Orem • Layton held a significant height advantage when it lined up against Cyprus in a Class 6A boys’ basketball state tournament opening-round contest Tuesday.
Then Layton did its part by running away in the second half from the pesky Pirates and winning 69-51 at Utah Valley University.
Lancers coach Kelby Miller had something else on his mind though. That was that the favorites already had lost earlier games both at UVU and in Weber State University.
“These things don’t happen all the time,” Miller said about moving into the next round. “A lot of people say, ‘Oh, it’s old hat and it’s guaranteed.