Bountiful waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 77-61 win over the Northridge Knights. Given the RedHawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Knights are ranked 84th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/31/25 vs Northridge | 13 |
| 11/20/23 vs Summit Academy | 10 |
| 01/03/25 @ Viewmont | 9 |
| 01/17/24 @ Clearfield | 8 |
| 01/31/24 vs Viewmont | 8 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bountiful to victory, but perhaps none more so than Charlie Smith, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards. Those 13 rebounds gave Smith a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Heath, who went 8 for 11 en route to 16 points and five assists.
Bountiful was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northridge only racked up 12 assists.
Northridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Daniel Sunkuli, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Theo Roach, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 13 points.
Bountiful has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Northridge, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-13.
Bountiful wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-45 victory against Bonneville on the 5th. As for Northridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-61 win against Box Elder on the 5th.
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