Davis

Davis lost to Fremont 9-8 March 14. The Darts closed an 8-4 gap from halftime but came up just short.

Eli Greenway led the Darts with two goals and three assists while Ben Roylance (two goals), Carson Smolka (two goals), Brek Jensen (one goal, one assist), Nick Johnson (one goal) and Emmett Rice (two assists) also contributed offensively.

“We started off really slow and Fremont did a good job of taking advantage of that and putting five goals on us in the first quarter,” said Head Coach Dillon Yocom. “The second half we played much better and the way we are capable, but we couldn’t get it finished on the offensive side to tie the game. We are creating great opportunities and now need to capitalize on those.”

Against Farmington March 16, Davis won 13-4.

“After learning from our two losses, we got back on track and played the way we are capable of playing,” Yocom said. “We were fast up and down the field in transition and the defense played extremely well, causing lots of turnovers. Hunter Keller was amazing in goal and we had a lot of contributors on offense.”

Roylance had four goals to lead the Darts, who are now 1-2 so far this season.

Farmington

Farmington defeated Syracuse 12-4 March 14.

Cooper Hyde led the Phoenix squad with four goals while Mason Hepworth added two.

Also contributing offensively in the big win were Dominic Coats (one goal, one assist), Mitch Milne (one goal), Charlie DeAndra (one goal), Luke Guile (one goal), Hyrum Johnson (one goal), Malachi Harrison (one goal), Dallin Larsen (one assist) and Tyler Jacobs (one assist).

In the 13-4 loss against Davis March 16, Hepworth, Larsen, Milne and Kai Leavitt scored Farmington’s four goals.

The Phoenix team is now 1-2 on the year.

Bountiful

Bountiful lost to East 8-6 March 15. The Redhawks mounted a comeback after being down 6-1 but they fell short in the end.

Tate Terry put in three goals with Isaac Stout adding two and Horne one while Terry, Wyatt Farr, Adam Mabey and Carter Terry all recorded an assist.

“It was a tough loss,” said Head Coach Peter Jordan. “We had a hard time getting into a flow offensively.”

Against Park City March 17, Bountiful lost 15-4. The Redhawks were down 7-3 at the break and managed just one second-half goal.

Carter Terry scored a goal and recorded two assists while his brother Tate had a goal and an assist. Ryland Hewitt and Nathan Horne added the other two goals in the loss.

Bountiful fell to 1-2 on the young season.

Viewmont

Viewmont faced new Head Coach Daniel Derrick’s alma mater West March 15. “Under my Vikings jacket, I was wearing my old West High lacrosse jersey. Once a Panther, always a Panther,” he said. “I wear it for good luck, and it happened to be lucky. It was a special moment for sure, especially being my first game as head coach.”

The Vikings beat West 24-0 March 15, adding 10 second-half goals to a 14-0 halftime score. Tyson Mauri scored eight goals to go with four assists with Samuel Terreros (four goals, three assists), Abe Salmon (three goals), Parley Shupe (two goals, one assist), Presley Guber (one goal, three assists), Tyler Mauri (one goal, one assist), Nathan Delgado (one goal), Mason Gerrard (one goal), Kai Horlacher (one goal), Braxton Siddoway (one goal) and Rykert Zeh (one goal) also helping offensively. 

“West is in the process of rebuilding a team and culture, so it’s hard to know exactly where for us to improve on that game,” Derrick said. “They have a great coach Ashton Hanks [whose dad, Josh, was my coach 20 years ago].”

Against East March 17, Viewmont lost 11-5.

“East is very well coached,” Derrick said. “Mentally, for a teenager, it’s very difficult to play a very easy opponent and turn around two days later and play a very good team. We started out slow which was expected. However, we could not climb out of the deficit and they out-played us through clean passing, minimal turnovers and good shots.”

Salmon led the Vikings with four goals with Guber scoring a goal and Tyson Mauri recording an assist.

Viewmont is 1-1 after the first week of the season.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross defeated Payson 7-3 March 15, adding four goals to a 3-2 halftime lead to get the win.

“It was a big win in our season opener,” said Head Coach Brett Rurka, crediting goalie Noah Lake for his strong play and midfielder Jack Wood for his leadership offensively.

“It was a tough battle between the teams in a low-scoring defensive battle,” said Rurka. “They played aggressive and I compliment their players and coaches. We tried to focus on controlling the tempo on offense and getting settled down on defense.”

Against Highland March 17, the Wildcats lost 7-6.

“We came back from three goals down to tie the game in the fourth quarter,” Rurka said. “However, after a late-game penalty on us, they scored the go-ahead goal. We had the ball and two shots in the last minute but they held onto the one-goal lead.”

Woods Cross is 1-1 early in the year.