Utah Prep Athlete of the Week

We are coming back from a kid/athlete induced break. Look for our upcoming announcement of our partnership with our sister platform UTAH. PREP Athlete where you will find the most comprehensive coverage of youth, HS and college athletes from Utah.

Mother nature certainly played games with this seasons first Friday night lights across the wasatch front. Send us your nominations for week one. Girls soccer, volleyball, boys golf, football...

North Summit High School junior SG, SL Rebels Hayden Blonquist is this weeks Utah Male Prep Athlete of the Week. While the Braves are out of the state tournament after a loss to Parawon. Hayden is still competing as he was recently diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and is now spending the next month at Primary Children’s Hospital. He has his nerf hoop and is not letting his diagnosis slow him down. Congrats Hayden on being selected as this weeks Male Prep Athlete of the Week. Your in every fans thoughts and prayers

If you have been watching any of this years 2-6A Utah High School Basketball tournaments you have certainly got your monies worth. Thursday evening was nothing different Fremont vs. Riverton, North Vs. South. Veteran Big vs Rookie Big..... Riverton jumped out to an early commanding lead Fremont stayed poised and hard working, pulling ahead in the 4th quarter Riverton hits a 3 ball from the wing to tie it at 46. Woooo...hold the phone, with 9 seconds left Fremont brings in the ball to no other than 5’2” reserve guard Karlie Valdez who sees the court and no one really playing the ball takes it to the rack with just under 1 second left in regulation. Did we mention Karlie stands in at 5’2”. Don’t let size and determination fool you. Congrats to Karlie for being selected as this weeks female Prep Athlete of the Week.

This weeks female Utah Prep Athlete of the week ending Dec 16th is Breaunna Gillenn of
Copper Hills High School. As she and the ladies of Copper Hills traveled across the valley to play in the Corner Canyon winter Classic. Three impressive wins over American Fork, Skyline and Corner Canyon to take top honors in the tournament. Breaunna had 19,16, and 17 in the tournament. She has developed herself as a scoring threat from anywhere on the court, not to mention she is carrying a 4.0 grade average. Next up Alta tonight. Congratulations.

The Utah Prep Athlete of the week ending Dec 3rd is Corner Canyons Gabe Toombs. While the Chargers hosted their inaugural Tournament of Champions Tournament, they also took the crown. With a very strong team, yet a couple players in foul trouble, the junior Toombs came off the bench in the championship against Bountiful to put in 16 points and pick up the tournament MVP honors. Gabe and the Chargers are certainly off to a great start in 2017-18. Congratulations!

While we are a little behind, keep your submissions coming. Both male and female weekly. Each weeks selection receives a plaque, t-shirt and logo sticker for their car or whatever. This is simply a way for a locally owned family business to recognize the great athletes the state of Utah has. Please share, submissions can come from parents, players, coaches, AD’s, etc.

UHSSA Football Championships

1A Milford 28 Duchesne 14

2A South Summit 38 Beaver 10

3A Juan Diego 45 Morgan 20

Congrats to all the schools/communities that played for a Championship.

If you are a prep football fan and you didn't trek to Weber State last weekend to witness the rematch between two strong South Valley schools, Juan Diego and Summit Academy you missed one of the best games of the year if not one of the best in many years. The weather was frightful, the yellow flags flew like taffy at a community parade, but in the end of the double overtime thriller Juan Diego snuck away with the win. Solid team play but particularly the 3 touchdown, 176 yard rushing game of Hunter Easterly was the difference. Congratulations to Hunter Easterly as this weeks Male Prep Athlete of the week.

While most of the state prep fans are watching the state football playoff games. If you have ever run a 5K you know your an athlete, to run in the state 5A Cross Country meet at Sugarhouse park make running a community 5K feel like a cake walk. It is with great pleasure we recognize last weeks Female Athlete of the week, Corner Canyon HS Junior Karli Branch who won the state 5A girls cross country title with a time of 17:51:04. out pacing 123 other runners. Her first place finish helped the team reach the podium in 3rd place. Congrats Karli and the CC girls CX team.