High School FootballFriday, November 13
Skyridge edges Herriman 35-34 and heads to the 6A state title game
The Daily Orem team
If you follow high school football, here's one to know: top-seeded Skyridge is headed to the Utah 6A championship game. The Falcons beat No. 4 Herriman 35-34 in Thursday's semifinal at Rice-Eccles Stadium after trailing 31-21 to start the fourth quarter.
A one-point semifinal came down to the final minutes
- 35-34
- final score of Skyridge's win over Herriman
- 61 yards
- on Filisi Filipe's touchdown run that put Herriman up 31-21
- 2:19
- left when Jagger Fountaine scored on a two-yard run
- 1:19
- left when Herriman's field goal try sailed wide right
Source: Lehi Free Press
Fountaine drove the comeback. His 29-yard touchdown pass to Malosi Shepard cut the gap, and a 12-play drive ended with his own score. Kicker Evan Kopp's extra point made it 35-34.
- Halftime: Herriman led 21-14
- Third quarter: Herriman managed only a 24-yard field goal
- Kickoff return: Logan Gregory took it to the Falcon 20
Ethan Schriever had 10 tackles for Skyridge's defense
Source: Lehi Free Press
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Ethan Schriever | 10 |
| Jaden Tahi | 7 |
| Latu Moeai | 6 |
| Eli Mortensen | 6 |
| Andrew Price | 6 |
| Drayson Afalava | 6 |
Herriman drove into Falcon territory after the go-ahead score, but the kick missed and Skyridge ran out the clock. "Defense battled today," coach Justin Hemm said. Herriman came in averaging 38.1 points a game, third in 6A, according to Deseret News.
Sources: Lehi Free Press, Deseret News