#4 Emery and #3 San Juan matched up on Friday night for a pivotal game in the Spartan Center. Emery started off hot and jumped out to a 20-15 lead after one quarter. It was neck-and-neck in the second period as the teams went into halftime with a score of 34-28, favoring Emery.
San Juan fought back with a big third quarter and took the lead 47-46. Both squads fought hard down the stretch as the contest remained tight. Down by four, 50-46, Jordan Ekker received a pass from Brax Jensen and hit a clutch three-pointer to put the Spartans within one. They carried that momentum to retake the lead. Emery hit its foul shots down the stretch to knock off San Juan 63-58.
Leading all scorers was Brax Jensen with 28 points. The Broncos’ Jaxon Torgerson and Randall Flavel followed with 19 and 16 points respectively. Ekker ended the day with 14 points while Kyler Wilstead put in 12 points.
The Spartans (11-3, 3-1) will head to Monroe to take on the the Rams of South Sevier (7-8, 2-2) on Wednesday. They will then attempt to defend their home court in a rematch with Richfield (11-3, 4-0) on Friday. The latter game will be on ETV Channel 10 and online at etvnews.com/livesports.
Photos by Dusty Butler
