3A boys basketball: Southern Utah teams stand tall in state-
title picture  Published: Saturday, Dec. 31 2011 10:37 p.m. MST
It's way too early to be making 3A championship predictions with
so many teams potentially in the mix this year, but you'd
certainly have to give the early nod to the teams from Southern
Utah.  This year's state tournament will be held in St. George,
and the last two times the tournament was held at Dixie State
College, there was an all-Region 9 championship finale, with
Pine View beating Dixie in 2007 and Snow Canyon beating Pine
View in 2002.  Region 9 teams certainly weren't the favorites in
2002 and 2007, but the comforts of home made a huge difference.
This year, Region 9 teams like Desert Hills, Hurricane and Cedar
are among the best in 3A, and nobody would be surprised if two
months from now either of them were lifting a championship
trophy.  "I'm going out on a limb and predicting there are going
to be Region 9 teams in the championship. No offense to teams up
north, it's just