GIRLS

Farmington

In the 6A state semifinals May 23, Farmington lost to Mountain Ridge 12-7. The Phoenix got down early and had a 6-1 halftime deficit that proved to be the losing margin.

“It didn’t go our way,” said head coach Chris MacAulay.

Sophomore Hailey Larsen led the team with four goals while sophomore Kate Carter added two goals and senior Mikayla Jackson added one. Sophomore goalie Elle Erickson had 13 saves in the loss.

Farmington finished the season 17-2.

“Overall, this season was a huge success,” said MacAulay. “We went undefeated in our region and claimed the number one seed in 6A for the playoffs.”

Erickson was third in the state in save percentage in the cage and was assisted on defense by the “anchor” Carter, according to coach MacAulay. Offensively, Larsen led the team with 53 goals with senior Riley Sant adding 36, junior Ruby Roche 35 and sophomore Ally MacAulay 32. Sant was the squad’s top facilitator with 22 assists and Larsen had a 68% draw percentage for the Region 1 champions.

Also on the 2023 team were seniors Maleha Ballard, Ryann Franich, Brooklyn Hintze, Alexa Stephens, Karly Stephens, London Tholl and Hallie Whitehead; juniors Edi Bayles, Brooklyn Bement and Georgia Kearns; sophomores Paige Duncan, Lauren Enright, Annie Hintze, Addi Kelly, Addi Lines, Maggie Merrill, Sara Nilson, Drezdin Perez and Clara Russon; and freshmen Molli Bell, Lydia Judd, Abby Mertlich and Kassie Moffat.

I am incredibly proud of how this team came together, improved throughout the season, and always continued to fight,” said coach MacAulay.

BOYS

Davis

In the 6A state semifinals May 24, Davis lost to Fremont 17-16 in double overtime. The Darts were down much of the game, including a 10-6 deficit going into the final quarter before scoring 10 runs in the final frame – to the Silverwolves six – and equalizing the game to go into extra time.

Emmett Rice scored four goals with Ashton Wood adding two goals and five assists to lead Davis with Brek Jensen (two goals, two assists), Dawson Draper (two goals, one assist), Nick Johnson (two goals), Ben Roylance (two goals), Jacob Faerber (one goal) and Deuce Wright (one goal) also contributing offensively.

 “It’s never easy to lose in double overtime and I’m sure it will hurt for a while,” said head coach Dillon Yocom. “As I think back about this game, I’m also filled with joy and pride thinking about how our team played. Scoring 10 goals in the fourth quarter against a great team like Fremont is no easy task. Our boys continued to fight and had the heart of champions, but in the end a couple of little things didn’t go our way.”

The Darts were led to a 14-5 overall record this season by senior Emmett Rice with 44 goals, junior Nick Johnson with 41, junior Ben Roylance with 25 goals and senior Eli Greenway with 31. Sophomore Ashton Wood was the top facilitator on the team with 44 assists while Johnson (25 assists) and Rice (22 assists) were also heavy contributors on that end.

“It was a season that was filled with adversity and our young men stepped up to the plate every single time,” said Yocom. “It’s an honor to work with these young men and we will be hungrier than ever to come back better than ever next spring.”

Als on the DHS squad this spring were seniors Fletcher Anderl, Emerson Bell, Danny Brough, Everett Hensley, Blake Lucas, Mackay Neiderhauser, Jaxon Reynolds, Parker Romney and Colin Wright; juniors Damon Brown, Jacob Faerber, Brek Jensen, Hunter Keller, Sam Larson, Chase Nelson, Spencer Rigby, Jackson Rust, Carson Smolka and Deuce Wright; and sophomores Christian Bott, Jack Bunch, Spencer Clark, Charles Dibble, Dawson Draper, Rocky Edelman, Jack Hilton, Luke Nosler, Carter Sant and Tate Wallwork.

Farmington

In the 6A state semifinals May 24, Farmington lost 15-0 to eventual champion Corner Canyon, who won its third consecutive state title.

The Phoenix ended a 14-5 season behind 44 goals and 19 assists from senior Mason Hepworth, 37 goals by sophomore Mitch Milne, 28 goals from senior Cooper Hyde and 27 goals by junior Luke Guile. Junior Kai Leavitt was the team’s second-leading facilitator with 15 assists.

Also on the 2023 FHS squad were seniors Tyson Beynon, Jacob Duncan, Leif Erickson, Dallin Larsen and Brigham Palmer; juniors Jack Burns, Dante Coats, Charlie DeAnda, Ryan Eddins, Jake Guile, Malachi Harrison, Tyler Jacobs, Wyatt Jacobsen, Hyrum Johnson, TJ May and Brady Wallace; sophomores Marcus Brewer, Damon Egan, Taylor Kendell, Zach Moore, Louie Nichols and Boston Williams; and freshmen Levi Ashby, Austin Briggs, Tyson Hoskins, Josh Vashaw, Eli Wallace and Ryker Yeates.