West Jordan » A wild Region 3 game came down to Taylorsville's Stevie McCloyn's three-point shot. The senior's shot rose in the air, climbing above the outstretched arms of two West Jordan defenders.

It just never came down.

McCloyn's shot got stuck between the side of the rim and the backboard, and West Jordan escaped with a 52-49 victory at home Friday night.

The win moves The Jaguars (11-6, 4-2) into second place in Region 3, and gives them a tiebreaker advantage over the Warriors (7-9, 2-4) should the two teams end up with identical region records at the end of the season.

Jordan Loveridge dominated the post for West Jordan, scoring 16 points and notching three blocks on the defensive side, while Jordan Pryor had nine points, five assists and three steals for the Jags.

"Every high school game is a challenge," said Loveridge, "But when it comes down to region, it means everything. We just beat a good team tonight, and I give them a ton of credit for fighting the whole way"

The game started out with a high energy first quarter that saw both teams trading buckets, finishing the quarter tied at 12 apiece.

The same could not be said of the second quarter. After four minutes of play, the teams combined for three points and West Jordan went into the locker room up 19-18.

The 6-foot-6 Loveridge came out on fire to start the second half, connecting on three straight shots. But McCloyn answered him back to close the third with 8 points in a two minute span, leaving the teams tied at 33 heading into the fourth quarter.

The pace picked up in the fourth, as did the fouls. West Jordan got into the bonus with 3:30 left to play, and built a five point lead off of its free throws.

Taylorsville managed to claw its way back, thanks to McCloyn and Andrew Togiai, who each finished with 18 points, but ran out of time in the end.

"They have some great guards and they tried to spread us out to take advantage of Love," Said West Jordan head coach Scott Briggs, "But ultimately he was the one that was causing the matchup problems on their side, and he was the difference tonight."