The boys basketball season started on Nov. 19, 2025 and ends on Feb. 13, 2026. So far throughout their season it is looking like a good comeback from a rough start at 0-3. They now have a record of 4-3 after their game on Tuesday where they won 60-51 against Box Elder.
“The biggest improvement I see, especially at the start of the season, is that the team chemistry is really built up,” junior Carson Hill said.
The players said the Warriors’ recent comeback is due to hard work and lots of practice as a team.
“We’ve been able to get done what we’ve needed to, and we’ve learned what we needed to,” senior Thomas Packer said.
This year’s team does have one major setback however: their height. Last year the average height on the basketball team was 6 feet 1 inches tall, but now it’s only 5 feet 10 inches tall.
“We’re not as tall, so everyone just has to hustle and fly around and we just have to be competitive,” sophomore Creed Devries said.
Even with their short stature, the Warriors have found their path to winning games. It started out slow for them this season, with losses to Springville, Roy and Viewmont, but they now have a winning streak. They won against Bonneville on Dec. 5, Fremont on Dec. 9, Clearfield on Dec. 11, and Box Elder on Tuesday.
“Practice pays off and it depends how much work you’re going to put in for what you’re going to get out of there,” Packer said.
Practice has helped the team not only work on their own personal game, but even how they play with their teammates. That is crucial to the team’s overall success for two reasons: one, players working on their passing and communication helps throw off defences and run both offensive schemes and defensive schemes. Two, players getting closer as teammates can help overall morale and keep players feeling fresh.
“We’re all playing a lot better as a team and sharing the ball,” Packer said.
Compared to the football team, basketball has had less attendance and attention, often being seen as less competitive. The start of the season only helped to confirm those preconceived biases.
“We’re actually really good, I feel like people have thought that we haven’t been good these past years,” Devries said. “So I feel like this year we’re actually better than everyone thinks we are.”
The team hopes to keep the winning streak up. Their next game is on Friday at Woods Cross High School at 7 p.m.
“I hope now we have a good year, and just finish out the season with an above 500 record, so we can make a run in the playoffs,” Devries said.
