SALT LAKE CITY— Players dream of hitting the game-winning shot in the playoffs. That dream turned into a nightmare for the Logan boys basketball team Monday, as the Grizzlies fell to Herriman on a 3-pointer at the buzzer, 56-55. “You’ve got to give credit to Herriman for hitting that shot,” Grizzly head coach Logan Brown said. “It’s one of those things that rolled their way. Our kids laid it on the line and gave it everything they had. We win as a team and we lose as...
LOGAN—The Logan Grizzlies boys basketball team did not disappoint their fans on Senior Night, defeating the Roy Royals 65-54. Logan’s four seniors combined for 29 points, 17 rebounds, and 11 assists. Logan was led by the brilliant play of both senior forward Russell Murphy, who had 17 points, and senior guard Johnny Luke, who scored seven points, grabbed eight rebounds, eight assists, and six steals. Roy received terrific production from their sophomore star, center Brekkott Chapman, who scored 21 points and had eight rebounds. Senior guard...
SMITHFIELD— Valley bragging rights and sole possession of first place in Region 5 were up for grabs Wednesday night. Sky View senior center Casey Oliverson rose to the occasion, scoring 17 points and pulling down 23 rebounds to lead the Bobcats over the Logan Grizzlies, 62-53, at Bobcat Gym. “We held court tonight,” SV head coach Kirk Hillyard said. “They beat us down there. That’s a great team. Logan’s a great team. I thought we brought energy. They outhustled us and did the little things down there...
LOGAN— The Logan boy’s basketball team was not impressive in its loss to Mountain Crest last week, but the Grizzlies had a nearly flawless game Friday night against the Box Elder Bees. Led by senior guard Johnny Luke, Logan rolled to an 83-60 win. After sitting out a few practices this week, Luke was demoted to a bench role for this game. This ignited a fire within him, as he came out and scored 19 points, grabbed three rebounds, and dished out four assists. “I’m sick of...
HYRUM— The Logan boy’s basketball team looked to keep its four game winning streak alive and avenge its only region loss of the season Friday at Mountain Crest. However, the Mustangs had other plans as they defeated the Grizzlies, 60-55. After jumping out to an early lead, Logan had trouble getting things going in their half court offense due to Mountain Crest’s tough zone defense. “I think the hard part was we were missing a couple of guys due to foul trouble, Dallin Dahl and Johnny Luke were...
HYRUM— Despite losing three straight region games – including a heartbreaking loss to rival Sky View Wednesday – the Mountain Crest Mustangs did not skip a beat Friday, defeating their other Valley rival, Logan, 60-55. Mountain Crest was led by junior guard Tyler Crosbie and junior center Faimafili Laulu-Pututau. Crosbie scored 18 points, dished out three assists, recorded an astonishing nine steals. Laulu-Pututau scored 16 for MC and grabbed seven rebounds. Logan led the game in the early in the first quarter thanks to two 3-pointers by...
LOGAN— The Logan boy’s basketball team topped Bonneville, 54-51, Wednesday night in a game that ended up much closer than it could have been. Junior Jordan Larsen led the Grizzlies with 13 points, and Logan held on to win after giving up a 15-point second quarter lead. “We started the game a little slow,” Grizzly head coach Logan Brown said. “Give credit to the guys who came off the bench. They got us going with the right pace.” It was a sloppy start for the Grizzlies, as...
LOGAN— Faimafili Laulu-Pututau scored a game-high 18 points and Mountain Crest hit 10 3-pointers as the Mustangs invaded Logan and stunned the Grizzlies with a 69-56 victory Friday night. “I just think it was a great team effort. We were all shooting really well, and we played as a team,” Laulu-Pututau said. In front of a near capacity crowd, Mountain Crest pulled away early behind the inside game of Laulu-Pututau, and hot shooting from outside. “Our guys have a mentality that if they’re given an opportunity,...
LOGAN— Led by 17 points from Luke Falk and 13 points from Jordan Larsen, the Logan Grizzlies won their seventh straight game Thursday night, 62-45, against the Elko Indians (Nev.). The Grizzlies started fast and never let up, as they raced out to a 17-8 lead in the first quarter. Logan earned the lopsided victory despite only two points from its leading scorer, senior guard Russell Murphy. “We’re unified and it’s really fun, we’re not really selfish at all,” Falk said. “We should feel good for Russell...
LOGAN— Senior Russell Murphy and junior Dallin Dahl led Logan to a 65-60 win over Bear River Tuesday night, as Murphy scored 21 points and Dahl netted 23. “Russ has been very consistent, he’s been that guy that just is there every game, and it’s things other than points that he’s doing that are really good for us,” Grizzly head coach Logan Brown said. “The way he’s rebounding the ball right now, the way he’s leading the team right now, he’s starting to get his free throws just...