The word of the day for the Timpview boys basketball team on Tuesday was “composure.” Thunderbird junior forward Dean Rueckert said it at least a half dozen times during his postgame interview and Timpview head coach Izzy Ingle said it a few more times when he talked to reporters.

No. 6 Alta’s four-year streak of 5A quarterfinal appearances was in jeopardy in Friday’s second round matchup against No. 11 Viewmont, as a one-point lead flipped back and fourth in the final quarter. In the end, the Hawks punched a fifth consecutive ticket to the Jon M. Huntsman Center with a 51-48 win over the Vikings.

Bountiful guard Bentley Moore (33) attempts to steal the ball from Highland’s Jordan Oberholtzer (2) during a 5A high school boys basketball championship quarterfinals game betw

Sometimes the bounces go your way … and sometimes they don’t. The top-seeded Orem boys basketball team had that message driven home in Tuesday’s 5A quarterfinal game at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City against No.

Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s 5A quarterfinal games at the University of Utah. This story will be updated. Wasatch coach Audrey Hull feels her team this year is a special one, but it’s apparent that if the Wasps are going to end a 16-year championship drought in girls basketball,