football commit),
Zach Frampton (6-2, Jr., G),
Spencer Curtis (6-8, Jr., F)
Strengths: According to Lewis, this is a season Lone Peak has been building toward for a decade. The Knights served notice last winter that they can compete on the national level with wins over Illinois power
Whitney Young (Chicago) and New York dynasty
Lincoln (Brooklyn). Emery is a dangerous scorer, pouring in 29.7 points per game at the prestigious Beach Ball Classic last December. Mika and Haws are both capable of taking over as the No. 1 option if Emery is the focal point of opposing defenses. Glue guy Shumway will play football at BYU but Lewis believes could just as easily have a hardwood career at the college level.
Question marks: Lewis will take his team to the City of Palms Classic and it's a longshot for any program to return from Fort Myers unscathed. The challenge for Lone Peak will be to avoid a letdown against an in-state program.
Orem and
American Fork both crept up on the Knights and knocked them off last season.
