High School Playoffs First Round Recaps, Second Round Previews & IMLAX Championship This Week
Plus, game recaps from Jordan/Mountain View and Orem/Crimson Cliffs
Today is the IMLAX Boys Championship games which will be played at Dumke Field at Westminster University.
4:45pm - 5/6 B: Skyridge v. Farmington
6:00pm - 5/6 A: Davis Gold v. Judge Red
7:30pm - 7/8 B: Pocatello v. Teton Valley
8:30pm - 7/8 A: Park City Black v. Skyline Gold
The games will be live streamed here.
The Girls championships are on Saturday and are also at Westminster.
5:00pm - 5/6: Sun Valley v. Juan Diego
6:15pm - 7/8 B: Sun Valley v. Riverton
7:30pm - 7/8 A: Skyridge v. Herriman
These games will be live streamed here.
If you have the chance, get out and go support the rising generation of lacrosse players!
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High School
Boys First Round Recap/Second Round Preview
Here’s a glance at the action from Tuesday as well as a look ahead to games on Thursday.
6A
No. 1 Corner Canyon v. No. 16 Cedar Valley - The Aviators beat No. 17 Layton, 16-8, in the lone 6A First Round game. Kaleb Davis led the team with 7 goals and 1 assist. Cedar Valley will have its hands full with the Chargers who beat them 27-1 on March 26. The Chargers are the No. 1 team for a reason and will look to continue its winning ways on Thursday. Corner Canyon has won the last 5 6A/Class A Championships and have outscored opponents 100-10 in the last five Second Round games.
No. 2 Skyridge v. No. 15 Copper Hills - Skyridge enters the game scoring just over 15 goals per game on average. The Falcons defense has allowed 99 goals which is 5.8 per game. It will be a tall task for the Grizzlies to pull off the upset. Skyridge has six players with 20 or more goals. Cabell Beuchner leads the charge from the midfield with 46 goals and 30 assists. This is a rematch of last year’s Second Round game where Skyridge won, 18-4.
No. 3 Farmington v. No. 14 American Fork - The Phoenix defense is as stingy as it comes, allowing just 4.7 goals per game. Farmington is capable of scoring in bunches and is led by Kai Beynon (48G, 33A) and Wyatt Salmon (30G, 48A). The Cavemen haven’t reached the Quarterfinals since 2023.
No. 4 Mountain Ridge v. No. 13 Syracuse - The Sentinels have put together a great season by only losing to one other 6A opponent (Corner Canyon). The two teams are giving up around 10 goals per game so whose offense will be able to break through? I’d lean towards Mountain Ridge and JT Rigby who has 109 points on the season already. The Titans are led by Lincoln Sohl and Camden Greenhalgh who have 62 points each.
No. 5 Bingham v. No. 12 Lehi - The Miners have built a great record heading into the playoffs, losing just one game to a 6A opponent which happened to be a one-goal loss to region foe Mountain Ridge on 4/28. Bingham has five players with more than 20 goals: Parker Young, Champ Carlson, Ethan Alldredge, Stratton Anderson and Krew Smith. The Pioneers are led by Reed Neilsen who has 50 goals on the year.
No. 6 Weber v. No. 11 Lone Peak - In order for the Knights to pull off the upset, it will have to slow down the Weber offense who is averaging 14.4 goals per game. The Warriors are scoring at will and are led by Freshman Kage Panter, who has 100 points entering the playoffs. If Panter isn’t scoring, as many as 8 other players could get involved. Weber also holds the advantage at the faceoff stripe where Lance Keller is winning 80% of faceoffs taken. Rhett Hancock is saving 63.5% of shots on goal. Weber hasn’t made it to the Quarterfinals since 2022. Ammon Hawkins and David Aceves are leading the Knights with 42 and 37 points respectively.
No. 7 Riverton v. No. 10 Herriman - These two squads battled to an 8-6 win for Riverton just a week ago. Treyden Applegarth had 2 goals and 2 assists in that game for Riverton. Derek Shulsen had 2 goals and an assist. Herriman had six different goal scorers get one goal each. Faceoffs were virtually even with Herriman winning 8 of 14. I suspect this game will once again be a close one! This game will be streamed on kslsports.com/watch.
No. 8 Westlake v. No. 9 Davis - This will be a classic 8 v. 9 matchup. Both teams enter with 9-9 records. Westlake enters the game scoring 11.9 goals per game while Davis is at 9.4. Westlake is led by Brady Burkinshaw, Rufus Christiansen and Bo Miller. Krew Soper is winning 63% of faceoffs for the Thunder. William Marsh (60 points) and Bennett Kearl (59 points) lead the Darts. Deven Wood and Ryker Taggert each have 25 goals for Davis. This game will be streamed on kslsports.com/watch.
5A
No. 1 Park City will face No. 16 Northridge who beat No. 17 Maple Mountain, 10-0. The game will be tough sledding for Northridge as the Miners have been the best team in 5A all year. Wade Birch and Henry Alnwick lead the Miners but several players play an important role for the Miners offense. Max Gordon is a brick wall in the cage for Park City, registering a save percentage of 61.6% in the regular season. The Miners knocked the Knights out of the playoffs last year in the Quarterfinals.
No. 2 Brighton will host No. 18 Skyline who beat No. 15 Springville, 23-11. The Bengals beat Skyline on April 22, 17-6. It will take a big effort from the Eagles to pull off the upset. Zac Anderson, Gabe Carrera, Cole Murray and Dylan Despain all have 40 points or more. Alex West has 32 takeaways for Brighton.
No. 14 Spanish Fork got the best of No. 19 Fremont, 17-2. Austin Olsen led the Dons with 6 goals and 4 assists and River Anderson had 6 takeaways. The Dons will now play No. 3 Alta on Thursday. The Hawks are led by Beckham Horoba who has 90 points on the season. He’s joined by JJ Massi and Trevor Goins who both have 60 or more points. Kellen Torina is winning 71.5% of faceoffs taken which will pose problems for Spanish Fork.
No. 13 Payson hosted No. 20 Woods Cross and sent the Wildcats home with a 10-4 loss. The reward? A trip to Heber to take on No. 4 Wasatch on Thursday. Wasatch beat Payson on April 22, 13-3. Isaac Roylance leads the Wasps with 66 points on the season. Wasatch has nine players with at least 10 goals and a three-headed faceoff unit with Jonah Ware, Ian McFarland and Zeke Zierenberg averaging a combined 70%. The Wasps defense is allowing 5.2 goals per game.
No. 12 East easily defeated No. 21 Viewmont, 20-4. The Leopards will head up to No. 5 Bountiful on Thursday. Bountiful won the regular season matchup, 17-10. Both teams are scoring 13.3 goals per game. What will East Head Coach Charlie Freedman draw up to stop Bountiful attackman Carter Terry? Terry has 99 points on the season which came from 65 goals and 34 assists. Dawson Allsop is a force to be reckoned with for Bountiful as he is winning 70% of faceoffs taken. Bailey Pearson-Ortolani had 76 points for East and will hope to get teammates Oscar Keegan (45G, 15A), Parker Tate (34G, 22A) and Cade Black (33G, 13) into the mix. Reilly Pearson-Ortolani is winning 60% of faceoffs for the Leopards so the faceoff could be the difference in this game.
No. 11 Box Elder beat No. 22 Hillcrest, 20-3. The Bees will now travel to Provo to take on No. 6 Timpview on Thursday. The T-Birds will look to get back to its winning ways after losing to Wasatch and Pleasant Grove to end the regular season. Aiden Dutson is closing in on 100 points this season. The Sophomore sits with 66 goals and 30 assists heading into the playoffs. Kimball Allred and Owen Esplin have more than 70 points each. Jackson Hyde has won 76% of faceoffs taken and Holden King has a 63% save percentage. For the Bees, look to Isaac Funk, Josh Pugsley and Brigham Ferry to lead the offense. Jett Henrie is saving 65.5% of shots faced for Box Elder.
No. 10 Pleasant Grove took care of business against No. 23 Salem Hills. The Vikings won, 10-4. No. 7 Judge will host Pleasant Grove on Thursday. The Bulldogs are led by Freddy Gowski and Rome Swanwick. Dylan Hersh and Sean Jerome are also key parts to the Bulldogs offense. The Judge defense is stout with Erik Mickelson, Dylan Krannich and Jake Ortega in front of Connor Knight. The Vikings will rely on Quinn Lawrence and Myles Doman to get past the Judge defense.
No. 9 West Field took down No. 24 Roy, 18-5. Cooper Horspool had 6 goals while Lincoln Miller had 4 goals and 2 assists for the Longhorns. West Field will head to No. 8 Olympus on Thursday. The Titans beat the Longhorns on March 7, 9-2. James Cannon is leading the Titans in points with 53 so far this season. Kai Rossi and Talmage Beynon will look to get points as well for the Titans. Maddon Rubsamen won 72% of faceoffs taken in the first meeting for Olympus. That was two months ago though and the Longhorns will look to advance on the back of Grady Call, Taden Call and Gavin Clarke. Porter Lawrence will look to slow down Rubsamen. The Titans will also have to get past one of the best 5A goalies in Carter Thornock.
4A
The No. 1 seeded Juan Diego Soaring Eagle is eager to get back into the 4A Championship game. Its path begins on Thursday against No. 16 Canyon View who beat No. 17 Orem, 10-9. Crew Peterson scored 2 goals and notched 3 assists for the Falcons in the First Round win. Beckham Dittmar had 2 goals and 2 assists. Kohen Carlson made 17 saves. The Falcons will need to stop Noah Schuyler who has 76 points for Juan Diego and is joined by Parker Stolz who has 43 goals. Cooper Pecora has one of the best faceoff percentages in the state as he enters the game winning 74.9% of faceoffs taken.
No. 2 Waterford will face No. 15 Hurricane who beat No. 18 Cedar, 12-8. Brecken Michler led the Tigers with 5 goals and 1 assist. Porter Allred had 2 goals and 3 assists and Parley Watts had 5 goals. The Ravens are scoring 11.8 goals per game while giving up 8.25. Look for Kellen Kemper and Noah Chao to make a difference in this game for Waterford. Luke Hunter has been as good as it gets at the LSM position and will look to push transition and score goals.
No. 14 Crimson Cliffs beat No. 19 Desert Hills, 20-0. Aydan Vidrio had 6 goals and 2 assists while West Secrist had 5 goals and 2 assists. Bridger Butterfield went 11 of 12 at the faceoff dot. The Mustangs will now travel to the other end of the state to take on No. 3 Bear River on Thursday. Preston Wilkinson is leading the Bears with 79 points. Bear River has five goal scorers with 32 or more goals on the season.
No. 13 Jordan v. 20 Mountain View Recap by Cody Elmen
The Jordan Beetdiggers delivered a dominant performance against Mountain View, winning wire-to-wire on a warm evening in Sandy. Jordan dominated possession, winning nearly 90% of face-offs, suffocating Mountain View with their rides, and clearing the ball effectively to set up their offense, earning several more possessions than the Bruins.
Jordan got off to a hot start and never looked back. The Beetdiggers jumped on Mountain View early, as Senior Face-Off Specialist Sam Wright dominated the face-offs from the opening whistle and never let up, going 89% on the day. Time of possession was heavily in favor of the home team, propelling Jordan to a quick 3-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter was more of the same. Jordan’s ride continued to suffocate the Bruins, and Dash May forced a turnover that led to an early goal for Jordan. Then, just as Mountain View seemed to have an opening, senior defender Max Long forced a turnover and quickly moved the ball to junior LSM Jack Nigbur. Nigbur pushed the pace, starting a fast break, and found captain Eric Parchment, who made the extra pass to Ryan McDonald for a beautiful fast break goal. The game would head into halftime with Jordan leading 6-0. As bad as this seemed for Mountain View, it could have been much worse if not for the performance of the Bruins’ goalie, Ocean Wellman, who made at least 5 huge saves right on the crease.
The opening of the third quarter may have been the dagger for Jordan as Sam Wright won the opening face-off and found Cooper Bolton on the crease, extending the lead to 7, less than 10 seconds into the second half. This goal would open the floodgates for the Beetdiggers, who would score 6 in the third quarter. Nigbur continued his dominance in the midfield, causing a turnover that led to a goal off an absolute rocket from Parchment. While this shot was impressive, the goal of the day goes to May, who posted up his defender, rolled to his right hand, and absolutely pinned the corner with a low-to-high missile.
The Bruins weren’t able to get much going until the 4th quarter, but they transitioned a great low-to-low save by Wellman into a gritty one-man clear by Alexander Bouche. Finally, Mountain View set up its offense, and Kemper Best swept to the middle on a wing dodge for the first goal of the day for the Bruins. Best would double his total on their next possession with a huge hit on a ride, picking up the ground ball and scoring his second goal. Jordan would tack on one more goal, leading to a final score of 13-2 for the Beetdiggers.
Senior goalie Victor Reynaud did not see much action in this game; however, he received a huge standing ovation from the home crowd as he exited with a few minutes left. May was the key to Jordan’s offense, scoring 2 goals and 4 assists, putting him over 100 points for his career. Parchment’s shooting ability forced the defense to extend to him, leaving open lanes for his teammates. Wright was unstoppable at the X, allowing Jordan to play make-it, take-it for the entire game. While it’s not possible to give out a player of the game to the Beetdigger rides, Nigbur was the driving force behind that, which is close enough.
The Beetdiggers will head to No. 4 Green Canyon on Thursday. The Wolves scored double the amount of goals that Jordan has this season which should pay dividends in this round of the playoffs. Green Canyon attackman Hayden Reeder is 3 points shy of 100.
No. 12 Dixie sneaked past No. 21 Pine View, 9-3. Now the Flyers will take to the road to play No. 5 Sky View on Thursday in what will surely be the longest distance between teams in the playoffs. Ryan Turman leads the Flyers with 84 points. Drake Bohm leads Sky View with 59 points.
No. 6 Timpanogos will host No. 11 Provo. These two teams are no stranger to each other. Timpanogos won both regular season matchups, 11-4 and 13-5 respectively. Noah Torgersen has 27 goals and 40 assists to lead the Timberwolves in points. Brooks Jensen and Brenner Bolt are the leading goal scorers for Timpanogos. Tash Litster had an impressive 68 takeaways while . Channing Francom has won 77.8% of faceoffs taken. For Provo, the offense runs through Zach Wakefield who has 66 points. Drake Stone will need to have a big day in coal to give the Bulldogs a chance. He is entering the game with a 68.1% statline in goal.
No. 7 Ridgeline v. No. 10 Highland - Ridgeline holds a slight advantage on the offensive side of the ball as they have scored 8.3 goals per game. Highland sits at just 5.5 goals per game. Andrew Johnson has 42 goals for the Riverhawks.
No. 8 Mountain Crest v. No. 9 Snow Canyon - Mountain Crest is averaging 9.5 goals per game while Snow Canyon is averaging 9.4. This one will be won on the defensive end where Mountain Crest is giving up just 6.6 goals per game compared to 8.7 for Snow Canyon.
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Girls First Round Recap/Second Round Preview
6A
Only one game in the first round as No. 17 Layton took on No. 16 Westlake, and the Thunder came out on top, easily beating the Lancers, 19-3. Westlake will now go on to face the number one team, Skyridge, on Thursday. While they had a great first round, this is likely the end of the road for the team from Saratoga Springs.
The rest of the bracket is now in play, with No. 8 Herriman taking on No. 9 Copper Hills on Thursday. This could be the best game of the day in 6A, with two well-matched teams desperate to go to the semi-finals. The Grizzlies will likely take it, though, since they have Elise Sam in their corner.
Some matches that are easy to predict are No. 4 Farmington likely winning over No. 12 Corner Canyon, No. 4 Lone Peak toppling No. 13 Bingham, No. 7 Davis triumphing over No. 12 Weber, No. 3 Mountain Ridge, taking down No. 14 American Fork, and No. 6 Syracuse claiming victory over No. 11 Lehi. Oh, and let’s not forget the powerhouse that is Riverton. This almost undefeated team will play No. 15 Cedar Valley, and all bets are that they will advance. Of course, everyone loves a Cinderella story, so we will see what happens.
5A
As expected, in the first round, No. 13 Wasatch beat No. 20 Skyline, 16-2. It’s been a rough season for the Eagles, but there is always next 2027. The Wasps now go on to play the No. 4 Brighton Bengals, and likely get clawed.
In the tightest game of the first round, No. 16 Woods Cross beat No. 17 Box Elder, 11-10. We hope they are savoring the win today, because tomorrow they face No. 1 Park City, and we all know how unstoppable the Miners are.
The knockout of the night was delivered by No. 9 Payson, who took down No. 24 Viewmont 20-1. The Vikings were definitely missing the injured Senior Cecelia Walton last night. Now the Lions go on to play Pleasant Grove.
It was a nail-biter of a game, but in the end, No. 15 West Field triumphed over No. 16 Springville 8-7. They now play No. 2 Fremont on Tuesday. The Wolves will be hard to beat here.
In a Weber County rumble, the No. 10 Bonneville Lakers took down the No. 23 Roy Royals, 14-9. They will now take on another local rival, the No. 7 Clearfield Falcons. While Clearfield has a slightly better record this could be the closest game of the night on Thursday.
It was a close one for No. 14 Northridge when they played No. 19 Maple Mountain, but the team from Layton squeaked out a win, 12-11. The Knights will now face the No. 3 West Jordan Jaguars.
Another close game was between No. 12 Hillcrest and No. 21 Bountiful. Only one point separated the two teams when the final whistle blew, and the Huskies won it, 15-14. They now face the fiercely competitive Salem Hills Skyhawks.
In the final game of the night, the No. 11 Alta Hawks were no match for the No. 22 Timpview Thunderbirds. The Hawks ran away with it 19-2, setting them up for a rematch with No. 6 Olympus, whom they lost to earlier in the year.
4A
This is a great bracket to watch! Great contests and close games in the first round.
In the first round of the 2026 4A girls lacrosse playoffs, No. 19 Crimson Cliffs traveled north to face off against the No. 14 Orem Tigers. Ron Hill was on site and able to get the details.
The Mustangs opened the game with significant momentum, ending the first quarter with a 3-0 lead following an initial goal by Lily Larson and two additional scores from teammate Shelby See. Larson continued this scoring streak early in the second quarter, extending the Mustangs’ lead to a dominant 4-0.
Orem soon responded with three unanswered points from Sophie MacArthur and Liv Palmer, narrowing the score to 4-3 by the halftime break. MacArthur tied the game for the first time early in the third quarter. While Ady Brown briefly regained the lead for Crimson Cliffs, Orem’s Ryann Hatch and Camri Frahm answered back to give the Tigers their first lead of the game at 6-5 by the end of the period.
The final quarter was a high-stakes exchange of goals. Sadie Brooks tied the game for the Mustangs before Hatch reclaimed the lead for Orem. Grace Winkle leveled the score once more with five minutes left, but Orem captain Ryann Hatch ultimately found the back of the net for the final winning goal, clinching a hard-fought victory for the Tigers.
The No. 16 Snow Canyon Warriors traveled north and claimed a victory over the No. 17 Mountain Crest Mustangs 10-7. They now face the top team in the bracket, Bear River, on Thursday.
In one of two blowouts for the first round No. 9 Ridgeline completely shut down No. 24 Uintah 22-0. The Riverhawks now have an equally good chance to do it again when they face the No. 8 Sky View Bobcats.
It could have been a barnburner, but No. 15 Logan easily took down No. 16 Juan Diego. The eagle will soar no longer. The Grizzlies will now host the No. 2 Provo Bulldogs on Thursday. While Logan is stronger at home than they are on the road, this will be an uphill battle.
In the southern part of the state, No. 10 Canyon View claimed victory over No. 23 Pine View, 16-2. They will now head North to face No. 9 Highland, and face the scoring power of Olive Chastang, Meg Hoglund, Josie Fonarow, and Alexa Tracey.
Also in the southern part of the state No. 13 Desert Hills took down No. 20 Cedar 19-11. They now take on No. 4 Hurricane, a team with a similar record for the year, so either could be advancing to the semis.
In Salt Lake last night, we had No. 12 Jordan triumphing over No. 21 Mountain View, 19-9. The Beetdiggers will now face the No. 5 Timpanogos Timberwolves, and this is a real wild card. Senior Amber Martinez could be the key to a Jordan victory, and it’s up to Timpanogos Senior Jada Intharath to stop her.
We also saw the No. 11 Waterford Ravens easily take down the No. 22 East Leopards 22-0. They now face No. 6 Green Canyon. The teams have similar records, but Waterford has faced tougher opponents this year, so they are likely to come out on top.
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That’s it for today! See you on the sidelines.