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Season concludes for high school lacrosse; Davis and Farmington in semifinals

May 23, 2024 10:15AM ● By Tom Haraldsen

Two teams from Davis County remain alive as the final games of high school lacrosse season approach later this week. As of our press deadline on Wednesday morning, both Davis and Farmington are in the 6A boys semifinals, with winners from Wednesday’s games playing for the state title on Friday.

Earlier this week, Farmington’s girls lost a 12-11 heartbreaker in three overtimes to Fremont. Last week, all 5A schools and the Davis Dart girls team were eliminated. 

6A BOYS

Davis, the third seed at state, moved to 14-3 on the year with wins over Lehi 19-4 and Westlake 14-6. The Darts were set to meet second-seeded Fremont in the semis. Luke Donigan scored seven goals, and the trio of Brek Jensen, Carson Smolka and Ashton Wood each had two goals in the rout over Lehi.

Against Westlake, it was Donigan again leading the scoring with five goals. Ben Roylance added three and Wood two for Davis. The winner on Wednesday would face either Farmington or Corner Canyon in Friday’s championship game at Zions Bank Stadium in Sandy.

Farmington made it to the semifinals with wins over Herriman 12-5 and Lone Peak 7-6. The Phoenix, 13-6 on the year, spread the scoring around. Against Herriman, Dominic Coats, Mitchel Milne, Kai Beynon and Kai Leavitt each scored twice. Against Lone Peak, it was Beynon, Leavitt and Milne with two goals apiece.

6A GIRLS

Farmington finished the year at 13-6 following the loss to Fremont in triple OT. MacKaylee Sargent scored the winner for Fremont, which was the second seed in the tourney. She scored five times for Fremont against the third-seeded Phoenix. Farmington was led by Alexandra MacAuley with eight goals. She has been among the top scorers in the state all year.

Earlier in the tourney, Farmington topped Corner Canyon 21-8 behind six goals from Ruby Roche and five each from MacAuley and Kate Carter. It then beat Lone Peak 13-7 as MacAuley scored four times, Carter and Hailey Larsen each added three and Kathleet Moffat a pair.

Davis defeated Herriman 12-10 in a first round game, as Olivia Lifferth scored five times, Esther Facer added three and Tallulah Raser scored twice. The Darts’ season ended with a second-round loss to top-seeded Riverton 12-6. Scoring was not available by press time. Davis finished the year with a record of 10-8.

5A BOYS

Bountiful beat Alta 13-12 in the first round. Carter Terry scored four times, Jensen Freeman and Tate Terry three times and Nathan Horne twice for the Redhawks, who rallied and out scored Alta 8-1 in the fourth quarter. Second-seed Olympus ended the Bountiful season with a 14-5 win in the quarters. Carter Terry scored twice, with single goals from Tate Terry, Brandon Wilkinson and Jensen Freeman. Bountiful finished the year at 11-8.

Woods Cross and Viewmont were both eliminated last week.

5A GIRLS
Woods Cross
advanced into the quarters, beating Wasatch 11-10 then losing to Maple Mountain 6-5 in overtime. Against the Wasps, Lila Dunn scored four goals and Grace McArthur two. Scoring against Maple Mountain was not available. The Wildcats won their first 14 games and finished the year at 15-3 overall.

Bountiful was 11-7 on the season following a 14-2 loss to Brighton in the second round. Scoring for the Redhawks in this one were Claire Jensen and Naomi Brice.

Viewmont’s season ended with a 12-8 loss to Highland. Cecilia Walton and Brienna Wallis each scored three times and Alexis Lee twice for the Vikings, who finished the year at 13-4.