The Lions Are 5-0 In Region Twelve

Pictured getting ready for the trip to Price to play Carbon on Wednesday, January 29th: front row L-R: Bryce Wiberg, Damon Bahr, Dallin Rowley, Brycen Wood, Dallin Jasperson, Dallon Neves, and Jayden Terry; back row L-R: Coach Anthony Mitchell, Jayden Hartle, Zack Steele, Jordan Humpherys, Daniel Reno, Kolten Mortensen, Nathan Rowley, Matt Hales, Mark Wolf, Head Coach Dan Lunt.

The first half of Region Twelve action for the Payson Lions was completed Wednesday night at Carbon, where the Lions won by forty points over the Dinos with scoring from twelve individual PHS players.  Coach Lunt praised his team’s total effort, and noted that both the Junior Varsity and Sophomore teams won by wide margins in Price.  But he was cautious about what the 4-0 region record at that point for PHS might mean, since two days later the team would begin the second round of Region Twelve action against 2-2 Juab in Nephi.  He pointed out that Richfield had a 3-1 record at second place after Wednesday.

Then Friday night, the Lions won a road victory in Nephi with an 11-point margin to set up an important meeting with Richfield on Friday, February 7th.  Richfield will have to play Carbon tonight, February 5th.  A win against the Dinos would put the Wildcats in a position to tie the Lions for the top spot in Region 12 with more games to play.

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