SMITHFIELD – The top teams in 4A girls and boys basketball still reside in Northern Utah in the latest RPI standings released by the Utah High School Activities Association. On Monday, the UHSAA rankings revealed that the Sky View boys basketball team (13-2) and Ridgeline girls basketball team (15-0) remain the #1 teams in the state for their classification. Region 11 claims the top three spots, overall, in 4A girls basketball with Sky View (10-4) and Green Canyon (10-3) ranked 2nd and 3rd, respectively. It’s not much different in the boys standings with three of the top four coming from Region 11, with Ridgeline (11-3) ranked 3rd and Bear River (10-5) ranked 4th (despite Logan claiming a better record in region play). There hasn’t been much movement in the RPI for Region 11 teams since the inaugural rankings were released in mid-December. The Sky View boys remain the top team but the Sky View girls dropped to second behind the undefeated Riverhawks, who opened as the 2nd ranked team. The Ridgeline, Bear River and Green Canyon boys teams all moved up one spot while Logan and Mountain Crest remain the same. In girls basketball, Green Canyon, Mountain Crest, Bear River

LOGAN – Ridgeline Riverhawks boys basketball forward Luke Sorenson topped a crowded group of nominees to win Cache Valley Media Group Prep Basketball Player of the Week – presented by McDonalds – his first time winning the award after multiple previous nominations. The Riverhawks dominated Green Canyon 69-48 on Region 11’s opening night, led by Sorenson’s 21 points, five rebounds (four of which were offensive rebounds) and three steals. Sorenson was highly efficient from the field, making 7-of-11 field goals and also going a perfect 7-of-7 from the free-throw line. It was Sorenson’s sixth 20-point performances of the year. This week a record eight players received nominations. The others nominated were Emilee Skinner (Ridgeline girls), Gracie Riley (Bear River girls), Hannah Radford (Sky View girls), Jared Anderson (Green Canyon boys), Jordan Child (Logan boys), Kali Jones (Mountain Crest girls) and Oliver Nethercott (Mountain Crest boys). Between the eight nominees, who each played one game last week, there were seven 20-point games (the highest was Riley’s 23 points) and three double-doubles. Candidates for the Player of the Week award were nominated by Cache Valley Media Group staff and then voted on by all high school broadcast crew members, including “Hurricane” John