Jenks never lets off the gas in practice with her talented team, and that translates to a relentless effort in the games. Ridgeline’s defense forced Sky View into 23 turnovers, with Skinner accounting for six of her team’s 12 steals. Hannah Radford, the semifinal hero for the Bobcats, led her team in the loss with 17 points, but struggled shooting against Ridgeline’s stout defense. Sky View rallied from a double-digit deficit in the semifinals to beat Snow Canyon, but Ridgeline is an entirely different beast, and the lead just kept swelling in the second half. Ridgeline used a 9-0 first-quarter run to open things up, and during a stretch of the second quarter, it scored on seven straight possessions while building a 38-17 halftime lead. It took Ridgeline a few minutes to get going in the first quarter of Saturday’s title game, but once it did, yikes. She went over 1,000 career points in the win with two more years to shoot for the 2,000-point plateau. No matter what kind of drill, we always want to win it no matter what team you’re on,” said Livingston.ĭeseret News tournament MVP Emilee Skinner had another massive game for the Riverhawks with 28 points, six steals and four assists. “We were probably the most competitive people you’ll find. Practices all season were extremely competitive at Ridgeline, often featuring the starters against the reserves, and that intensity kept complacency from creeping in. We can’t worry about being the target,” said Jenks about her frequent message to her team. “I think I’ve said this about 390,000 times, we have a target on our back, but if we’re running at them they don’t see our target, and that was really the focus.
Ridgeline has played all season with a target on its back with five returning starters from last year’s state runner-up team, but Jenks said those expectations never became an issue. It means a lot to us,” said Livingston, who scored 12 points in another great state tournament performance. “It was a lot of fun because we got to celebrate our teammates who work really hard in practice so we can get better. From there, they played the second half in cruise control, something they’ve become experts at this season.Ĭoach Ainsli Jenks subbed her starters out with about three minutes remaining, and junior Elise Livingston said soaking up those final minutes from the bench was a unique experience she’s grateful for. 2 seed Sky View 67-43 to claim its first state title in school history.Īs in just about every other game this season, the Riverhawks buried their opponent early with suffocating defense that led to a 21-point halftime lead. Top seed Ridgeline put the punctuation mark on a perfect 25-0 season at the Smith Spectrum at Utah State, absolutely dominating No.
Ridgeline’s girls basketball team has been heralded all season as simply too good for the rest of 4A, and on Saturday the foregone conclusion became official.
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