Wasatch can't get'er done at Juan Diego

Boys and girls both lose tough games on the road at 
Juan Diego Friday night.

BY KENNY BRISTOW
Wave Sports Writer

The Wasatch Wasps of Heber City loaded up their buses for Draper on Friday night with both their boys and girls varsity basketball squads set to take on Region 10 rival Juan Diego.

In the lady's game, which began at 5:15, Wasatch came out slowly and could not overcome a five point first quarter output despite outscoring the Soaring Eagle in both the second and third quarters.
Juan Diego never let the Wasps gain any momentum and kept them at bay throughout.  Wasatch was down only three going into the final frame making it an exciting fourth quarter, but Juan Diego would hold on for the 51-45 win.

Senior guard Rebecca MaWhinney, the second leading scorer in 3A put in 23 points in the losing effort for Wasatch.

The victory for the Soaring Eagle knotted up the standings in 3A at 3-1 records for Judge Memorial, Wasatch and Juan Diego.  Park City is one game behind at 2-2.  Wasatch is in good position to finish strong in region play, hosting Union and Park City this coming week.

In the following game, the boys team from Wasatch suffered another close defeat, this time by two points to the Soaring Eagle.  The Wasps got off to a hot start, but allowed the home team to tie up the score at halftime at 30.  Even though Wasatch put on a good second half effort to keep it close, and perhaps steal the win in the fourth, Juan Diego held on for the two point victory.

Sophmore Nate Dow continued his strong play for Wasatch leading the team in scoring with 11 points on 100% shooting from the floor.  Jake Larson, a senior guard for the Wasps, contributed 10 points in the loss.

The Wasps have games at home against Union and Park City this week in hopes of improving their standings in the conference.  Wasatch is currently 1-4 in Region 10.