The Emery Lady Spartans Basketball team ended the season 11-11 overall and 4-6 in Region 12 play. The season itself was one of change with only four seniors on the squad this year this was a team loaded with underclassmen.

It was an up and down season, from the dominating victory over Grand to the competitive games against Carbon and even the heartbreaking over time loss to Richfield. We look forward to the 2020-2021 campaign.

Below is a recap of the season:

November 26- Cedar- Loss 56-47

The Emery Lady Spartans opened the new basketball season with a 56-47 loss to the Cedar Red in battle between the defending 3A and 4A State Champions in Cedar City.

Entering the road contest with a 40-game winning streak, the Lady Spartans trailed 29-27 at the end of the first half. Cedar extended the lead to four by the end of the third quarter, but managed to pull away late in the fourth to secure the win.

Debuting a brand new starting lineup for the first time in nearly three years, the Lady Spartans connected on just 15-of-45 attempts from the field. While shooting a much lower percentage, Cedar managed 69 shots, hitting 19.

Sophomore Tambrie Tuttle led the way for Emery with a team best 14 points. Senior Tayden Nielson also reached double-figures by scoring 13. Kiri Cook contributed nine points and Baylee Jacobson knocked down two three-point shots to finish with six.

December 3- Union- Win 72-24

The Emery Lady Spartans improved to 1-1 on the young season with a dominating 72-24 victory over the Union Cougars in the home opener at the Spartan Center in Castle Dale.

Exploding out of the gate Emery opened a 23-5 lead by the end of the first quarter. The lopsided affair continued into the second half as the Lady Spartans outscored the Cougars 37-10 over the final two quarters.

Senior Kiri Cook led the way with 13 points on an efficient 6-of-9 shooting performance. Cook also made her mark on the glass, pulling down a team best six rebounds in the victory.

Fellow senior Hailey Allred contributed 11 points and sophomore Baylee Jacobson chipped in with 10. A total of 11 players scored at least one point.

December 4- Beaver- Win 50-40

A powerful first and third quarter was enough to lift the Emery Lady Spartans past the Beaver Beavers for its second straight win.

Entering the non-league tilt 1-1 on the season, Emery opened a 14-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. The lead dwindled to four at the break, but a 14-7 run in the third quarter gave the Lady Spartans a sizable lead and the eventual win.

“Coach Marshall is extremely seasoned and they like to make it physical,” said head coach Lynn Tuttle. “It’s a difficult gym to play in and we never shoot well in it. That was the same situation tonight, but we picked up the energy defensively in the second half.”

Senior Kiri Cook led the way for Emery in the win with a game-high 18 points to go along with six rebounds. In three games this season Cook is averaging 13 points per contest and also snagging six board per game.

“In the first half Kiri was six-for-six on field goal attempts,” said head Tuttle. “We’re happy with where she is at right now. One of the things she’s really improved on is finishing at the rim and we’re seeing that each night.”

Hailey Allred provided a second offensive weapon as she finished with 13 points, six of which came from deep. Tambrie Tuttle ended with nine and Tayden Nielson scored seven.

December 5- Morgan- Win 51-40

The Emery Lady Spartans completed a brutal three-game in three-day stretch unscathed with a 51-40 victory over the Morgan Trojans at the Spartan Center in Castle Dale.

Sophomore Baylee Jacobson scored a game-high 15 points off of the bench to lead the Lady Spartans to its third consecutive victory. The win gives Emery victories over Union, Beaver and Morgan in three consecutive nights.

A solid first quarter performance gave Emery a comfortable 18-11 lead at the end of the first quarter. Extending the advantage by five, the Lady Spartans carried a 30-18 spread into the break.

Despite being held scoreless for the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, Emery weathered a late Morgan run. Several timely free throws and defensive stops preserved the win.

Sophomore Tambrie Tuttle contributed 12 points and eight rebounds for Emery. Kiri Cook chipped in with 12 points, eight of which came in the opening quarter. Hailey Allred and Tayden Nielsen both finished with five.

December 10- Springville- Loss 46-43

The Emery Lady Spartans were unable to protect a double-digit fourth quarter lead in an eventual 46-43 loss in overtime to the 5A Springville Red Devils on the road.

Outscoring Springville 16-4 in the first quarter, Emery held a 12-point at half time and going into the final stanza. Springville outscored the Lady Spartans 17-5 to force overtime and eventually win the game.

Kiri Cook led the Lady Spartans with 13 points as the team dropped to 3-2 on the season. Hailey Allred chipped in with 11 points and Baylee Jacobson contributed 10.

Free throws were once again an issue for Emery as the team finished just 7-12 at the charity stripe. Springville ended 5-8, but converted three more field goals for the contest.

December 12- Salem Hillls- Win 69-52

Looking to avenge the overtime loss two days prior to 5A Springville, the Lady Spartans welcomed Salem Hills to Castle Dale. The Skyhawks are another 5A team from Region 8. After taking a 41-20 lead into the half the Spartans never looked back defeating Salem Hills 69-52.

Leading the charge for the Spartans was Baylee Jacobson who scored 21 points along with five rebounds, four assists and three steals to fill out her stat line. Hailey Allred dropped in 15 points, four rebounds and four assists and Tambrie Tuttle added 13 points while grabbing five rebounds, dishing out four assists and three steals.

December 13- North Summit- Loss 65-46

After beating 5A Salem Hills the night before, the Lady Spartans headed out on the road and traveled to Coalville to face the 2A North Summit Braves.

North Summit jumped out to an early five point first quarter lead, pushing it to 17 at halftime. Emery would play almost even in the second half but the first half deficit was too much to overcome and the Spartans would go on to fall in this one 65-46.

Baylee Jacobson would lead the Spartans with 13 points to go with her five rebounds. Kiri Cook would add 11 along with three rebounds and Hailey Allred scored nine while grabbing four rebounds and registering three steals.

December 17- Judge Memorial- Loss 62-36

The Lady Spartans found themselves in a very strange place, losing at The Spartan Center. The Judge Memorial Bulldogs came out firing early and carried that intensity to a 62-36 win.

The Spartans started out  in a six point hole at the end of the first quarter, that deficit would grow to 18 points at the half and would ultimately finish with a 26 point loss. This is Emery’s largest margin of defeat since they lost 62-34 to Richfield in November of 2015.

Judge Memorial sits at 6-1 this season and is in second place in Region 13. They were led in this game by Teya Sidberry with 22 points to go with her five rebounds, three assists and five steals. Mia Tarver would add 14 points, two rebounds and two steals. Emily Malouf dropped eight points to go with 12 rebounds, four assists and three steals.

For the Spartans it was Baylee Jacobson with 16 points, five rebounds and one steal. Bethany Justice went for 10 points and six rebounds and Hailey Allred had seven points, seven rebounds and one assist.

December 20- North Sanpete- Win 53-12 Central Utah Preview Tournament

In the first game they would dominate the North Sanpete Hawks. Emery would hold them scoreless in the first and third quarters on their way to an easy victory.

Hailey Allred would score 12 in this one to go with her two rebounds and seven steals. Makieya Bertuzzi would also score 12 with eight rebounds and six steals and Kiri Cook would drop in nine points and grab four rebounds to go with two assists.

This was a total team effort as Emery would register 29 total steals in this game to go with nine players scoring.

December 21- Manti- Win 49-36 Central Utah Preview Tournament

In game two the Spartans would face the Templars from Manti in a much closer game.

The Spartans jumped out to a 16-10 first quarter lead and then would hold Manti to just two points in the second quarter running their halftime lead to 30-12. The Spartans were actually out scored in the second half 24-19 but the damage had already been done as Emery held on for the 13 point win.

Leading all scorers in this game was Tambrie Tuttle with 14 points, she also had four rebounds and three assists. Baylee Jacobson would add 11 with five rebounds and four steals and Kiri Cook collected 10 points to go with her four rebounds.

January 3- Uintah- Win 59-36

The Emery Lady Spartans increased their latest winning streak to three after defeating the 4A Uintah Utes 59-36 on the road.

Playing for the first time since Dec. 21, Emery managed to overcome a six-point second quarter deficit to earn the blowout victory. Now 7-4 overall, the Lady Spartans remain No. 6 in the latest UHSAA RPI rankings.

Sophomore Tambrie Tuttle posted a game-high 14 points, including two makes from the three-point line. Both Kiri Cook and Baylee Jacobson scored 12 points, while Hailey Allred finished with eight. A total of nine players scored at least two points for Emery.

This win marked the final non-region contest of the season for the Lady Spartans, who have experienced ups and downs during the first half of the season. Before extending their winning streak to three, team suffered three losses in four games.

Playing a variety of schools from upper classifications, Emery has logged a 4-1 record against schools from the 3A classification.

January 7- Richfield- Loss 44-37

The Emery Lady Spartans opened Region 12 play with a 44-37 loss to the Richfield Wildcats. Locked in a tight back and forth battle throughout the first half, Emery was hit with an insurmountable deficit as the Wildcats used an 11-3 in the third quarter.

Senior Kiri Cook led the Lady Spartans with a team-best nine points to go along with three rebounds. Fellow senior Hailey Allred chipped in with eight points, including the team’s lone make from the three-point line.

Baylee Jacobson and Bethany Justice each scored six points as Emery dipped to 7-5 on the season. Despite the loss Emery remains No. 6 in the latest UHSAA RPI rankings. The win moves Richfield to 10-3, placing them third overall.

January 9- Carbon- Loss 39-38

Carbon High School senior Jordan Bianco converted a go-ahead free throw in the final seconds to lift the Lady Dinos past the Emery Lady Spartans 39-38 at the Spartan Center in Castle Dale.

Locked in seesaw battle throughout, both teams held leads with major runs and different stages in the game. While Carbon held a 22-14 lead at the break, Emery captured the advantage heading into the fourth quarter. The final eight minutes proved to be a chess match that ultimately ended in Carbon’s favor.

The loss marks the second straight for the Lady Spartans, dropping their Region 12 record to 0-2 and overall record to 7-6.

Sophomore Tambrie Tuttle poured in a game high 15 points and snagged six rebounds to pace Emery. Kiri Cook finished with seven points, while Baylee Jacobson and Hailey Allred each scored six.

January 14- Grand- Win 89-8

In a definitive act of dominance the Emery Lady Spartans earned their first Region 12 victory of the season 89-8 over the Grand Red Devils in Moab.

Defensively the Lady Spartans were on point throughout the evening, allowing no more than three points in any of the four quarters. The win moves Emery to 1-2 in region play and 8-6 overall.

Senior Hailey Allred scored a season best 20 points as Emery shot a combined 58-percent from field. Kiri Cook and Bailey Jacobson both notched 12 points as a total of 12 players scored at least two points in the win.

Most of the damage done offensively came inside the perimeter as a Emery converted just four three-point shots throughout the contest. Shooting 79-percent from inside 19 feet, the Lady Spartans ended with 34 two-point field goals.

January 16- San Juan- Win 72-64

The Emery Lady Spartans traveled to Blanding  to face the San Juan Broncos.  Emery was coming off an 89-8 beat down of Grand and and were hoping to take momentum into their region match-up with the Broncos. And even though the margin was a bit less the Lady Spartans came home with a 72-64 win.

After losing their first two region contests against Richfield and Carbon, the Spartans have now won two conference games in a row and are headed into a meeting with the #1 team in 3A South Sevier next week.

Emery jumped out to a six point lead in the first quarter going up 23-17. They would push that lead to 13 at the half and then would give up some ground in the third,  before taking control in the fourth quarter for the victory.

Leading the way for the Lady Spartans was Hailey Allred and Tambrie Tuttle who would both score 18, Tuttle would add eight rebounds and two steals while Allred grabbed five rebounds as well. Baylee Jacobson and  Kiri Cook chipped in with 14 points each in the win.

January 21- South Sevier- Loss 66-50

The Emery Spartan basketball team are 3-2 in their last five and were coming off a victory against San Juan when they welcomed the No. 1 team in the state, the South Sevier Rams to Castle Dale. Though Emery would keep it close early, the Rams would use a 24 point third quarter to distance themselves and steal the victory 66-52.

Both teams played close to even in the first quarter with South Sevier taking a six point lead, they would maintain that margin going into the locker room at halftime. In the third quarter the Rams would outscore the Spartans 24-8 and would take a comfortable 22 point lead into the fourth. The Spartans came back in the final eight minutes scoring 19 points but the Rams held on for the win.

For the Spartans Hailey Allred had a team high 18 points to go with her three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Tambrie Tuttle scored 17, with six rebounds and two assists. Kiri Cook and Baylee Jacobsen had five points each with Cook grabbing eight rebounds and Jacobsen collecting four rebounds, five assists and four steals in the loss.

Emery is sitting at 9-7 this season with a 2-3 region record. They sit in sixth place in the RPI. And their schedule doesn’t get any easier for them, four of the top ten teams in the state reside in Region 12. In the next two weeks they will face the number 4, 10, 5 and 1 teams, with three out of the four games coming on the road.

January 23- Richfield- Loss 61-58

The Emery Lady Spartans were in the middle of a brutal three games that started back on January 16 in Blanding and would end in Richfield. In that stretch they would face three of the top 10 teams in the state, two of them on the road. The Spartans and the Wildcats faced off in a very competitive contest, needing overtime but at the end of it all Emery would fall by three, 61-58.

Emery would dominate the first half scoring 12 points in each quarter and taking a 10 point lead into the locker room at the half. The third quarter would be another story as Richfield would take over outscoring Emery 22-8. The Spartans would battle back in the final period to push it in to overtime but would come up short.

For the Spartans, Tambrie Tuttle led the team with 20 points. Hailey Allred added 10 and Makieya Bertuzzi dropped in nine. Emery is 2-2 in their last four games which puts them at 9-8   and ranks them at No. 6.

Emery now will head into the final four games of the season, playing three of the top 10 teams in the state. They will be split two at home and two on the road. And it all starts with No.10 San Juan at the Spartan Center. These two teams faced each other back on January 16 in Blanding and the Spartans came away with the 72-64 win.

January 28- San Juan- Win 64-48

The Emery Lady Spartans took to the floor in Castle Dale to face the San Juan Broncos. Emery, fresh off the overtime loss to No. 4 Richfield last week, put that game in the rear view mirror and got down to business taking out the Broncos 64-48.

San Juan who had lost five of their last six heading into the match-up with Emery are ranked No. 11 by the Utah High School Activities Association’s RPI. Sitting currently at 9-8 with three games left in the regular season.

The Spartans jumped out to a seven point lead in the first quarter but the Broncos had cut the deficit to three heading into the locker room at half time. Emery came out in the third quarter and put San Juan away outscoring them 23-11.

Leading the way for the Spartans was Baylee Jacobson with 14 points and two rebounds. Hailey Allred and Kiri Cook would match each others lines with 13 point and six rebounds each.

January 30- Carbon- Loss 49-36

The Carbon and Emery ladies basketball squads faced off for the last time in the regular season. And as expected it was an entertaining game from the beginning. But when the dust settled Carbon came away with the 49-36 victory.

Carbon brought the defense holding the Spartans to 16 points and taking an 11 point lead to the locker room at halftime. Carbon would come out in the third and put Emery away outscoring them 16-6. Emery wouldn’t give up and came out in the fourth with a 14-6 run but by then the damage was done and Carbon would take the win.

For the Spartans Baylee Jacobson would have a team high 13 points, she would also grab four rebounds on an evening that would see Emery struggle offensively shooting just 33% from the field. Kiri Cook would add nine points and 10 rebounds and Tambrie Tuttle scored five and grabbed four rebounds.

February 4- South Sevier- Loss 44-41

Locked in a tight battle throughout the evening, the Emery Lady Spartans ended on the wrong side of the scoreboard in a 44-41 loss to the No. 1 ranked South Sevier Rams in Monroe.

Tied at the end of the first half, Emery continued to test the Rams in the final two quarters. The difference in the game came late as South Sevier outscored the Lady Spartans 9-7 in the final eight minutes of regulation.

Sophomore Tambrie Tuttle posted a team-high 13 points to keep Emery in contention with the top team in 3A. Senior Kiri Cook also reached double-figures with 10 points, while Bethany Justice, Hailey Allred and Makieya Bertuzzi all finished with sixth.

February 6- Grand- Win 84-21

The Emery Lady Spartans torched the Grand Red Devils 84-21 in the final home game of the 2019-20 season at the Spartan Center in Castle Dale.

Led by senior Hailey Allred, the Lady Spartans delivered an offensive clinic early and often. Holding Grand to just 11 points throughout the first three quarters, Emery entered the fourth up 73-11.

Allred outscored Grand by herself in her final home game in an Emery uniform, notching 22 points, six rebounds and six steals. Fellow senior Kiri Cook just missed a double-double with 10 points and eight boards, while Makieya Bertuzzi finished with 17 points.

February 14- San Juan- Loss 57-55

Despite holding a comfortable double-digit lead at the end of the first half, the Emery Lady Spartans suffered a season-ending 57-55 loss to the San Juan Broncos in the second round of the 3A State Tournament at the USU Eastern BDAC in Price.

Up 26-13 going into the break, the Lady Spartans were outscored 29-9 in the third quarter. After falling behind by 10 points in the fourth, Emery battled back, but the come-from-behind effort fell just short as senior Hailey Allred missed a 10-foot baseline jumper as time expired.

Allred posted a team-high 14 points and seven rebounds to lead Emery in the loss. Baylie Jacobson and Tambrie Tuttle both scored 12 points, while senior Kiri Cook ended with 11.

Emery struggled at the free throw line for the majority of the game, connecting on just 11-of-21 attempts. From the field Emery converted 21 attempts, but only four from beyond the perimeter.

Statistical Leaders in Top Categories:

Scoring

Number	Name	PPG
5	Hailey Allred	10.8
30	Kiri Cook	10.2
14	Tambrie Tuttle	10.0
3	Baylee Jacobson	9.7
23	Tayden Nielson	6.6

Rebounds

Number	Name	RPG
14	Tambrie Tuttle	6.0
30	Kiri Cook	5.2
5	Hailey Allred	4.0
3	Baylee Jacobson	3.6
25	Makieya Bertuzzi	3.5

Assists

Number	Name	APG
23	Tayden Nielson	2.2
5	Hailey Allred	1.7
3	Baylee Jacobson	1.2
25	Makieya Bertuzzi	1.1
1	Addie Lester	1.0

Steals

Number	Name	SPG
5	Hailey Allred	1.9
3	Baylee Jacobson	1.5
14	Tambrie Tuttle	1.5
25	Makieya Bertuzzi	1.1
4	Bethany Justice	0.4