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Lacrosse teams begin state play this week

May 30, 2023 12:39PM ● By Catherine Garrett

Woods Cross’ Gavin Rurka (35) shoots between Viewmont defenders Porter Randall (45) and Tyson Mauri (5). The tough defense helped the Vikings win 10 - 7 over the Wildcats.

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Davis

Davis defeated Weber 16-10 May 9.

Emmett Rice’s five goals and an assist led the Darts while Eli Greenway (four goals, one assist), Nick Johnson (three goals, five assists), Ashton Wood (one goal, three assists), Dawson Draper (one goal), Ben Roylance (one goal), Carter Sant (one goal), Emerson Bell (one assist), Carson Smolka (one assist) and Deuce Wright (one assist).

Davis enters the 6A state tournament as the No. 3 seed, earning a first-round bye. The Darts are scheduled to face the winner of the #14 Syracuse/#19 West Jordan matchup May 18 in the second round.


Farmington

Farmington beat Layton 15-1 May 9. The Phoenix team was up 6-1 at the half and poured on more offense in the second half with nine goals.

Mason Hepworth scored four goals and had two assists with Mitch Milne (three goals, two assists), Cooper Hyde (two goals), Luke Guile (one goal, one assist), Kai Leavitt (one goal, one assist), Ryan Eddins (one goal), Malachi Harrison (one goal), Dallin Larsen (one goal) and Tyler Jacobs (three assists) also contributing offensively.

Against Weber May 11, Farmington won 12-5, coming back from being down 3-1 early to dominate the rest of the way.

The squad was led by Dominic Coats with three goals while Hepworth (two goals, one assist), 

Guile (two goals), Eddins (one goal), Milne (one goal), Jacob Duncan (one goal), Jacobs (one goal), Larsen (one goal), Taylor Kendell (one goal), Hyde (two assists) and Leavitt (two assists) also helped the offense.

In an 8-7 win over American Fork May 12 to end the regular season, Farmington was up 7-3 at halftime and held on for the win.

Coats, Leavitt and Jacobs each scored two goals with Guile (one goal), Milne (one goal) and Hyde (one assist) also recording offense.

Farmington received a first-round bye in the 6A state tournament, coming in as the No. 5 seed, and will play in the second round against the winner of the #12 Pleasant Grove/#21 West game May 18.


Bountiful

Bountiful beat Viewmont 15-10 May 10. The Redhawks rode a 7-3 halftime lead to the win after an evenly-matched second half.

Carter Terry and Tate Terry both scored four goals with Carter adding three assists and Tate assisting on a goal. Also providing offense were Brandon Wilkinson (three goals, one assist), Isaac Stout (two goals, one assist), Wyatt Farr (one goal), Ryland Hewitt (one goal) and Jensen Freeman (one assist).

“We didn’t have our best game defensively, but our offense got the job done,” said head coach Peter Jordan.

Against Northridge May 6, Bountiful lost its first region game of the year 7-6, battling back from a 6-1 halftime deficit but eventually coming up short.

Carter Terry had two goals and an assist while Hewitt (two goals), Farr (one goal), Stout (one goal), Adam Mabey (one assist) and Tate Terry (one assist) also helped the offense.

The No. 7-seeded Redhawks are scheduled to face the winner of the #10 Timpview/#23 Timpanogos matchup in the second round of the 5A state tournament May 18.


Viewmont

In the loss to Bountiful May 10, Mason Gerrard, Tyler Mauri, Tyson Mauri and Samuel Terreros each scored two goals with Tyson Mauri also recording an assist.

Offense also came from Nathan Delgado (one goal, one assist) and Rykert Zeh (one goal)

Against Woods Cross May 12, the Vikings broke a 5-5 tie after three quarters with five fourth-quarter goals to pull away for the win.

Tyson Mauri scored three goals and assisted on two others while Terreros (two goals, one assist), Gerrard (two goals), Tyler Mauri (two goals), Nathan Delgado (one goal), JJ King (one assist) and Landon Jeppesen (one assist) were also key in the win.

Viewmont, as the No. 17 seed in the 5A state playoffs, faced #16 Skyline May 16 in the first round.


Woods Cross

Woods Cross lost to Bonneville 12-11 May 10.

In the loss to Viewmont May 12, Lucas Hammond, Will Marx, Gavin Rurka, Gus Wood and Jack Wood all scored a goal with Carter Dunn recording an assist.

The Wildcats entered the 5A state tournament as the No. 24 seed and played No. 9 Maple Mountain May 16 in the first round.



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Davis

Davis defeated Clearfield 15-3 May 8. The Darts broke open a 4-2 halftime edge with 11 second-half goals.

“We had to sit a lot of girls the first half due to team policy for missing practice so that combined with poor stick skills and bad weather made for a close game at half,” said head coach Makenzie Hekking. “But, we figured it out in the second half and were able to do what we wanted. A large part of the final score is due to winning 15 out of 20 of the draws so we were able to control the game through possession. Our redefend and ride in the midfield was also really good and that gave Clearfield a lot of fits and so we were able to force a lot of turnovers. All in all, I’m really pleased with how my girls played and we were able to get everyone on the bench time in the game.”

Mackenzie Coleman, Esther Facer and Tallulah Raser each scored two goals and had an assist to lead the team while Kaydence Johnson (two goals), Kerri Norton (two goals), Brinlee Wilding (one goal, one assist), Sophie Karras (one goal), Olivia Lifferth (one goal), Sydney Plummer (one goal) and Gracie Rose (one goal) also contributed offensively.

Against Weber on senior night May 9, Davis won 18-5. The Darts were up 13-3 at the break and cruised to the big win.

“We continued our momentum from the second half of the Clearfield game and rallied to a 10-point lead,” Hekking said. “Because we were up by 10 or more goals we had a running clock the rest of the game because of the mercy rule. In the second half, my main players were really trying to get the bench girls some goals so we were not as productive as we were in the first half, but I was happy to see them working as a team and trying to lift their teammates up.”

Raser’s three goals and three assists were tops for Davis with Facer (four goals), Lifferth (three goals, one assist), Norton (three goals), Johnson (two goals), Rose (one goal), Andrea Nichols (one goal), Emma Williams (one goal), Coleman (one assist) and Wilding (one assist) also adding offense.

Eighth-seeded Davis will face No. 9 Syracuse in the second round of the 6A state playoffs.


Farmington

Farmington defeated Layton 24-2 May 9. The Phoenix squad won both halves 12-1 in the rout.

Ruby Roche netted five goals and had an assist to lead the offense with Kate Carter (three goals, one assist), Hailey Larsen (three goals, one assist), Riley Sant (two goals, three assists), Alexa Stephens (two goals, three assists), Edi Bayles (two goals), Clara Russon (two goals), Ryann Franich (one goal, one assist), Brooklyn Bement (one goal), Lauren Enright (one goal), Brooklyn Hintze (one goal), Kassie Moffat (one goal) and Lydia Judd (one assist) also contributing.

Against Weber May 12, Farmington won 14-6, again having identical halves at 7-3.

Larsen’s six goals led the team while Stephens (two goals, two assists), Franich (two goals, one assist), Carter (one goal, two assists), Bement (one goal), Russon (one goal), Enright (one assist), Moffat (one goal), Roche (one assist) and Sant (one assist) also helped in the win.

The top seed entering the 6A state tournament receive a first-round bye and then will play the winner of #16 Copper Hills/#17 Westlake May 18 in the second round.


Bountiful

Bountiful lost to Bonneville 7-6 in overtime May 8. The Redhawks battled back from a 5-1 halftime deficit to tie the game and send it into extra time.

Naomi Brice had three goals while Layla Blanchard, Veronica Loveless and Christina Eyring also scored one each.

Against Viewmont May 9, Bountiful lost 10-9.

Brice again led in scoring with four goals with Ava Vorwaller (two goals), Eyring (one goal), Violet Holley (one goal) and Abby Mortensen (one goal) also part of the offense in the loss.

The Redhawks ended the regular season with a 15-11 win over Northridge May 11 behind Riley Coats’ three goals. Also providing offense were Blanchard (two goals, one assist), Brice (two goals), Megan Youngberg (two goals), Leah Moon (one goal, one assist), Eyring (one goal), Hannah Lyman (one goal), Ella Gillian (one goal), Holley (one goal), Loveless (one goal) and 

Noelle Lamoureux (one assist).

The No. 15 Bountiful squad started the 5A state playoffs against No. 18 Bonneville May 16.


Viewmont

In Viewmont’s win over Bountiful May 9, the Vikings battled through a back-and-forth game and then a two-goal deficit late in the game before scoring three unanswered goals to win by one, including the game-winner by Lexi Lee with a minute left.

Keely Banks netted three goals and one assist) while Lee (two goals), Eliza Runolfson (two goals), Cecelia Walton (two goals) and Rachel Lee (one goal) also contributed offensively.

“This was one of the more intense games I have coached to date,” said head coach Lauren Pescetti. “After losing to Bountiful 8-3 in our last matchup, my girls were ready to even the record. The girls really displayed what athletic grit is in this game with no one giving up or letting back on the intensity. We had a player get a yellow card with 2:51 left in the game. I would be lying if I said I didn’t get nervous having to play a man down for almost the remainder of the game. But my team, yet again, proved to me that they have each other’s backs out there. It’s games like this that make coaching fun for myself and the spectators. Bountiful is a good team so having a win over them definitely feels good going into playoffs.”

Against Woods Cross May 11, Viewmont lost 11-10. The Vikings were up one at halftime but gave up seven second-half goals in the close loss.

Banks put in five goals with Alexis Lee (three goals), Avery Drake (one goal), Gretel Runolfson (one goal), Kali Jones (two assists) and Rachel Lee (one assist) also helping the offense.

Viewmont, as the No. 14 seed, faced No. 19 Jordan May 16 in the first round of the 5A state tournament.


Woods Cross

Woods Cross beat Bonneville 10-7 May 9, scoring five goals in each half in the win.

Sadie Allred had three goals and an assist while Skylar Midgley (three goals), Alexa Gardner (two goals), Ella Mathews (two goals) and Maggie Preece (two assists) were also instrumental offensively.

In the win agains tViewmont May 11, Mathews and Ella Holland led the team with three goals each with Midgley (two goals), Preece (two goals), Emmy Richards (one goal) and Gardner (one assist) providing offense.

The No. 6 seeded Wildcats received a first-round bye in the 5A state tournament and will play the winner of the #11 Payson/#22 Timpanogos matchup May 18 in the second round. λ