Standard-Examiner Sports The Fremont Silver Wolves girls basketball team poses with the 5-A championship trophy after its 60-27 win over American Fork on Saturday in Taylorsville. DENNIS MONTGOMERY/ Special to the Standard- Examiner Wolves From 1B percent shooting (6 of 43), including 7.1 percent (1 of 14) from beyond the arc, in Bruin Arena. "I felt like this was our day, even before we took the court for warm-ups," Burrows said. "We knew we could do it if we continued doing the things that got us to this point. "Defensively, this was our best effort of the season," she said. "There is always room for improvement, but it's pretty hard to top what we did today." A 9-0 Silver Wolves' run ending the first quarter had American Fork down eight points. A 7-0 second-quarter spurt pushed Fremont's lead to 17 points at 1:51. "We made a statement in the first quarter that we are a defensive team," said Fremont senior center Amanda Wayment, who was one point and a rebound shy of her third state 5-A tournament double-double. "I'm fine with anything as long as it's a win," she said. ix was cuna^mg nuw cvciy- one contributed. It was not just one person. We all communicated, and that's where we're the strongest — in helping each other." Wayment, a BYU signee, went 3 of 7 from the floor for nine points with nine boards, two assists, one steal, three blocks and four turnovers in 25 minutes. Sophomore small forward Harley Hansen tied her career high with 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting. She also had five rebounds, two assists, two steals and two turnovers in 22 minutes. "We worry more about ourselves and play in the moment," Wayment said. "We're making ourselves better. All that hard work enabled us to accomplish this. "I'm going to miss this more than anything, but I'm excited to take the next step in my life and see what is out there. "I'll never forget this. This feeling will last forever," she said. "Our bench is so loud and supportive. You can't do it without your bench." Senior shooting guard Syd- nee Ward scored a career- high 13 points, going 5 of 7 from the floor. She was 3 of 4 on 3-point attempts in 14 minutes for the Silver Wolves, who shot 47.8 percent (22 of from deep — and outrebound- ed American Fork 46-21. "I had a good feeling when I woke up this morning; I was feeling right," Wayment said. "I knew we would play well if we put it together. I'm happy with how the state tournament went." Junior combo guard Shelbee Molen hit 4 of 10 shots, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, for 11 points. The BYU commit had five boards, three assists, one steal and five turnovers in 22 minutes for Fremont, which had 12 assists, six steals, four blocks and 15 turnovers leading to eight American Fork points. "Our defense feeds our offense. If we came out and played hard defensively, we would be successful," Molen said. "I didn't know what to expect, so I'm happy with the way the game turned out. We played so amazing and it was awesome. "Everybody contributed, which made it so good," she said. "I'm not surprised with how we played defensively. It was such a team effort. I can't even think right now because I'm so happy. Whatever we do to celebrate, it will be great." Fremont outscored the and 6-0 on fast-break points. "They just played so well together, and they played so hard," said fourth-year Fremont coach Lisa Dalebout. "We played man-to-man the whole game. I don't love zone defense; I know man a lot better. "This was the best game I've ever been a part of as a coach," she said. "They stayed focused possession by possession, so it was fun to watch. I thought we would win the game — I'm not saying that to be arrogant — but I thought it would be much closer. American Fork is going to be an amazing team. "It was a complete team effort, so nobody gets a game ball. Everybody gets one," Dalebout said. "Everybody stepped up and made big plays or got big defensive stops. "I was nervous for sure, and you wouldn't be human if you're not nervous," she said. "I had faith and confidence in the girls to answer the call for whatever challenges this game presented." No player reached double figures for the Cavemen, who had their five-game winning streak snapped and were 5-4 in their last nine. American Fork had one injured senior •xu) An -ttj O r\p.Vf^V.t <~t c\€ \(s\ CftVPW.?'?. 90/-9 '*"> tin a naint ,0 p^l \^^llt \/ Ul J->^/ X^CC V^-AAAWXl. J-\J KJ 111 uiv puilll r»« itc tpam V/U 1LU LV