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High school football: Top-seed Skyridge advances to the 6A semifinals with narrow win over American Fork
A very strong defensive showing by the top-seeded Skyridge Falcons pushed them past the No. 8 American Fork Cavemen 28-21 in the quarterfinals of the 6A state playoffs Friday. Skyridge quarterback Jagger Fountaine led his team to victory with two touchdowns through the air and an 11-yard rushing score. Eli Mortsensen had two scores on the night — one rushing and one receiving from Fountaine. While his team put up enough points to get the job done, it was the defense that Falcons head coach Justin Hemm was most pleased with. “The defense was great all night. I thought, especially during the second half, we kind of buckled down and did some things that were huge, keeping us in it,” he said. “We had some opportunities there in the third quarter where we weren’t able to score in the red zone. The defense kept battling and gave our offense opportunities.” This season has been anything but easy for Skyridge on its way to earning the top seed in the postseason tournament. Hemm could not be prouder of his team’s perseverance and mentality throughout the year. “These boys have had a goal and a vision and have done a great job
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Prep Rewind: American Fork-Skyridge highlights second round of playoff matchups
After the first full week of playoffs, seven Utah Valley teams survived to the second round or the quarterfinal rounds for the large school classifications. American leadership Academy (6-5) and UMA-Camp Williams (5-7) both made to the 2A and 8-player quarterfinals but were soundly defeated by South Summit and Monticello, respectively. It was still a record-setting campaign for ALA, starting with a four-game streak and assured their first winning season in school history with a 21-14 victory over Judge Memorial in the final week of the regular season.