CERCUT Hosts Junior Jazz Fun Shot Competition

The Carbon Events and Recreation Complex (CERCUT) hosted the Junior Jazz Fun Shot Competition on Thursday night. The event was free to all who wanted to compete, for boys and girls in grades 3-12. The competition was two rounds with a minute each to score as many points as possible from various spots on the floor, where you could earn different amounts of points depending on where you shot the ball.

The winners from the event were:

3^rd and 4^th Grade Girls – Payton Marrelli (1^st) and Ahna Dolanwheeler (2^nd)

3^rd and 4^th Grade Boys – Kohen King (1^st) and Logan Donaldson (2^nd)

5^th and 6^th Grade Girls – Alyvia Lee – (1^st)

5^th and 6^th Grade Boys – Lukas Nielsen (1^st) and Jordan Barlow (2^nd)

7^th and 8^th Grade Girls – Valynda Keil (1^st)

7^th and 8^th Grade Boys – Andrew Arthur (1^st)

9^th through 12^th Grade Girls – Alexa Jones (1^st)

9^th through 12^th Grade Boys – Alek Dolanwheeler (1^st) and Cole Arthur (2^nd)

The region competition will be held in Pleasant Grove on Feb. 8. The winners will then go to the finals at the Delta Center on Feb. 22, where they will compete before the Utah Jazz take on the Houston Rockets. All finals participants and their parents will receive tickets to the game that night.