Prep athletes of the week | Overtime: Prep Sports | The Salt Lake Tribune
Get breaking news alerts via email

Click here to manage your alerts
Overtime: Prep Sports
Bill Oram and Kyle Goon
Bill Oram and Kyle Goon write about all aspects of high school sports for the Tribune. Follow Bill Oram on Twitter at @oramb and Kyle Goon on Twitter at @kylegoon
Photos
Most Recent Posts
Prep athletes of the week
Published on Feb 8, 2012 10:51AM

Here are just a few of the top high school performances from last week:

• Boys' basketball — Hayden Schenk, Weber: As the Warriors go through the season, they know they can count on Schenk, one of the most consistent scorers in the state. He tallied 23 points in a win over Layton, followed by 19 against Fremont. He also proved he can dish it out, too, as he combined for 14 assists in the contests. But the most important statistic is this: Weber went 2-0 last week, and now is sitting in second place in a wild Region 1.

• Girls' basketball —Malia Nawahine, Springville: The Red Devils? Back in the playoff picture? Definitely. And Nawahine is a big reason why Springville, once a bottom-dweller in Region 8, has now gone on a five-game winning streak. She had two big games on the road against Timpanogos and Maple Mountain, the two teams above the Red Devils in the standings. She combined for 43 total points last week, and helped Springville go 2-0 as they fight for playoff seeding.

• Wrestling — Zane Sayers, Jordan: The junior had a sensation Region 3 meet, coming vitually out of nowhere to dominate his competition. He had three pins on his way to winning the 220-pound classification, the last over Jacob Ponce, one of West Jordan's top wrestlers. Sayers isn't ranked, and he is only listed as having a 3-0 record. But the state should be on notice after this performance.

• Boys' swimming — Ben Branham, Oakley: Swimming is an individual sport, sure, but most high schoolers have the luxury of having a team at their backs, cheering them on at the state swim meet. Branham was the only Oakley qualifier to make state. His cheering squad was his coach. But the senior had no problem winning the 100-yard backstroke and 200-yard individual medley as he wrapped up his career at the Class 3A state meet. Thanks to his efforts, one-man Oakley finished 17th among 23 schools.

• Girls' swimming — Lillian Moore, Skyline: There were plenty of great women's performances at last week's Class 4A meet, but Moore stands out. The sophomore had surgery to repair a ruptured ear drum two weeks before the meet, and couldn't even submerge her head under water until the week leading up to the meet. It showed little adverse effect Friday and Saturday at BYU: Moore won the 200 individual medley, set a 4A record in the 100 butterfly, and was on two winning relay teams to help the Eagles dominate the meet.

Reader comments on sltrib.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Salt Lake Tribune. We will delete comments containing obscenities, personal attacks and inappropriate or offensive remarks. Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. If you see an objectionable comment, click the red "Flag" link below it. See more about comments here. What are those badges some users have next to their names?
 
Jobs
Shopping
Missing your paper? Need to place your paper on vacation hold? For this and any other subscription related needs, click here or call 801.204.6100.
Affiliates and Partners
MediaOne of UtahUtah RidesMoving CompaniesKen Garff Hyundai
Willey HondaWise Food StorageVivint Inc. Inside Sales JobsUtah Business Magazine
MediaOne Real EstateWasatch WomanUtah Real EstateDiscovery Gateway
Local MoversCustom Gaming ComputersTeleperformanceUtah Cars
Utah UtesICU MedicalHometown ValuesHolmes Homes
Hanks & Mortensen, P.C.UtahsRight.comClark PlanetariumSalt Lake Valley Buick GMC
Now Salt LakeBathroom VanitiesMoversIn This Week