The Corner Canyon High girls basketball team return four key seniors – forward Sorrelle Nielsen and guards Brooke Luper, Addi Yeomans and Kenzie Randall – from last year’s squad who lost to eventual 6A champion Lone Peak in the semifinals.

The Chargers other senior, forward/center Aubrey Mulitalo, has been leading the team in scoring through the first 11 games with 14 points a game. Nielsen is averaging nine points and a team-leading five rebounds per contest.

“This is such a fun group of girls,” said head coach Craig Morris, who is in his fourth year at CCHS. “Our goal is to build on the finish from last season. “We’ve got girls focused on the inputs that will help us get to the next level.”

Corner Canyon started the year with a 54-44 win over Green Canyon Nov. 20 behind 19 points from Mulitalo before losing 61-59 in overtime to Morris’ former team, Cedar Valley, Dec. 3. Nielsen had 18 points in the losing effort. To conclude in-state preseason matchups, the Chargers outscored opponents 492 to 299 to win its next eight games with Mulitalo scoring 130 points over that span. During a holiday tournament in California, CCHS went 1-2 with a 56-45 win over Spanish Springs (Nevada).

“It’s been a great start to the season,” Morris said. “Our region has three teams in the current top five, with upcoming games against No. 1 Copper Hills and No. 3 Bingham.”

Going up against the top-ranked 6A team in Copper Hills Jan. 9, Corner Canyon lost 45-27. The Chargers actually outscored the Grizzlies in the second half, but managed just six points in the first 16 minutes as the game got away from them. Nielsen, who is the team’s second-leading scorer at nine points a game, had 14 points to lead the team in the loss.

“We’ve managed to stay relatively healthy with no injuries and we’ve gotten better every game,” Morris said. “We’re working towards peaking at the right time so we’re playing our best ball in the state tourney.”

Also on the CCHS team, who is currently 10-4 overall and 0-1 in region play at press time, this season are juniors Olivia Gleason, Hailee Johnsen, Kate LeRoy, Allie Walquist; sophomore Addi Paynter; and freshman Maija Mortensen.

Corner Canyon is also scheduled to face Mountain Ridge, Herriman, Riverton, Bingham and Copper Hills in Region 2 home-and-away games prior to postseason play. λ