Some coaches and athletic directors opt to stack their non-region schedule with creampuffs and tomato cans to boost their records with hopes of climbing the rankings, hoping that November and December conquests will turn into March success.
Not the Bingham boys' basketball team.
The Miners, who are currently ranked No. 1 in the state, have loaded the opening stanza of their season with top teams and championship contenders from the get go, and the results have been nothing short of spectacular.
Wins over Bountiful and Davis on the road, coupled with home victories over Timpanogos and Fremont, have Bingham sitting at the strongest 4-0 in the state. Their run of tough teams continued this week with road contests at Olympus and Mountain View on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively, and finishes with Brighton at home in South Jordan, Friday night.
Head coach Mark Dubach would not have it any other way.