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JUST WINNING — One Utah high school athlete made big news last week, but it wasn’t a football or basketball player.
Meanwhile, on the hardwood, several teams got creative with their hand-slapping.
If you missed any of them, here are some of our favorite moments in an all-local edition of Great Clips of the Week.
Basketball season means lots and lots of pregame handshakes
Sticking in the world of high school sports, basketball season means there will be a lot of dunks, dribbles and elaborate routines until a state champion is crowned next February.
It also means there will be a lot of elaborate pregame handshakes.
Last week’s Utah Elite 8 and Free Tax USA Shootout were no exception.
There were plenty of great highlights this week from the @UtahElite8 tournament; also a lot of great pre-game handshakes... pic.twitter.com/LQNX1q6NOu
— Matthew L Glade (@matthewLksl) December 11, 2016
A reminder that you can watch Game Night Live every Saturday at 6 p.m. Mountain time.
American Fork harrier wins repeat cross-country title
American Fork’s boys cross-country team entered as the favorites to win the Nike Cross Nationals, led by two-time state individual champion Casey Clinger. The reigning champ lived up to his hyped resume.
Clinger became the first-ever winner of back-to-back titles when he finished the Portland, Oregon-based race in 15 minutes, 28.4 seconds last week.
Casey Clinger repeats as Nike Cross Nationals Champion! #NXNpic.twitter.com/sg4PNOU2xt
— MileSplit US (@milesplit) December 3, 2016
“Getting to race with these guys who are so fast, it’s just great to be part of this,” Clinger told USA Today.
The Cavemen finished second to Bozeman (Montana) with 141 points. Fellow Utah team Davis was fourth.
Eric Mika high-fives imaginary teammates
The BYU center made 11 free throws en route to 17 points during BYU basketball’s 79-71 win over Colorado in the Marriott Center on Saturday night.
As is tradition, he slapped hands with his teammates after each make, even when his teammates weren’t there.
@erc95 With the imaginary "fives" to his teammates that weren't there.
— Cameron Stewart (@camstew) December 11, 2016
OR WERE THEY!?#3nephitesightingpic.twitter.com/Fz2SGeKpze
