Stansbury lost against Cottonwood back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Stansbury Stallions fell 69-62 to the Cottonwood Colts. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Colts are ranked 27th).
Loss or not, Stansbury got some senior leadership from Luke Rich and Will Stephens. Rich went 6 for 9 en route to 17 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds, while Stephens went 5 of 12 on his way to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Tobi Johnson, who posted six points.
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Even though they lost, Stansbury smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups.
Cottonwood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bo Smith, who made all 8 shots he took to post 21 points. Those 21 points gave Smith a new career-high. Malei Atem was another key player, going 6 for 10 en route to 13 points and seven steals.
Stansbury dropped their record down to 4-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Cottonwood, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-6.
Stansbury has already played their next contest, a 61-36 win against Tooele on the 21st. As for Cottonwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 85-51 victory against Park City on the 22nd.
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