Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Luke Park and Luka Cecez Lead Cottonwood to Victory

Cottonwood won the last time they faced Hillcrest and things went their way on Thursday too. The Cottonwood Colts enjoyed a cozy 68-49 win over the Hillcrest Huskies. The Colts pushed the score to 51-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Huskies cut but never quite recovered from.

Leading Cottonwood to victory were Luka Cecez and Luke Park. Cecez dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards, while Park went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points and eight assists. Cecez has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was John Rosevear, who posted 11 points and three steals.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Cottonwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hillcrest only racked up eight assists.

Despite the loss, Hillcrest had strong showings from Ezra Bell, who earned 13 points, and Myles Mahler, who put up six points in addition to 11 rebounds and five steals. Mahler has become a key player for Hillcrest: the team is 9-2 when he posts at least three steals, but 2-3 otherwise. Anton Mahler was another key player, putting up seven points.

Cottonwood pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Hillcrest, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-5.

Cottonwood has already played their next contest, a 69-62 win against Stansbury on the 17th. As for Hillcrest, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-30 victory against Tooele on the 14th.