Lone Peak fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Skyridge on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 37-34. That's two games in a row now that the Knights have lost by exactly three points.
Jaron Pula
| 10/02/25 @ Skyridge | 175 |
| 09/26/25 @ American Fork | 22 |
| 09/19/25 vs Corner Canyon | 155 |
| 09/05/25 @ Bishop Gorman | 80 |
| 08/22/25 vs Orem | 120 |
| + 1 more games |
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 a pair of TDs. 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 two touchdowns.
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 16 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Isaac Fonua, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
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 TDs. The dominant performance also gave Tahi a new career-high in rushing yards (128).
Lone Peak's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Skyridge, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Lone Peak is set to take on their familiar foe Lehi at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Skyridge will square off against rival American Fork at 7:00 p.m. on the 15th.
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