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Lacrosse teams return to full schedules following vacation week

Apr 18, 2024 09:57AM ● By Tom Haraldsen
Haley Erikson, Viewmont (white jersey) pressures Clearfield’s Lorelai Peterson. The focus on defense worked as the Vikings cleared-the-deck on the Falcons 15 - 3, April 12 at Home. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Haley Erikson, Viewmont (white jersey) pressures Clearfield’s Lorelai Peterson. The focus on defense worked as the Vikings cleared-the-deck on the Falcons 15 - 3, April 12 at Home. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

High school lacrosse resumed last week following the spring break, and local teams went an impressive 12-2 for games played from Wednesday on. Here’s a look back.

BOYS

Bountiful (3-5) won its only game, beating Mountain Ridge 17-4, with Michael Kasper, Carter Terry and Tate Terry each scoring three times. Nathan Horne added two goals, and single-goal scorers included Wyatt Farr, Jensen Freeman, Brandon Wilkinson, Mason Crane, Dawson Alsop and Faletau Satuala.

Davis improved to 6-1 with a 28-1 rout of Syracuse and a 13-9 win at Fremont. Against Syracuse, 16 different Darts scored, led by Brek Jensen, Ben Roylance and Luke Donigan with four goals each. The Darts beat Fremont but scoring was not posted as of our press deadline.

Farmington beat Weber 13-6 on Thursday and is now 5-2 on the year. Mitchel Milne, Kai Beynon and Kia Leavitt each scored three goals, Ryan Eddins added two, and both Dominic Coats and Taylor Kendall scored. The Phoenix had previously beaten Fremont 11-10 on Tuesday.

Viewmont’s boys remained at 6-5 on the year after beating Skyridge on April 8. They did not play later in the week.

Woods Cross lost its only game last week, falling 11-6 at Waterford. No scoring information was posted as of our press deadline.

GIRLS

Bountiful (5-2) won twice last week. On Wednesday, the Redhawks topped Clearfield 9-7. Naomi Brice led the way with four goals, Ava Vorwaller added two, and single goals came from Veronica Loveless, Clair Jensen and Ella Gillian. Bountiful toppled Bonneville 17-6 on Friday. Layla Blanchard and Brice each scored six times, with Sierra Gehring, Jensen, Loveless, Gillian and Christina Eyring each scoring a goal.

Davis (3-5) lost 9-6 to Fremont. MacKenzie Coleman and Esther Facer each scored twice. Kaydance Johnson and Olivia Lifferth also scored for the Darts.

Farmington is now 6-3 on the year. Following a 7-5 win at Fremont on Monday, the Phoenix beat Weber 11-2 and Waterford 16-9. Against Weber, Hailey Larsen scored four times, Alexandra MacAuley scored three and Kathleen Moffat two goals. Ruby Roche and Lydia Todd added single goals. At Waterford, Kate Carter led the way with six goals, Larsen had four, Roche and Kathleen Moffat two, and both Edith Bayles and Lydia Judd scored single goals.

Viewmont moved to 8-1 on the year with a 17-7 win at Roy and a 15-3 victory over Clearfield. At Roy, Cecilia Walton scored eight times, with Avery Drake adding four, Brienna Wallis three and Alexis Lee two. In the win over Clearfield, Walton was at it again with six goals. Lee added three, and Drake, Maddie Gaskill and Wallis each scored twice.

Woods Cross remained the only unbeaten team, improving to 8-0 with an 18-5 win at Northridge (no scoring posted) and an 11-9 victory over Box Elder. In that contest, Rylee Linton scored seven times. Lila Dunn and Ella Mathews each added two goals.

I’m 18 And I Like It! #18, Lainey Kurtz, Viewmont and #18, Brinlee Hamblin, Clearfield may like the number on their jerseys, only the Vikings found it satisfying at the end of the game taking the win. Photos by Roger V. Tuttle

REGION STANDINGS

Davis leads Region One in boys’ play at 3-0. Farmington and Weber are tied for second at 2-1. In Region Five, no boys league games have been played.

In girls’ play, Farmington leads Region One at 3-0. Davis is 0-3 in league play. Region Five girls are led by Woods Cross at 7-0, with Viewmont second at 6-1 and Bountiful third at 5-2.