Hodson Cancer Classic basketball tourney brings 18 teams to Canyon View High – St George News

By Rock Withers Last updated Dec 30, 2021

Canyon View Girls vs. Ogden, Steve Hodson Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament, Cedar City, Utah, December 28, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

CEDAR CITY – The 13th annual Steve Hodson Cancer Classic basketball tournament drew 18 high school teams to Canyon View High School for three days this week.

On Wednesday evening, three girls ‘and three boys’ teams were still unbeaten in university action after losing 2-0 in the first two days. The undefeated girls ‘teams were Parowan, South Sevier and Westlake, while the 2-0 boys’ teams were Hurricane, Millard and Grantsville.

The popular invitational tournament, which ends Thursday, is held to commemorate Steve Hodson, a former basketball coach at Canyon View, Cedar High, and Southern Utah University, who died in 2008 after eight years battling cancer. With the proceeds from the sale of tickets and other donations, selected people with cancer and their families are financially supported.

This year, two recipients were selected as beneficiaries of the fundraising effort:

Cedar High graduate Gloria Truman has been battling breast cancer since January 2020. Gloria and her husband Jeremy have three children.
Bob Tate, the former parks and recreation director of Cedar City who also participated in the Utah Summer Games for many years, battled lung cancer for more than two years before discovering he also had a brain tumor in October 2021. He and his wife MaryAnn have six children and 17 grandchildren.

To view tournament programs, schedules, team lists, and recipient bios, click here for the Google Drive link.

In addition to the 16 schools listed in the college plans below, two other schools participate at the subvarsity level: the girls’ teams from Dixie High and Lincoln County, Nevada.

One of the more exciting college games for girls on Tuesday was the hosting team Canyon View against the Ogden Tigers. Canyon View took an 8-2 lead early on, only to see the Tigers take a 23-2 run and take a 25-10 lead a minute before half-time.

Canyon View Girls vs. Ogden, Steve Hodson Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament, Cedar City, Utah, December 28, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

As the final seconds of the second quarter passed, Ogden guard Mahine Bergeson dropped a 3-pointer to bring the Tigers to 28:14, but Canyon View’s Jaden Johnson took the inbound pass with less than two seconds to go and whizzed a shot from several feet behind the half-field line, which reduced Ogden’s lead to 11 points at halftime, 28-17.

Ogden then remained about 10 points ahead during the third period and took the lead at 38:28 at the end of the period. Canyon View did not begin to reduce its deficit until about halfway through the fourth quarter.

The Falcons eventually regained the lead when they took a basket of 44-43 in just over two minutes from time. The lead then changed hands a few more times, with Ogden taking the lead with 47:46 in less than a minute.

That set the stage for an inbound game that ended with Johnson hitting a baseline punch to give Canyon View a 48-47 lead with about 10 seconds remaining.

47-46 with about 10 seconds remaining, Canyon View’s Jaden Johnson gives the go-ahead. Falcons defeat Ogden 50-47 in Hodson Classic action. pic.twitter.com/BvIn7dMg7t

– St. George News Sports (@STGnewsSports) December 29, 2021

Ogden drove the ball into the field but mistreated a pass that went out and returned the ball to the Falcons, just over three seconds behind. Freshman Maylee Spencer then waved a pair of free throws to foil the game and give Canyon View a three-point win.

Johnson led Canyon View with 11 points while Harlee Nicoll and Spencer added nine points each.

Meanwhile, Bergeson led the Tigers with 14 points, 12 of which in the first half.

Steve Hodson’s classic cancer

Canyon View High School

The girls’ results from Tuesday

Parowan 53, Hurricane 41.
South Sevier 52, Payson 39.
Westlake 54, Grantsville 35.
Canyon View 50, Ogden 47.

The boys’ results from Tuesday

Hurricane 55, South Sevier 37.
Millard 59, Emery 57.
Grantsville 64, Parowan 52.
San Juan 61, Canyon View 55.

The girls’ results from Wednesday

South Sevier 39, Hurricane 36.
Westlake 81, Payson 34.
Parowan 60, Ogden 53.
Grantsville 51, Canyon View 34.

The boys’ results on Wednesday

Millard 57, South Sevier 55.
Parowan 55, emery 48.
Hurricane 45, San Juan 44.
Grantsville 58, Canyon View 46.

The girls plan for Thursday

Parowan vs. Grantsville, 8 a.m.
Ogden vs. Hurricane, 11 a.m.
South Sevier vs. Westlake, 2 p.m.
Canyon View vs. Payson, 5 p.m.

Boys plan for Thursday

San Juan vs. Grantsville, 9:30 a.m.
South Sevier vs. Emery, 12:30 p.m.
Hurricane vs. Parowan, 3:30 p.m.
Canyon View vs. Millard, 6:30 p.m.

Photo gallery

Canyon View Girls vs. Ogden, Steve Hodson Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament, Cedar City, Utah, December 28, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Canyon View Boys vs. San Juan, Steve Hodson Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament, Cedar City, Utah, December 28, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Hurricane Girls vs. South Sevier, Steve Hodson Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament, Cedar City, Utah, December 29, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Parowan Girls vs. Ogden, Steve Hodson Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament, Cedar City, Utah, December 29, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Hurricane Boys vs. San Juan, Steve Hodson Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament, Cedar City, Utah, December 29, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Canyon View Girls vs. Grantsville, Steve Hodson Cancer Classic Basketball Tournament, Cedar City, Utah, December 29, 2021 | Photo by Jeff Richards, St. George News / Cedar City News

Jeff Richards, a Salt Lake City native with Panguitch family roots, lived in Moab for 20 years before joining St. George News in 2017. Jeff is a longtime journalist and secondary school teacher. He and his wife Penny are parents to five daughters. They also have two young grandchildren. Jeff and his family enjoy swimming, camping, sightseeing, reading, and photography.

Hodson Cancer Classic basketball tourney brings 18 teams to Canyon View High – St George News

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