The Emery Spartans are ready to put 2021 in the rear view and look forward to 2022. Ending the calendar year on a three game losing streak, the  Spartans ended the Steve Hodson Classic in Cedar City the two loses to the Parowan Rams Wednesday, 55-48 and to the South Sevier Rams on Thursday 64-54.

The game with Parowan on Wednesday was really a tale of two halves. In the first half the the Spartans actually led going into the locker room 18-15 allowing the Rams to score just two points in the second quarter.

The third quarter was where Parowan made their move scoring 24 points and holding Emery to 13, the fourth was close with Emery outscoring the Rams by one but not able to over come the deficit.

Luke Justice scored 19 for the Spartans in the loss.

In the Thursday game with South Sevier Talon Tuttle came off the bench to score 17 including three from three point land but against a tough South Sevier team it just wasn’t  enough falling by 10.

The Spartans are now at 2-8 on the season and have just one game remaining with San Juan before they jump into region play.  Coach Dave Justice who was a guest on KOAL’s Drive Time Sports talked about the improvement that he has seen since the beginning of the year.

“Our young guards, the first couple of games they were just really learning the speed of the varsity level and the physicality of it, you know it took them a second, but they’re doing a good job of taking care of the ball. The kids are working hard and getting better they’re doing a great job and hopefully we can keep improving and get over the hump here.”

The next opportunity for the Spartans will come on Tuesday Jan.4, when the San Juan Broncos, the No. 1 team in 2A comes to Castle Dale. Game time is set for 7:00.

You can catch all the action on KOAL 107.3 FM or 750 AM or stream the game live at : castlecountryradio.com