Feb. 2023 | Vol. 09 Iss. 02
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PIRATE BASKETBALL IS CRUSHING IT THIS SEASON By Greg James | g.james@mycityjournals.com
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yprus High School boys basketball has ascended to the No. 1 spot at times this season in the RPI rankings. But they play each game one day at a time in hopes of reaching their goals. “We started off a little bad and struggled at the beginning of the season,” starting Pirates guard Quentin Meza said. “Now we are on a (14) game win streak. I feel like we have started to put it together.” The Pirates held a 15-3 record at press time and are undefeated against Region 2 teams. Against Kearns Jan. 13 they jumped out to a 20-point lead. Slowly the lead started to deteriorate, but the Pirates strengthened their defense and pulled away for a 15-point victory. Meza scored 22 points and Justus Jackson-Fobbs had 20 in the game. “We are feeling good. I think the kids are playing great right now,” Pirates head coach Tre Smith said. “It is one step in front of the other. We want to play really good basketball in late February and March. That is the goal. We can win games now and continue to gel as a team.” They have not lost a region game since February 2021, a 77-69 loss to Taylorsville. In that game Meza scored 26 points. As a four-year contributor, Meza has scored over 1,800 career points. This season Jackson-Fobbs has contributed 8.7 rebounds per game and junior Diego Mulford has pitched in 8.7 points per game. Continued page 11 The Pirates bench celebrates a Diego Mulfod 3-pointer against Taylorsville. (Travis Barton/City Journals)
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