ST. GEORGE — Snow Canyon finished the Region 10 girls basketball slate undefeated, while Hurricane and Cedar also got big wins in games Tuesday night.

The Warriors, which had already secured the region championship, stayed true to form in a comfortable victory at home.

Meanwhile, the wins for the Tigers and Reds are sure to provide both squads with plenty of momentum heading into Thursday night’s final region contests.

Following are recaps from Tuesday night’s Region 10 action:

Snow Canyon 71, Desert Hills 55

Playing in front of their home fans, the Warriors started hot and stayed that way in their 12th region win of the year. Snow Canyon lead the Thunder 16-11 after the first quarter.

Olivia Hamlin netted 14 of her game-high 25 points in the first half and Snow Canyon took a 34-25 lead into the intermission.

In total, six Warriors scored points in the victory. Natalie Olson finished behind Hamlin after scoring 16 points including two 3-pointers. Kelly Howard contributed 12 points in the win.

Fetuao Tapasa (six points), Joey Jensen (five) and Kyza Andrews (four) rounded out the Snow Canyon scoresheet.

Meanwhile Jenna Brown tossed in 19 points to lead Desert Hills. Hannah Heaton finished with 14 and Jacie Riding netted 11 in the setback.

Ashtin Hansen scored in double-digits with her 10 points and Kaitlyn Andrus’ bucket in the third quarter completed the Desert Hills offensive attack.

Snow Canyon finishes the year with a 17-5 overall record including the 12-0 mark in Region 10. The Warriors have a bye Thursday night and will rest up while they await announcement of the 4A state tournament seedings.

Desert Hills will look to improve its playoff positioning in its final Region 10 game of the year, at home against Pine View on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m.

Hurricane 53, Pine View 43

Hurricane junior point guard Ana Larsen played perhaps her best game of the year, exploding for 10 points in a decisive third quarter and scoring 13 total in the road victory.

The Tigers battled to a three-point lead at halftime, 21-18, before dominating the third session 23-2  to secure the victory.

Larsen told St. George News after the win that some key halftime adjustments led to the third quarter outburst.

“We talked about our offense, and how we need to be smart with the ball,” Larsen said. “They’re going to want to come out strong, we need to come out stronger. You have to be smart, play good D and help each other out, because we’re a team and this is a team game.”

Abby Stout led the Tigers with 14 points in the win, while Addison Crandall chipped in with 11 points. Elisa Napoli (seven points), MJ Erickson (six) and Nina Dominguez (two points) rounded out Hurricane’s offensive output.

Meanwhile senior Avery Gustin tied the game-high with 14 points for Pine View. Ellie Norton, also honored before the game on senior night, scored 13 points including two 3-pointers for the Panthers.

Reese Gustin scored nine points for Pine View, including two 3-pointers.

Hurricane has a chance to finish .500 in Region 10 play, facing Cedar at home in the Tigers Den on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m.

“I think if we can keep that mentality that we have the ability, we can do really good,” Larsen said. “I think we can do good in the playoffs and make it to state.”

Meanwhile, Pine View will look for its fourth Region 10 win in its final regular season game, at Desert Hills on Thursday, Feb. 16 also at 7 p.m.

Cedar 41, Dixie 39

As snow from a heavy Valentine’s Day storm continued to fall outside in Cedar City, the Cedar Reds outlasted the Dixie Flyers, 41-39.

Both teams started out slowly, with the score at 1-1 six minutes into the contest. Dixie then got baskets from Kealah Faumuina and Jaycee Bundy, taking a 6-4 lead after one quarter.

With 2:07 left in the second period, Cedar senior Anna Robison made a free throw to put the Reds up 13-12, but Dixie then went on an 8-0 run to end the quarter and take a 20-13 halftime lead.

The third quarter belonged to Cedar, as the Reds outscored the Flyers 16-7 to take a 29-27 lead.

Cedar then went on an 8-2 run to briefly take an eight-point lead, but Dixie hit a couple key baskets to close back within three, 37-34 at the midway point of the fourth.

Kiara Hansen found teammate Annalyse Shimada underneath for two points, putting the Reds up 39-34 with just under four minutes remaining.

Dixie kept chipping away at the Reds’ lead, eventually tying the game 39-39 on a free throw by Faumuina with 2:11 to go.

The only points scored from then on were a pair of free throws by Cedar’s Mya Bishoff that gave the Reds a 41-39 lead with one minute left.

Dixie did get one last shot in the final seconds, but Faumuina’s attempt inside missed, and Cedar’s Kenzie Bird got the rebound to seal the win.

“She’s a good player and she got a good shot. She just missed it,” Cedar head coach Corry Nielsen said of Faumuina afterward. “She could have very easily made that.”

“We had our own lapses, you know, but that’s basketball,” Nielsen added. “I kind of wish we would have made some more foul shots there towards the end.”

“I’ve been coaching long enough to know it all evens out,” he added, noting that Cedar has now won three of its last four contests. “You lose some of the games you should have won, and you win some of the games you probably should have lost.”

Cedar improved to 5-14 with the win, 5-6 in Region 10 play with one game remaining, a road contest at Hurricane on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Dixie dropped to 13-8 overall, 7-4 in region play, but remains in second place in the standings with one regular season game left. The Flyers host Crimson Cliffs on Thursday at 7 p.m.

– written by Jeff Richards

1. Snow Canyon 12-0 (17-5)
2. Dixie 7-4 (13-8)
3. Desert Hills 6-5 (10-11)
4. Hurricane 5-6 (5-12)
5. Cedar 5-6 (5-14)
6. Pine View 3-8 (7-15)
7. Crimson Cliffs 1-10 (2-14)

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