Key Highlights
- Possession after possession, American Fork broke down the defense with smart passes, mostly through the high post. Center Jax Clark made his presence known early by pulling in rebounds and getting easy buckets at the rim. The Cavemen were playing fast and free, and nearly everyone on the court was getting action.
- American Fork sophomore Dieter Tuitavuki especially played well off the bench with 14 bench points, which includes three 3-pointers. Sam Rutter, a smaller guard on the court, got an offensive rebound, putback, and then took a charge on the following defensive possession. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe fast and free offense even gave American Fork ample opportunities from beyond the arc, and the offense hit four in the second quarter alone. It was plays like that which gave American Fork a dominant 39-18 lead at halftime.“We came out really hungry early, and we were aggressive, and we shot shots,” said American Fork head coach Ryan Cuff.
- “One thing about what you do when you press is that you get teams to continue to shoot shots and try to shoot out of it.
- I thought there were some shots that were rusty, but a lot of our shots were still layups.
- We controlled the tempo a little bit that way.”Lone Peak continued its press-heavy defense into the second half with more success, but more importantly, it was finally hitting shots.