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Southern Utah Shoot-Out

CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Parowan High School Rams defeat Snow Canyon High School Warriors in Utah Summer Games Boys Basketball, 56-54.  Though the final score was close and the game threatened to go into overtime, the Warriors had to battled back from an early 15-0 deficit.

Riding on the upperclassmen leadership of Porter Miller and Porter Wood, the Rams hung onto their lead with the support of a slew of underclassmen.  The Junior and Senior, Wood and Miller, combined for a total of 32 of the teams 56 points.  While the Warriors received more help from a larger variety of their players, with Ryan Choate collecting 17 of the total 54 points, they were not able to top off their comeback.

Porter Miller, the Rams senior forward, made mention of how the Warriors efforts increased as the game proceeded, "We came out really hot and played great defense, but towards the end of the first half, their offense really started to click."

The Warriors leading scorer, Ryan Choate, also mentioned how the team got off to a slow start but battled hard despite the deficit: "Even though we started out really slow, we came together as a team and battled through adversity. . . "

The Rams and Warriors may not go head-to-head for a long while due to the distance between schools and difference in classifications.  The taste of defeat my linger a little longer than the Warriors would hope before they get another shot at besting the Rams.

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