Football Recap: Skyridge Skates Past American Fork with Ease

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Previous Games

11/07/25 - Home	56-29 W
10/15/25 - Away	26-14 W
10/16/24 - Home	45-24 W
11/10/23 - Away	34-21 W
10/13/23 - Away	27-34 L
+ 4 more games

Skyridge extended their postseason success on Friday against American Fork. They took their game with ease, bagging a 56-29 victory over the Cavemen. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-10.

Kaneal Sweetwyne had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 403 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 160 yards and one TD on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 66 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Skyridge's leading receiver Talmage Oswald was Sweetwyne's top target yet again, picking up 204 receiving yards and three scores.

Skyridge's run defense was locked in: American Fork could only muster 1.5 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 six consecutive matchups.

Special teams played a big role in the game for Skyridge, adding 14 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Briggs Parker, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.

Despite the defeat, American Fork had strong showings from Nate Childs, who threw for 393 yards and one TD, and Dyson Richards, who picked up 145 receiving yards and one touchdown. The Cavemen also got help from Christian Hanshaw, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.

Skyridge pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.9 points over those games. As for American Fork, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.

Skyridge didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-7 loss against Lone Peak on the 14th. American Fork does not have any more games scheduled as of now.