PCHS girls basketball pulls off first-round playoff upset, sets school win record

The 2025-26 Park City High School girls basketball team, which set a school record for wins in a single season this year. The Miners face No. 6 Mountain Crest in Hyrum on Saturday in the second round of the 4A state playoffs. Photo: L1quid Studios

CEDAR CITY, UT — The Park City High School girls basketball team posted the only first-round upset in the 4A state playoff bracket Wednesday night, downing No. 11 seed Cedar 55-49 on the road to set a new school record for wins in a single season.

The Miners entered the game as the No. 22 seed, making the six-point road victory the lone upset among first-round results. It was their sixth win in the past seven games.

Park City led by as many as 20 points in the second half before Cedar rallied to within two, 47-45, on a 3-pointer by Gabby Gomez with about 1:45 remaining. The Miners held on, closing out the win in the final minutes.

Sophomore Avery Johnson led Park City with 17 points. Gomez paced Cedar with 18 points, while Lexie Tripp added 12, sparking a third-quarter run that cut significantly into the Miners’ lead.

The win gives Park City its most victories in a single season in program history. The team also set the school record for most region wins and holds records for most 60-point games in a season and highest scoring output, a 68-point performance against Highland earlier this year.

First-year head coach Terry Tyson said the milestone means more than the numbers on the scoreboard.

“The win was big for a lot of reasons,” Tyson said. “On a personal level, their success is validation for our girls and the work that they put in. They all have so much going on in their lives — school, volunteer work, other sports. They’ve sacrificed a lot for this program.”

Tyson noted the team carries a GPA above 3.5.

“We’re most proud of that,” Tyson said. “To be able to maintain that kind of excellence in the classroom, put their hobbies and free time aside, and still put in the time and work that it takes to play basketball? It’s really impressive. It speaks to who these kids are and the people they’re going to be.”

The roster is composed primarily of sophomores with three juniors, and Tyson credited the program’s foundation to his fellow coaches.

“The girls are resetting the basketball program,” Tyson said. “It’s been in the making for a few years with Coach Logan, Coach Vito, and Coach Jonny. These kids are realizing some of the potential foreseen and are starting to really believe in themselves. It’s showing in real time.”

Tyson said the hope is that the community takes a moment to recognize what the team has accomplished.

“I hope everyone can focus on the now — celebrate these girls and what they’re doing,” Tyson said. “They deserve it.”

Park City will face No. 6 seed Mountain Crest in Hyrum on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the second round, with a berth in the state tournament at Weber State University on the line.