Keys to Success: Region 2
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Region 2 will look a little different his year with addition of Roy and West. Last season Roy defeated Kearns on a last second shot to end their playoff run. West will be able to compete in Region 2. While…
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Continue ReadingRegion 2 will look a little different his year with addition of Roy and West. Last season Roy defeated Kearns on a last second shot to end their playoff run. West will be able to compete in Region 2. While mostly every team returns some keyplayers here is a list of players that we believe will be the key to success at each respective program.
Cyprus
While Cyprus is one of those teams that has some talented pieces the key to their success might land on one of their role players. That role player is MJ Tia MJ Tia 6'4" | SF Cyprus | 2022 State UT . While teams often do their scouting report around players like Justus Fobbs-Jackson Justus Fobbs-Jackson 6'6" | SF Cyprus | 2023 UT , Quentin Meza Quentin Meza 6'0" | PG Cyprus | 2023 State UT and Diego Mulford Diego Mulford 5'10" | PG American Fork | 2024 State UT it is easy to maybe look past MJ. That will be a mistake. MJ is the ultimate team player that does all the dirty work and is willing to do what it takes to help his team win. MJ rebounds at a high clip and he is all over the floor. He is one of those players that is just slippery to defend and to keep off the glass. Big time key for Cyprus.
Granger
Granger will have to have a lot of players step up but the key might be with Isaac Lemus Isaac Lemus 5'10" | PG Granger | 2022 State UT . Lemus played a big role in last seasons team and he will need to increase his production.
Hunter
Hunter is one of those teams that will fly under the radar but they have some talent and they have something to play for as they lost a teammate in Elijah Henry Elijah Henry 6'4" | PF Hunter | 2023 UT in a bad car accident. Hunter will need some major play from Darius Henderson Darius Henderson 6'5" | PG Hunter | 2022 State UT . Darius has the ability to really take over a game. Like his defensive effort especially in the passing lanes. Darius will be a major key to success at Hunter this season.
Kearns
Kearns is a dangerous team with a lot of players coming back. We believe that Jonny Gasologa Jonny Gasologa 6'5" | SF Kearns | 2022 State UT will be the key player as there are not many teams that can matchup with him and his length. Jonny rebounds and alters shots and cleans up anything around the glass.
Roy
Roy is in a rebuild but they will look to Dominic Anguinao who got a lot of minutes last season and was able to be a contributor in last season which was successful. Dominic will be a key contributor to the success that Roy has next season.
Taylorsville
Taylorsville will be one of the bigger teams in the region as they have a lot of size coming back. My guess is that Taylorville plays a lot of zone agains and they will need Luke Johnson Luke Johnson 6'7" | C Taylorsville | 2022 State UT a 6’6 big that can cover ground and rebound.
West
Malosi Solovi Malosi Solovi 5'9" | PG West | 2023 State UT is the only player coming back with experience and scoring stats. Look for Malosi to have more energy as last season he played sophomore ball, JV and Varsity.