As expected, the Farmington boys soccer team won its opening playoff game and advanced to the state quarterfinals. Davis scored an upset win, too, in the Class 6A playoffs to make it to the quarterfinals. 

Seeded No. 1 in 6A, Farmington took its glossy 13-1 record into the second round (following a first-round bye) to face Layton at home in the second round on May 14. The two team had already met twice this season as members of Region 1. Though Farmington won 3-1 on April 19, Layton had given the Phoenix their only loss of the season, prevailing in a shootout back on March 27.

Farmington made quick work of their region foe in a third matchup.

The Phoenix scored twice in the first half and added a third goal for insurance in the second half to move on to the quarterfinals. Josh Foster had two of the goals, while Cole Janke’s goals opened the scoring early in the contest. Luke Haven had an assist, while Jaxon Beynon got the shutout, his sixth of the season. 

With the win, Farmington advanced to host eighth-seeded Skyridge on Thursday, after our press deadline. The winner of that game plays the winner of Pleasant Grove and Davis on May 21. 

Speaking of the Darts, they had a thrilling shootout win over fifth-seeded Fremont on May 14. As the No. 12 seed, Davis has had an up-and-down season. However, the 6-8 Darts put it together when it mattered most, beating Fremont after losing to the Silverwolves twice during the regular season. In this crucial playoff matchup, Davis fell behind 2-1 at halftime but evened up the score at 2-2 with a second-half goal. Neither team found the back of the net in two overtime periods, so the game went to a shootout. 

Davis performed well in the clutch. 

The Darts made three penalty kicks to two for Fremont, sending the team to the quarterfinals for a chance to advance to the semifinals to perhaps face rival Farmington. Davis matched up against Pleasant Grove, the third-place team from Region 3.