Football Recap: Kaneal Sweetwyne and Lincoln Tahi Secure Win for Skyridge

It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Skyridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 37-34 victory over the Lone Peak Knights. For the Falcons, this counts as revenge for the 28-21 win the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2024.

Lincoln Tahi

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/02/25 vs Lone Peak	128
09/18/25 vs Lehi	68
09/12/25 @ Cherry Creek	48
08/29/25 vs East	46
09/05/25 @ Highland	34

Leading Skyridge to victory were Lincoln Tahi and Kaneal Sweetwyne. Tahi gained 213 total yards and two touchdowns, while Sweetwyne threw for 231 yards and a pair of touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Tahi a new career-high in rushing yards (128).

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Skyridge proved: they limited Lone Peak to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Griffin Kunz for the heroic effort on defense: he. The dominant display was nothing new: Skyridge has now limited their opponent to fewer and fewer yards per carry in three consecutive games.

Skyridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ethan Schriever and Briggs Parker.

Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jaron Pula, who picked up 175 receiving yards and two scores. With that strong performance, Pula is now averaging an impressive 102.7 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cruz Christensen, who threw for 338 yards and a pair of TDs.

Skyridge pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.8 points over those games. As for Lone Peak, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.

Skyridge will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against American Fork at 7:00 p.m. on the 15th. As for Lone Peak, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 34-6 defeat against Lehi on the 9th.