It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lone Peak had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Herriman Mustangs a 24-0 shutout. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Mustangs are ranked 33rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lone Peak found their leader in sophomore Sean Tahi, who rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Those 174 rushing yards gave Tahi a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sam Wright, who gained 100 total yards and a touchdown.
Lone Peak was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win was the third in a row for Lone Peak, bringing their record for this year to 9-2. As for Herriman, they dropped their record down to 3-8 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Lone Peak will challenge Fremont at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fremont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season. Herriman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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