Bountiful’s Lizzy McConkie goes to the ring forward of Sky View’s Addey Merrill in a highschool women basketball recreation in Bountiful on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Spenser Heaps, Deseret Information
BOUNTIFUL — Taylor Harvey clearly couldn’t wait to get again to beating up opposing defenses.
The sophomore’s team-high 23 factors got here from in every single place on the court docket as Bountiful women hoops dominated Sky View in a nonregion matchup Tuesday, 62-34.
The Redhawks stayed undefeated at 9-0, and handed 7-3 Sky View its third straight loss. It was Bountiful’s fifth win by 28 factors or extra this season, and the third straight by that margin.
The Redhawks had been enjoying their second recreation for the reason that pre-Christmas moratorium that began Dec. 21 and ended final week.
“Regardless that we got here again from this lengthy winter break and the primary apply was sluggish, I’m glad we had been in a position to decide it up,” Harvey stated.
Whereas Harvey’s 23 factors led all scorers, her older sister, senior Jordyn Harvey, and freshman Milika Satuala each chipped in 11 factors.
Senior ahead Melanie Hiatt led the Bobcats with 13 factors. In what was a remarkably clear recreation each methods, the 2 groups mixed for simply 13 free throws — 5 of 8 for Bountiful and three of 5 for Sky View.
Bountiful coach Joel Burton stated that he’d like to unlock the keys to Bountiful’s domination and use it each recreation, however what stood out most was Taylor Harvey’s focus in warmups.
“You might simply see it throughout her face as she was warming up,” he stated. “She drives that angle with loads of the opposite women, and that is perhaps the distinction. She was fairly dialed in for it.”
It didn’t take lengthy to know the way the night would go for Sky View. The Redhawks began out on a 5-0 run earlier than senior guard Hannah Radford obtained the Bobcats on the board with a layup.
Bountiful then floored the fuel pedal because the Redhawks unleashed a 13-0 run to push the result in 18-2 halfway by the primary quarter.
Bountiful led 23-7 after the primary quarter and continued the dominant effort to guide 38-13 going into halftime.
The Redhawks began the second half on a 7-0 run to push the lead previous 30 earlier than the Bobcats lastly discovered their bearings halfway by the third quarter and responded with an 8-2 run regardless of the sport being effectively in hand for Bountiful.
Bountiful obtained what it hoped for, Burton stated, with a robust begin forward of a tough week because the Redhawks head up north to tackle 11-0 Ridgeline on Friday earlier than opening Area 5 play on Jan. 13 with Field Elder coming to city.
Sky View will return residence to host Salem Hills on Thursday earlier than opening Area 12 play on Jan. 13 at Bear River.