Maple Mountain High School Football, most successful season ever!

Our Maple Mountain Football team finished the season with a 7-4 record, making it into the first round of the state playoffs.   This is the best record that Maple Mountain has had so far.  Thanks men for representing MMHS so well, and for giving us an awesome season.  Some of our players also received All-Region and All-State recognition.

Below is the 2011 Football Team Roster:
Kaden Miner
Parker Shuman
Alex Burrows
Logan Kinross
Trevor Topham
Devin Barker
KJ Hall
Alex Bates
Skyler Porcaro
Dylan Slavens
James Baird
Chase Klungle
Greg Waite
Jesse Carlisle
Braxton Jacobson
Jace Edmunds
Channing Merrill
Josh Gregg
Thomas Mortensen
Kimball Bastian
Cameron Carson
Mike Matties
Nik Mafi
Justin Slavens
Wylie Whiting
Ryan Sills
Scott Sutherland
Kade McKell
Jace Thatcher
Bailey Bates
Kalin Heaton
Jordan Thomas
Nick Shaw
Tyler Thomas
James Biesinger
Landon Knutzen
Nik Simpson
Max Pigot
Colton Killian
CJ Hildebrand
Jake Abbott
Ammon Stone
Nathan Francis
Jared Clawson
Gabe Hatch
Josh Searle
Lorenzo Rowley
Jayden Hammer
Jordan Porcaro
Brandon Jensen
Caden Miller
Drew Bates
Jake Houtz
Nick Newell
Jackson Chiniquy
Tucker Gunther
Garrett Jensen
Justin Belcher
Boone Lambourne
Kaden Kunhi
Ryan Bybee
Tyler Boyer
Houser Duncan
LeRoy Wirthlin
Trent Allen
Marcus Benhoff
Zach Decker
Jordan Netcher
Tucker Hutchings
Finn Rose
Jordan Cox
Thor Vest
Alex Phillips
Vincent Torres
Jake Varney
Kalen Jones
Wyatt Bastian
Jayden Rucker
Spencer Asay
Ben Graves
Brennen Maughan
Brad Murdock
James Warren
Hunter Nelson
Travis Mather
Andrew Cowden
Jake Daybell
Nathan Clawson


4A Football Academic-All State Award for the state of Utah, goes to... Skyler Porcaro from Maple Mountain High School. 





Congratulations to Cameron Carson, Jace Edmunds, and CJ Hildebrand for All-State 4A team honorable mention.

All region Players
1st team:
Cameron Carson
CJ Hildebrand
Jace Edmunds
KJ Hall
Skyler Porcaro

2nd team:
Braxton Johnson
Justin Slavens
Houser Duncan

Honorable Mention:
James Baird
Tyler Boyer
Drew Bates
Alex Phillips
Kaden Kuhni
Caden  Miller



The Football Team held their year-end banquet last week and we would like to congratulate Skyler Porcaro for receiving the "Golden Eagle" Award. This Award is given to the student athlete who excels in the Community, Classroom, and on the Field

 
The Football Team held their year-end banquet last week and we would like to congratulate CJ Hildebrand on winning the "Hammer" Award for having the biggest hits of the season.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thanks to the coaches and staff as well, for making it all possible. 
Head Coach: Brad Burtenshaw
 
Assistant Coaches: Mark Roberts, Francis Gibson, Jake Lake, Reggie Kovatch, Gary Miner, Jeff Lake, Kirk Boyer, Jerry Huffman, Blaine Jex, Todd Haynes
 
Athletic Director: Dave Boyack
 
Athletic Trainer: Patty Fahringer
 
Team Managers: Bailey Chiniguy, Abbey Eriksson, and Ciara Moosman
 
Team Mascot: Screech

Maple Mountain High School Sterling Scholars are chosen

 Congratulations on being AMAZING!    This year's Sterling Scholars for MMHS are:


Abbey Eriksson - Dance


Tyler Clement - Computer Technology


Kaelynn Allred - Family & Consumer Science


Cassandra Hooper - Visual Arts


Merrill Warnick - Mathematics


Joshua Miller - Speech/Drama


Madison Bonquist - Music


Kelsey Dominguez - Foreign Language




Roberta Graham - Social Science


David Bates - Science


Emma Dallon - English


Kambrie Sales - Trade & Technical Education


Clayton Spencer - Business & Marketing Education

Girls basketball start the year off with more VICTORY!

Cory Green wrote
"The girl's basketball team has opened up its season with three big wins. The first was November 22nd, over Olympus, 54-38. The second was last Tuesday, over Payson, 54-23. The third was against Snow Canyon, 49-42. In all three games, the team played stellar defense, holding their opponents to single digit scoring in almost every quarter of each game. In addition to a great defensive effort thus far, the girls have been playing very well as a team on the offensive end, with balanced scoring and many different players stepping up throughout the course of each game. This 3-0 start sets the stage for a very important game this Tuesday evening against Lehi."  .






The Daily Herald also wrote:


In just its second year of competition, the 2010-11 Maple Mountain girls basketball team reached the 4A semifinals last February.

And if this isn't remarkable enough, there wasn't one single senior on that roster.

With all these returning players, head coach Cory Green understandably has high hopes and expectations for his 2011-12 squad.

"We hope to realize our full potential this year, compete for a region title, and have a good showing in the state tournament in February," Green said.

The Golden Eagles certainly have both the tools and experience to compete for the gold trophy.

"We have a lot of depth and experience returning this season," Green said. "We are returning eight players who are three-year varsity starters and contributors.

"Additionally, we feel like we have a lot of athleticism to go along with that depth and experience. We play solid defense, which will hopefully pay dividends this season."

The only thing that might ultimately slow down Maple Mountain is itself.

"Honestly, our main area of concern is complacency. We need to continue to work to improve. We don't want to be satisfied with past accomplishments and success," Green said.

"It is a new season, with new challenges and new opponents. Also, we hope to keep everyone healthy throughout the season, which is a concern to all coaches and all teams, I am sure."

As the Golden Eagles go into the season, they will be fielding Aleksa Gappmayer, Breanna Bate, Baylee Nielsen, Sadie Williams, Jayci Peay, Wesli Peay, Kelsey Lewis, and Kara Betts.

All eight of these players saw significant play last season, when the Golden Eagles came within one game of the championship finals.

Gappmayer was the Golden Eagles' top scorer last season as a sophomore.

"She does a nice job of attacking the basket and she has a nice outside shot," Green said.

Nielsen and Williams were the top rebounders and Green expects them to have good seasons again.

The Peay sisters, Jayci and Wesli, are top defenders for Maple Mountain and led the team in steals last year.

Green expects Lewis to be another top offensive threat, while Betts gives the Golden Eagles a strong presence in the post.

Green is further excited about the return of Bate, who will lead the team from her point guard position. Bate suffered a knee injury last year.

"She (Bate) really worked hard to rehab her injury and improve herself as a player and we are really excited to have her back," Green said.

Green figures that Region 8 will provide plenty of excellent competition for his Golden Eagle squad.

"I feel that our new region will be very competitive and challenging," Green said. "Early on, I look for Salem Hills, Timpanogos, and Mountain View to come out of the gates tough, but really anyone in our region could explode for a good run. There is a lot of basketball talent in Utah County."
As Maple Mountain enters the 2011-12 campaign, Green both reflected on the path his team took to get to this point as well as the possible golden journey that lies ahead.
"We essentially have our first graduating class of seniors after three years of hard work, competition and preparation.

"They are a very close-knit group at this point. I think the overall attitude is to really try to enjoy the ride this season, and just see how far this will take us," the coach concluded.


Read more: http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/high-school/basketball/mm-girls-preview-golden-eagles-return-experience-talent/article_80ce4bc4-0538-560f-938d-f24643594517.html#ixzz1for1GVFy
http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/high-school/basketball/mm-girls-preview-golden-eagles-return-experience-talent/article_80ce4bc4-0538-560f-938d-f24643594517.html


The team includes:

Alena Theade C Jr. 6-0


5 Kelsey Lewis G Sr. 5-10

12 Baylee Nielsen C Sr. 5-10

13 Jessica Roundy G Sr. 5-6

14 Katie Muhlestein G Jr. 5-7

15 Aleksa Gappmayer G Jr. 5-7

20 Jayci Peay G Sr. 5-9

21 Wesli Peay G Sr. 5-8

22 Mickell Hamilton G Jr. 5-6

23 Breanna Bate G Sr. 5-5

25 Rachel Mitchell C Jr. 5-10

30 Lexie Ball F Jr. 5-10

32 Sadie Williams F Sr. 5-9

33 Kara Betts C Sr. 5-10

44 Kristen King

Maple Mountain Wrestling. Top 50 teams in the NATION!

2011 was a huge success for our MMHS wrestling team.

REGION 8 CHAMPIONS 2011

SOUTHERN DIVISIONAL CHAMPIONS 2011

2nd Place 4-A STATE TOURNAMENT

3 individual State Titles, Brandon George, Britain Carter, Grant Lamont

Now they are back and are better than ever.  MMHS is ranked in the top 50 High School wrestling teams in the NATION! Way to put MMHS on the national map men.

We are also ranked #2 in the state for 4A competition.
http://mettlewrestling.com/boards/index.php?topic=315.0

Grant Lamont won 1st place in the pre-season Nationals by pinning his opponent. You can see the domination here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuOZBIhUWDU


The wrestling boys killed Orem 59 to 18,
Payson's turn?  Yes, MMHS 41 to 23
Then Delta went down  32 to 21
Then N. Sanpete 60 to 12
check out these scores
MMHS 34 - Mt Crest 24

MMHS 72 - South Sevier 6
MMHS 42 - Millard 30
MMHS 68 - Canyon View 0
MMHS 64 - Cedar 9

Come on our and cheer our boys as they work their way to the top of the state.  All their hard work, blood, sweat and tears are paying off.

GO MMHS WRESTLING!!!

Here is the 2011-2012 roster
Bridger Adams 11


Jordan Argyle 12

Kimball Bastian 10

Alex Bates 12

Bailey Bates 10

James Biesinger 12

Jason Busselberg 12

Jesse Carlisle 11

Legend Carter 9

Britain Carter 11

Jayden Casey 12

Alexander Castaneda 11

Jordan Cox 11

Marshall Curtis 10

Clayton Dean 11

Dakota Frazier 10

Angel Flores 12

Brandon George 12

Dylan Green

Josh Gregg 11

Josh Hair 10

Zack Harris 10

Bryce Hillman 11

Hunter Hiskey 11

Kevin Huacon 12

Daniel Johnson 10

Mitch Kay 12

Trent Kelly 10

Cameron Killian 9

Logan Kinross 12

Landon Knutzen 11

Grant LaMont 11

Ethan Lowe 11

Michael Martin 12

Michael Nixon 12

Paxton Patey 11

Payton Poulsen 12

Kaden Ramirez 12

Mason Reid 11

Brooks Robinson 10

Lorenzo Rowley 12

Austin Rowley 12

Josue Salazar 12

Josh Searle 11

Caden Spencer 11

Ammon Stone 10

Austin Swenson 11

Weston Taylor 9

Kieffer Taylor 9

Trey Whitney 11

Mitch Wilson 12

84th National FFA Convention

Shadoe Holm, Derek Tidwell, Amanda Anderson, Shania Steele, Daniel Jensen at the 84th National FFA Convention.



Attributions:

Article and photo by Kaylee Liddiard.

Maple Mountain FFA students learned what it meant to believe as they attended the 84th National FFA Convention. Five students had the opportunity to spend a week in Indianapolis, Indiana with 53,000 other FFA members from across the country. While there they were able to listen to motivational speakers, participate in workshops and educational tours, meet members from throughout the nation, wander through the career show, and learn new and innovative ideas they could bring back to the chapter. The convention theme was "I Believe," which helped inspire students to believe in action, service, leadership, excellence, possibilities, passion, and the future. Amanda Anderson, Shadoe Holm, Daniel Jensen, Shania Steele, and Derek Tidwell were able to learn many skills that they brought back to help our chapter grow this next year.



http://mmhs.nebo.edu/news/201111

All-State Drill Team

Three MMHS Ellevés Named to 4A All-State Drill Team


Attributions:

Article by Molly Brenchley. Photos by Tyler Lewis.

Three members of the Maple Mountain High School Drill Team were named to the 4A All-State Drill Team. Kaitlynn Blood, daughter of Kim and Jason Blood; Aubrey Finch, daughter of Jerri Ann and Ryan Finch; and Makayla Wilson, daughter of Nancy and Darrin Wilson were chosen to represent Maple Mountain at the 4A All-State Drill Team Auditions. There were sixty girls who auditioned for twenty spots on the all-state team.
Kaitlynn is a three-year member of the Ellevés Drill Team. She was an Assistant Drill Mistress her junior year and is the Drill Mistress this year. Kaitlynn was a “Top Corp” finalist at Basic Dance Training Camp this past summer. Kaitlynn loves to dance, scrapbook, shop, and be with her friends.
Aubrey is a three-year member of the Ellevés Drill Team. She is the Secretary of the team this year. Aubrey was one of the top three medalists in the drill down at Basic Dance Training camp this past summer. Aubrey enjoys eating, sleeping, dancing and hanging out with friends.
Makayla is also a three-year member of the Ellevés Drill Team. She was an Assistant Drill Mistress her junior year and is the President of the team this year. Makayla was named as one of the five “Top Corp” dancers at Basic Dance Training Camp this past summer. Makayla enjoys dancing, watching movies, bowling, sleeping, painting nails, and eating.
The auditions were held on Tuesday, November 1 at Taylorsville High School. Each 4A school sent three girls to represent their school at the auditions. The girls were taught a short dance combination and then auditioned it in front of a panel of three judges who decided which girls made the team.
The 4A All-State Team will be recognized at the State Drill Team Competition that will be held at UVU in February. Congratulations to these girls for their accomplishments!

http://mmhs.nebo.edu/news/201111

November Students of the Month

November Students of the Month

Maple Mountain High announces the November students of the month.

Sophomore Raunie Lindberg plans to attend college and pursue her love of art. Her favorite subjects in school are art and math because she finds them challenging yet she does them well. Raunie's hobbies include playing volleyball, running, drawing and creating art.
Her favorite quote is, "A setback is a setup for a comeback." – Richard Wilson. She likes this quote because "anytime we have a challenge and work through it, it will turn into a strength."
Raunie would like to have a conversation with the artist Lisa Telling Kattenbraker She would ask Lisa what made her think of new ideas for art, and what her art means.

In five years, sophomore Chandler Whittaker plans to return from serving an LDS mission and resume studying electrical engineering or graphic design. He wants to attend as much schooling as he possibly can in the area of his choice.
Chandler’s favorite subject in school is Men’s Chorus because Mr. Mendenhall is fantastic. He says Mr. Mendenhall cares about his students, trusts them, and helps them through problems. Also regarding Mr. Mendenhall, Chandler says, “He teaches us life skills and helps us to be better people.”
His favorite quote is, "Happiness will never come to those who so not appreciate what they already have." – Unknown. Chandler likes this quote because happiness is a daily goal of his, and he wants to be happy by being thankful.
Chandler’s current favorite hobby is making short films on the computer. He enjoys this because he really likes graphic design and can express his ideas or feelings through the short films.

Junior Brittany Graham plans to attend college, have fun, and stay close to her family. She is unique because she has a different view for things that come her way and is not from Utah.
Her favorite quote is, "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd." – Unknown. Brittany likes this quote because if she wants to do something important, she knows she can’t be focused on the crowd.
Brittany's favorite hobbies include reading, writing, singing, and making music. Her favorite subject in school is music and American Sign Language. To Brittany, music has healing powers and lets her be herself. ASL helps her express and explain what words cannot.

In five years, Junior James Cope plans to be in college. James’ hobbies are running, playing football, and basketball. His favorite class is Sports Psychology. The funniest thing that happened to James is when he was running by the river and his friend pushed him in.
His favorite quote is, "As you think, so you become." – Coach Wyatt. He likes this quote because he thinks it is true.

Senior Jessica Pearson plans to be serving an LDS mission in five years. She is different from everyone else in that she speaks two languages and has two homes – one in Utah and one in Japan
The funniest thing that happened to Jessica was when she walked into the men’s restroom and didn’t realize it until she came out of the stall. That is when she saw men using the urinals.
Her favorite quote is, "Be the change that you wish to see in the world." – Mahatma Ghandi. She has a passion for this quote because if we want to see a positive change, she thinks we must be that change we want to see.

Jessica's hobbies include meeting new people. She enjoys listening to others’ life stories and learning all that she can from them to improve her own life. Her favorite classes in school are Aerobics and Zumba because she loves the feeling of being healthy and fit.

In five years, Senior Franco Curi plans to be studying orthopedics in college. His favorite subject in school is Medical Anatomy because he thinks Coach Lewis rocks.
Franco’s favorite quote is “Live, Laugh, Love” because he says they are the three L’s of life. If he could meet one person from history, he would meet Martin Luther King Jr.. Franco would want to ask him if he thought segregation would stop.
His favorite hobbies are playing soccer and hanging out with friends. What makes Franco stand out from everyone else is that he hasn’t drank soda for more than five years because he loves to be in good shape.


http://mmhs.nebo.edu/news/201111

PTSA REFLECTIONS CONTEST WINNERS

Congrats to our golden eagles who are focused on excellence.

Reflections Winners Maple Mountain High School 2011-2012


Literature: Award of Excellence, Jessica Mansfield
Award of Merit, Jared Jackson
Award of Merit, Melanie Gunderson

Visual Arts: Award of Excellence, Mishala Petersen
Award of Merit, Allora George
Award of Merit, Jalene Keliiliki

Photography: Award of Excellence, A’lea Nielsen
Award of Merit, Alexus Johnson
Award of Merit, Hannah Cook

Dance: Award of Excellence, Amelia Pullman

Theater: Award of Excellence, Jalene Keliiliki

Film: Award of Excellence, Spencer Ballard

All these school winners went on to the council level. Congratulations to Spencer Ballard and Jalene Keliiliki, whose entries won at the council level and will be going on to the regional level.
http://mmhs.nebo.edu/news