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Davis

After a first-round bye in the 6A state tournament, Davis, playing as the No. 3 seed, defeated Syracuse 12-0 May 18 in the second round. The Darts scored six goals in each half in the shutout.

“Emmett Rice had a big day and defensively Hunter Keller was great in the cage, pitching a shutout and recording four saves,” said head coach Dillon Yocom. “Carter Sant and Everett Hensely led our defense with great physical play and caused turnovers. Jacob Faerber also dominated at the faceoff giving us the majority of possessions.”

Rice, a First-Team All-Region attacker, had four goals and an assist and Second-Team All-Region midfielder Ashton Wood recorded two goals and two assists to lead the team. Others scoring were Ben Roylance (two goals, two assists), Rocky Edelman (two goals), Carson Smolka (one goal) and Dawson Draper (one goal).

Also being recognized on the All-Region teams this year were Nick Johnson (First-Team midfielder), Jaxon Reynolds (First-Team defender), Jackson Rust (First-Team defender), 

Emerson Bell (First-Team LSM), Deuce Wright (First-Team SSDM), Leif Erickson (First-Team goalie), Eli Greenway (Honorable Mention midfielder) and Blake Lucas (Honorable Mention goalie).

In the quarterfinals against sixth-seeded Bingham May 20, Davis won 13-10, outscoring the Miners 5-2 over much of the second half. 

Rice’s five goals and three assists and Wood’s two goals and five assists led the Darts in the win. Also adding offense were Brek Jensen (three goals, one assist), Draper (three goals, one assist) and Edelman (one assist).

Davis advanced to the semifinals for the second straight season and will face Fremont May 24.

Farmington

Farmington, as the No. 5 seed, received a first-round bye in the 6A playoffs and then faced Pleasant Grove in a dominating 19-2 win in the second round May 18. The Phoenix squad got off to a strong start, leading 12-2 by halftime and adding seven second-half goals in the rout.

First-Team All-Region attacker Mason Hepworth scored seven goals and an assist with Honorable Mention All-Region attacker Mitch Milne (five goals, one assist), Kai Leavitt (two goals, one assist), Tyson Beynon (one goal, one assist), Levi Ashby (one goal), Malachi Harrison (one goal), Cooper Hyde (one goal), First-Team All-Region Face Off Get Off Tyler Jacobs (one goal), Second-Team All-Region Short Stick Defensive Midfielder Charlie DeAnda (one assist),  Taylor Kendell (one assist) and Luke Guile (two assists) also providing the offense.

Others earning All-Region honors for Farmington this season were First Team defenders Dante Coats and Dallin Larsen along with First Team goalie Hunter Keller; Second Team midfielder Dom Coats, Second Team long stick middle; and Honorable Mention defender Zach Moore.

In the quarterfinals against Westlake May 20, Farmington won 12-10. The Phoenix entered the fourth quarter up 9-6 and held on for the win.

Hepworth and Milne both had three goals while Hyde (two goals), Leavitt (one goal, one assist), Jacobs (one goal, one assist), Guile (one goal, one assist), Ryan Eddins (one goal, one assist) and

Wyatt Jacobsen (two assists) provided the scoring.

Farmington moves on to the final four and matches up with two-time defending state champion Corner Canyon in the semifinals May 24.

Bountiful

After a first-round bye in the 5A state tournament, No. 7 seed Bountiful beat Timpview 15-6 in the second round May 18. The Redhawks opened up a 7-4 game with eight second-half goals.

“We played really well,” said head coach Peter Jordan.

First-Team All-Region attacker Carter Terry led the team with five goals while First-Team All-Region midfielder Jensen Freeman (two goals, one assists), Ryland Hewitt (three goals, two assists), Brandon Wilkinson (two goals, one assist), First-Team All-Region attacker Tate Terry (one goal, four assists), Second-Team All-Region midfielder Isaac Stout (two goals), Wyatt Farr (one assist) and Second-Team All-Region Dawson Allsop (one assist) also contributed offensively.

Also earning All-Region honors were First-Team players Brigham Morrison) defender), Tanner Crane (defender), Adam Mabey (long stick middle), Sam Stevenson (short stick defensive midfielder) and Cooper Lowe (goalie).

In the quarterfinals May 20, Bountiful lost 13-5 to Brighton. Farr, Tate Terry, Nathan Horne and Britton Tidwell each scored a goal with Hewitt (two assists) and Carter Terry (one assist) also helping the offense. 

Tate Terry led the Redhawks with 50 goals and 26 assists this season while Carter Terry recorded 28 goals and 23 assists. Bountiful finished with a 12-5 overall mark.

Viewmont

17th-seeded Viewmont faced No. 16 Skyline May 16 in the first round of the 5A state playoffs and lost 11-5. The Vikings were down 6-1 at the half and battled fairly evenly in the second half but the initial deficit was too much to overcome.

Second-Team All-Region midfielder Presley Gubler scored two goals to lead the team in scoring with Second-Team All-Region attacker Samuel Terreros (one goal), Nathan Delgado (one goal), 

Braxton Siddoway (one goal) and Tyson Mauri First-Team All-Region attacker (two assists) also helping the offense.

Tyler Mauri and Kai Horlacher were also recognized on the All-Region Second Team this season for Viewmont, which finished the year with a 7-10 mark.

Tyson Mauri led the team offensively with 49 goals and 35 assists while Terreros scored 37 goals this season.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross, playing as the No. 24 seed, lost to No. 9 Maple Mountain 14-3 May 16 in the first round of the state tournament.

The Wildcats ended the year 1-14, led by the play of Second-Team All-Region attacker Will Marx who scored 23 goals and had 11 assists along with Second-Team All-Region defender Aiden Weston.

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Farmington

The No. 1 seed in the 6A state playoffs defeated Copper Hills 8-3 May 18 in the second round after a first-round bye to start the postseason. The Phoenix team was up 3-0 at the half before adding five second-half goals in the win.

“The important thing is that we won, but we didn’t play particularly well,” said head coach Chris MacAulay. 

Riley Sant’s two goal and two assists led the team with other offense coming from Mikayla Jackson (two goals), Alexa Stephens (one goal, one assist), Ryann Franich (one goal) and

Lydia Judd (one goal).

In the quarterfinals May 20, Farmington beat Davis 14-11.

Sant scored three goals and had two assists with Hailey Larsen adding three goals and an assist to lead the Phoenix. Also providing offense in the win were Ruby Roche (two goals, one assist), Franich (two goals), Edi Bayles (one goal), Brooklyn Bement (one goal), Kate Carter (one goal), Lauren Enright (one goal) and London Tholl (one assist).

“Elle Erickson was stellar in goal, recording 12 saves,” said MacAulay.

The Phoenix advanced to the semifinals and will face Mountain Ridge May 23.

Davis

Davis received a first-round bye in the 6A state tournament and then, playing as the No. 8 seed, defeated Syracuse 9-8 May 18 in the second round. The teams were all tied up at 4 at halftime with the Darts edging out the Titans late in the game.

“It was a really good game that went back back forth the entire game,” said head coach Makenzie Hekking. “We really struggled at the draw early so Syracuse was having ample possessions. We had some disagreements with the refs and were assessed a yellow card for that so we had to sit a player and play down for two minutes.  Syracuse took advantage of that and quickly tallied two goals to take a 7-5 lead.  I am so proud of my girls though for not giving up and continuing to fight back.  We ended up being able to tally three of the next four goals to take the lead.”

Hekking also noted the “big second half” for goalie Brooklyn McKenzie. “She saved six goals and only allowed four in the second half,” Hekking said. “She ended the day with a 50 percent save percentage for the win.”

Tallulah Raser – with three goals and one assist – along with Esther Facer’s two goals and two assists both led the Darts with four points each. Also helping offensively were Olivia Lifferth (three assists), Gracie Rose (two goals), Mackenzie Coleman (one goal, one assist) and Kaydence Johnson (one goal).

In the quarterfinal loss to Farmington May 20, Raser scored three goals while Kerri Norton (two goals, one assist), Lifferth (one goal, two assists), Johnson (two goals), Coleman (one goal), Facer (one goal) and Brinlee Wilding (one goal).

“Unfortunately, the outcome wasn’t what we wanted, but I couldn’t ask for any more from my girls,” Hekking said. “They put it all out on the line and played their hearts out. We were really not happy with how we played the last time we saw Farmington and lost 19-9. We could not win a draw the last time we played them and that was definitely not the case this time around. We put Gracie Rose in for the draws this game and the combination of her taking the draws and Olivia Lifferth on the circle was unstoppable.”

Davis ended the season with a 12-6 record behind 35 goals from Facer and 32 goals from Raser. Lifferth was the Darts top facilitator with 16 assists on the year.

Bountiful

No. 15 Bountiful lost to 18th-seeded Bonneville 14-9 May 16 in the first round of the 5A state playoffs. The Redhawks were down 7-6 at half, but managed just two goals in the second half. The Region 5 rivals have faced each other three times this season and had split the first two until the postseason matchup.

“Our girls worked hard to the end of the season,” said head coach Olivia Cope. “It’s good to see the competition in our region getting better. It motivates us to work harder and better ourselves.”

Bountiful, led by junior Naomi Brice’s 60 goals, finished the season with an 8-9 record.

Viewmont

Viewmont entered the 5A state tournament as the No. 14 seed and defeated No. 19 Jordan 15-10 May 16 in the first round.

“The girls really came together as a team and played high level lacrosse,” said head coach Lauren Pescetti. “At one point we kind of got into our own heads a bit and let them battle back from an 8-5 deficit to tie it at 8-8. After a quick timeout and regrouping, the girls ran away with the game. We let them go up 9-8 which, I won’t lie, had me nervous. But, as our team always does, we dug in and got gritty scoring seven unanswered goals.”

Keely Banks led the Vikings with six goals while Cece Walton (four goals, one assist) and Lexi Lee (three goals), Rachel Lee (one goal, one assist), Kali Jones (one goal, one assist) and Gretel Runolfson (one assist) also provided offense in the win.

“Having a handful of first-time lacrosse players on the team, winning our first round of state playoffs is huge,” Pescetti said. “I couldn’t be more proud as a coach.”

In the second round against third-seeded Park City May 18, Viewmont lost 23-0, ending an 11-7 season.

Senior Keely Banks led the team with 66 goals while freshman Cecelia Walton scored 54. Walton also dished out a team-leading 10 assists.

Woods Cross

Sixth-seeded Woods Cross earned a first-round bye in the 5A state tournament before losing to No. 11 Payson 10-9 in overtime in the second round May 18.

“It was a very back-and-forth close game,” said head coach Sierra Harris. “I’m proud of my girls for fighting until the very end.”

The back-to-back Region 5 champion Wildcats were led this season by junior Ella Matthews with 50 goals while seniors Skylar Midgley and Maggie Preece scored 44 and 42 goals, respectively. Preece led the team with six assists on the year.

 “We had a great team this year with lots of new girls and a sanctioned JV team for the first time,” said Harris. “I’m proud of everyone, and it was great to see them all grow throughout the season. I couldn’t ask for a better group. There is lots of talent among these girls and it was a joy to coach them all.”

Woods Cross finished its season with an 11-5 record.