Game Night Live Rewind: Buzzer Beaters Highlight Top Plays From Week 12 Of Prep Hoops

Feb 14, 2021, 5:01 PM | Updated: 5:10 pm

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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The high school basketball season in the state of Utah is winding down but the top plays and performances have heated up.

Game Night Live Rewind went through the Week 12 action and recognized the top plays from the week in high school boys basketball.

Here are the top plays and performances from Game Night Live Rewind.

#5 Slick Pass From Murray Guard

Murray guard Jaxson Workman made an impressive pass ahead of forward Chudi Anosike for an easy layup. As Workman was going to the right wing, he threw the ball on the run with his right hand towards the paint. The pass was so well thrown that Anosike was able to run into it for the catch and finish with a reverse layup.

Hillcrest beat the Spartans 48-41. Workman recorded 5 points and 5 assists, while Anosike had 15 points and 6 rebounds as Murray is 6-15 on the season heading into the final two games of the year.

Also mentioned:

Cottonwood guard feeds big man for easy layup.
Wendover moves the ball for easy bucket at the rim.
Ben Lomond passes around defender, gets simple reverse layup.
Judge Memorial offensive rebound turns into impressive pass.
Juan Diego connects on inbounds alley-oop.
Ogden gets steal, makes pass while falling down for layup.
Dixie guard makes low pass to big man while in the air.
Lone Peak throws cross court pass perfectly to set up layup.
Morgan makes behind-the-back pass for layup. (Play ended with a goaltend)

#4 Bingham Big Man Throws Down Alley-oop Slam While Getting Fouled

Bingham center Devin Carlson put his defender on a poster as he threw down a dunk. Devin is the brother of Utes center Branden Carlson. He handed the ball off at the top of the arc. Then he rolled to the rim after setting a pick. The Bingham guard threw up the alley-oop and threw down the two-handed jam while getting pushed.

Bingham beat Herriman 61-53. Carlson finished with 14 points. The Miners are 14-5 on the year and will play their final two regular season games this week.

Also mentioned:

Copper Hills gets and-one in opening seconds.
Granger forward splits defender with spin move, finishes with layup.
Ridgeline big man gathers offensive rebound and gets layup while standing behind the backboard.
Springville player goes around defender on the block to get reverse layup.
American Heritage forward splits defender and gets layup to go with contact.
Springville guard gets layup to go over outstretched hands of defender
Summit Academy charges his way to the rim for the layup.
Davis forward gets bumped while making the shot in the lane.
Westlake guard steps through Skyridge defender, gets the bucket and the foul.

#3 Juab Big Dunks Over Defender

Juab big man Dawson Olsen stole an inbounds pass at midcourt then went the other way and threw down a one-handed dunk over a defender. Olsen led the Wasps to a 53-39 win over the American Leadership by scoring 17 points.

They finished the regular season with an 18-3 record.

Dawson punctuates the wasps win at ALA. On to the playoffs! pic.twitter.com/aidEfJM9P9

— Juab HS (Official) (@juabhs_official) February 13, 2021

Also mentioned:

Weber guard quickly dishes in the paint for two-handed slam.
American Prep forward steals the ball and finishes with two-handed dunk.
Davis big blocks three-pointer, takes it to the rim for dunk.
West Jordan steals pass, takes it coast-to-coast for one-handed flush.
Layton star takes the ball to the rim for a powerful two-handed dunk.
Kearns forward gets rebound and throws in dunk while in the air.
Hunter star steals pass in backcourt and ends with right-handed dunk.
Hunter guard dunks with right hand over defender.
Juab big gets right-handed dunk over defender.
Juab guard zips pass through traffic perfectly to set up one-handed flush.
Juan Diego gets easy alley-oop to go against Uintah.
Lone Peak duo finishes give-and-go with a dunk. Gets a second dunk of the night, this time on an alley-oop.
Ridgeline gets backcourt steal and dunk. Later gets an alley-oop slam.
Layton center gets two alley-oop dunks.

#2 Cyprus Guard Hits 9 Threes In Win Over Granger

Cyprus guard Diego Mulford knocked down 8 threes in the first half and 9 the entire game to go with his 29 points. The Pirates beat Granger 81-51 on the road. Cyprus is 13-8 on the year and will play their final two regular season games this week.

Also mentioned:

Herriman guard scores 5 points in 8 seconds.
Payson makes 8 threes in the first quarter.

#1 Summit Academy Sneaks In Layup At Buzzer To Beat Grantsville

With one second on the clock and Grantsville holding a 41-40 lead. Summit Academy had the ball on their own baseline. Owen Anderson started running from one sideline to the other when he stopped at the free throw line and changed direction. The ball was thrown perfectly to him and Anderson finished the layup before the horn sounded.

Anderson had 10 points in their 42-41 win over the Cowboys. They finished the regular season with a 10-12 record.