while the Utes started following any misses with putbacks.

Queensland coach Kevin Walters has resisted the urge to stake an early claim for Kalyn Pongas allegiances, overlooking the NRL prodigy for the 2017 Emerging Maroons squad.Walters officially lifted a 12 month Origin ban on seven of the eight players who broke curfew at Januarys camp when he unveiled his 20-strong squad on Friday.But Ponga was a glaring omission.Ponga, 18, is one of the NRLs hottest properties after signing a lucrative four-year deal with Newcastle from 2018 despite playing just two first grade games.It had been set to intensify the international tug of war over Ponga.The Perth-born teenager is eligible to play for Australia and New Zealand thanks to his Kiwi dad but is yet to make up his mind.Walters admitted he was unsure if Ponga was eligible to be picked for Queensland.But Walters claimed he would have overlooked Ponga for his Emerging Maroons squad regardless.I am not sure where we are at, Walters said of Pongas allegiances.Regardless of where hes at, hes not going to be selected in this Emerging team.We have got some great young talent coming through like Cameron Munster, Anthony Milford, Ben Hunt, Valentine Holmes.At the moment these guys are a fair way in front of him as far as football goes.Ponga may be the highest paid teenager in league history but Walters all but played down the hype swirling around the youngster on Friday.He has only had two games of first grade, he said.He needs to play bit more first grade before we have a look at him for these camps. Hes not quite ready.Walters welcomed back Holmes, Milford, Munster, Hunt, Edrick Lee, Dylan Napa and Jarrod Wallace to the squad despite this years controversy.The seven players plus Penriths Chris Grevsmuhl all copped 12 month Origin bans for breaking curfew at the camp.Grevsmuhl was not considered for the next camp after leaving the NRL last month to deal with personal issues.Walters was convinced Januarys controversy would be a one off and ruled out curfews or booze bans for the next camp in late January.I think they are men enough now to know what is required of them at these camps, he said.Walters said the seven players had shown they had learned their lesson.I think they showed with their football on the field (they had learned lesson), he said.We are going to need these guys to stand up in the next couple of years. 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Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah has three players that hail from the state of Michigan and the trio made all the difference against UC Riverside.We just have a little grit to ourselves and we always try and play hard. We get after it, Kyle Kuzma (Flint, Michigan) said.Lorenzo Bonam (Inkster, Michigan) scored a career-high 21 points and Kuzma added 18 to help Utah run past the Highlanders 85-67 on Friday night.Even freshman wing Devon Daniels (Battle Creek, Michigan) got into the act with 14 points and 11 rebounds and sneaked a dig on Kuzma during the post-game press conference.Yep, me and `Zo are pretty tough but I dont know about Koozy, Daniels said with a laugh.Freshman center Jayce Johnson scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Utes, who had a 32-point advantage in points scored in the paint.Chance Murray had 17 points and backcourt mate Dikymbe Martin added 15 for the Highlanders (1-3), who were tied with the Utes at 21 midway through the first half. The Highlanders converted 10 of their 21 3-point attempts.Our guards played incredible but Utahs length just really bothered us at the rim, UCR coach Dennis Cutts said.JoJo Zamora hit a 3-pointer to start an 11-0 run that ended shortly before halftime -- the Highlanders struggled to find the lanes that had been available earlier in the game while the Utes started following any misses with putbacks.We just got stops, that was the biggest thing, Kuzma said. Because then we can run and score in transition. That was our mindset for the rest of the game.Utah (4-0) used a 10-0 run that bridged the halves to extend its advantage to 54-34 and coasted from there. To cap the surge, Daniels took a pass from Parker Van Dyke and made a layup with 17:08 to play.Thats how I play. I just attack my opponent . I go hard tto the rim, Daniels said.ddddddddddddhough the Highlanders couldnt get closer than 15 points down the stretch, they kept Utahs starters in the game until the final minutes, much longer than they played previously this season.BIG PICTUREUC Riverside: Before the game, Cutts said he hopes these tough early games pay dividends in Big West Conference play, where the Highlanders are picked to finish seventh. Despite the lopsided results, he said his players are a confident bunch and are learning game by game.Utah: After the Utes won their first three games by an average of 43 points, the Highlanders provided more resistance and presented a bit more size. With just two returners with significant experience -- Kuzma and Bonam -- the Utes scheduled to avoid any heavyweights before facing Butler next Monday. Thats when Utah will test just how well its young team has gelled.STAT OF THE NIGHTThe Utes dominated the rebounding tally 49-32, including 17 offensive boards. Bonam had a career-best 10 rebounds.REFERENCE POINTTwo years ago, the Highlanders lost to Utah 88-42. We use this game as a reference point of how hard to play and how to play the right way. Well refer to this all year long, Cutts said.Murray added, We came with the right mindset and we played hard. Wed like to have played a bit better but I like the direction were headed.UP NEXTUC Riverside continues its road-heavy start to the season with a trip to UCLA on Wednesday.Utah will host Butler on Monday, essentially the Utes first formidable opponent of the season. The Bulldogs have won their first six games, including a 69-65 win over No. 8 Arizona on a neutral court Friday night. ' ' '