SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 20 — They are under way in Salt Lake City!
PREVIEW
The No. 26 Corner Canyon [Draper, UT] Chargers will face the Lone Peak [Highland, UT] Knights Thursday afternoon in Utah’s UHSAA Class 6A state championship game.
The game will be played at The University of Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, and it will be a rematch of 2024’s Class 6A title tilt won by the Chargers, 30-27. The Chargers’ only loss last year during a 13-1 campaign came to the Knights in a 28-21 setback during the regular season, and Utah’s defending champs hope that history will repeat itself. That’s because the Chargers’ only loss to date in 2025 is also to the Knights in a 42-21 defeat back on September 19.
Following that win over Corner Canyon, Lone Peak lost their next three games before finding their mojo again in the playoffs, and they currently sit at 8-4 heading into the championship game. They chalked up playoff wins over the Farmington [UT] Phoenix {41-14), Davis [Kaysville, UT] Darts (41-38 in 2OT), and Skyridge [Lehi, UT] Falcons (13-7) to earn another shot at a state title.
The Chargers, meanwhile, have collected six straight wins since that earlier loss to Lone Peak, and at 11-1, they are widely expected to avenge that loss in similar fashion to their turnaround in 2024. They racked up playoff wins against the Layton [UT] Lancers, Syracuse [UT] Titans, and Mountain Ridge [Herriman, UT] Sentinels to advance to the title game.
The two teams are set to kick off at 4:30 p.m. EST (2:30 p.m. MST local).
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Lone Peak gets another stop on defense, so after that yielding that long opening drive to the Chargers, the Knights have stood strong on defense. And they made Corner Canyon work for that first touchdown, too, as it took 16 plays. As the underdogs, they’re doing what they need to do to have a chance in this game.
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Tate Barney smashes in from the 1-yard line on a fourth and goal, and Lone Peak has its first lead with about 7:20 to play before the half.
2ND QTR — Lone Peak 10, Corner Canyon 7
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END OF 1ST QTR — Corner Canyon 7, Lone Peak 3
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Corner Canyon got a good return on the ensuing kickoff, but Lone Peak forced the Chargers into a rare three-and-out. A great punt, however, rolls all the way to the Knights’ 8-yard line where they’ll start their second drive as we approach the end of the first quarter.
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Lone Peak drives down and answers Corner Canyon’s opening score with one of their own. Just a field goal, but the Knights are on the board.
1ST QTR — Corner Canyon 7, Lone Peak 3
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Corner Canyon converts two fourth downs on its opening drive to go the length of the field in 16 plays covering 80 yards. Weston Briggs does the honors on a short touchdown run to put the Chargers in front about midway through the opening quarter.
1ST QTR — Corner Canyon 7, Lone Peak 0
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