5A Rankings January

When you look at 5A it seems to be a collision course between the two teams that have bee running the table since the beginning of the season, butt there are some teams emerging.  Things are constantly changing in 5A as teams are rising and others are sliding. The one thing remains the same and that is that Olympus keeps mowing down the competition. Their high level schedule has really proven to give them what they need to be prepared for the season. Olympus will be tough to take down as they have some key pieces playing at a high level.  Orem is another team that is taking care of business as they have a veteran team that is also taking care of business. Orem played an equally tough schedule as they remain unbeaten. Excited to see them continue to play in that tough region.  Look out for Alta as they have some really good talented players. They are doing it inside and out. This team was a few  plays away from taking out Orem. They will have another shot at them in region play.  Bonneville has been under the radar but their play cannot be ignored. look for them to take care of their region and they have a team that could surprise teams.  Look out for Murray because here they come. They have one talented scorer that is lighting it up and another backcourt mate that is having a good year as well. Murray has size and they have depth as they had a new student come in that transferred in that gives them size and athleticism.  Payson is quietly climbing up the ranks as they remain a team to beat in Southern Utah County. Woods Cross is an interesting team that has a guard that can take over and another guard that can manage and run a team. They can really get after it and they have some other players starting to play well.  Stansbury is another team that is hanging on and playing well enough to keep up with some of the best teams in the mix.  Cottonwood is a team that has talent and can knock off one of the top teams because they have excellent guard play.  Highland is a young team that can be a sleeper. Picking up some solid wins.  5A Top 10 Olympus High School (14-1) Orem High School (16-0) Alta High School (9-5) Bonneville High School (12-2) Murray High School  11-6) Payson High School (14-1) Woods Cross High school  (9-5) Stansbury High School (11-4) Cottonwood High School (10-5) Highland High School  (7-9) Key Players 6’9 C Jack Wistrcill Jack Wistrcill 6'8" | PF Olympus | 2022 State UT || Olympus High School || 2022 || 6’7 W Dane Christensen Dane Christensen 6'7" | SF Orem | 2022 State UT || Orem High School || 2022 || 6’8 SF Jaxon Heiden Jaxon Heiden 6'9" | PF Alta | 2022 State UT || Alta High School || 2022 || 6’5 W Chudi Anosike Chudi Anosike 6'5" | CG Murray | 2023 State UT || Murray High School || 2022 || 6’3 G Zachary Robbins || Payson High School || 2022 || 6’3 G Mason Bendinger Mason Bendinger 6'3" | CG Woods Cross | 2023 State #25 Nation UT || Woods Cross High School || 2023 || 6’1 W Logan Richins || Stansbury High School || 2022 || 6’2 G Robbie Yates Robbie Yates 6'3" | CG Cottonwood | 2022 State UT || Cottonwood High School || 2022 || 6’5 SF Sefa Brown Sefa Brown 6'5" | SF Highland | 2024 State UT || Highland High School || 2022 ||