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Future Ute guard Rylan Jones keeps Olympus in the chase for another 5A state title

Ogden – One afternoon in January, Rylan Jones sat in the Olympus High School bleachers after practice and talked eagerly about his upcoming Utah basketball career, with this disclaimer: He enjoys prep basketball so much that he would play for the Titans forever, if he could.

As of halftime Thursday night, Jones' Olympus career was in danger of ending prior to March. The Titans trailed Timpanogos by 10 points.

Jones and his teammates radically altered the game in the second half, on the way to a 62-42 victory in the Class 5A quarterfinals at the Dee Events Center.