Snow Canyon carried its domination of Shadow Ridge last week over to Friday night’s game against Park City and crushed the Miners 51-27.
The Warriors scored two quick touchdowns in the first quarter and then tacked on an additional 17 points in the second for the 31-7 halftime lead.
“We were able to run the ball a lot better tonight,” Warrior coach Jay Graft said. “Our passing game was much better than last week. We still need to improve there. And we still turned the ball over too much.
“It’s gonna be tough to win games against Region 9 turning the ball over two or three times.”
The game was such a blowout that Graft removed most of his starters early in the second half.
“We were up pretty big,” Graft said. “But then (Park City) scored and we had to put our boys back in. They went in there and we scored again.”
The Warriors rushed for nearly 400 yards, thanks in large part to quarterback Mason Smith.
“He’s doing really well,” Graft said. “He runs the option really well. He’s a great leader and believes in what we’re trying to do. The kids believe in him.”
Snow Canyon turned the ball over its first possession, but held strong defensively. They regained control and marched down the field with a purpose. Mason Smith connected with Jace Graft that set the Warriors up on Park City’s 15-yard line. A few plays later, Mitch Phillips ran the ball in.
The Warriors pushed the lead to double digits and never looked back.
“I feel like we need one more game to really get going,” Graft said. “We gotta play North Sanpete next week. We gotta come ready to play. And we gotta take care of turnovers and stay balanced on offense and defense.”
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Box Score Report for Snow Canyon @ Park City played on 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM.
BOX SCORE
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
T |
Snow Canyon |
14 |
17 |
13 |
7 |
51 |
Park City |
0 |
7 |
7 |
13 |
27 |
SCORING PLAYS
Team |
Quarter |
Time |
Scoring Play |
Home |
Visitor |
Snow Canyon |
1 |
00:07:20 |
Touchdown |
0 |
6 |
Snow Canyon |
1 |
00:04:15 |
Touchdown |
0 |
12 |
Snow Canyon |
1 |
00:04:15 |
Play after for 2 is good. |
0 |
14 |
Snow Canyon |
2 |
00:07:30 |
Touchdown |
0 |
20 |
Snow Canyon |
2 |
00:07:00 |
Extra point kick is good. |
0 |
21 |
Park City |
2 |
00:06:10 |
Extra point kick is good. |
1 |
21 |
Snow Canyon |
2 |
00:06:10 |
Touchdown |
1 |
27 |
Snow Canyon |
2 |
00:05:55 |
Extra point kick is good. |
1 |
28 |
Snow Canyon |
2 |
00:00:01 |
Field goal is good. |
1 |
31 |
Park City |
3 |
00:09:57 |
Touchdown |
7 |
31 |
Park City |
3 |
00:09:57 |
Extra point kick is good. |
8 |
31 |
Snow Canyon |
3 |
00:03:00 |
Touchdown |
8 |
37 |
Snow Canyon |
3 |
00:01:15 |
Touchdown |
8 |
43 |
Snow Canyon |
3 |
00:01:15 |
Extra point kick is good. |
8 |
44 |
Park City |
4 |
00:07:36 |
Touchdown |
14 |
44 |
Snow Canyon |
4 |
00:06:02 |
Touchdown |
14 |
50 |
Snow Canyon |
4 |
00:06:02 |
Extra point kick is good. |
14 |
51 |
Park City |
4 |
00:01:08 |
Touchdown |
20 |
51 |
Park City |
4 |
00:01:08 |
Extra point kick is good. |
21 |
51 |
BOX SCORE
Team Stats |
Snow Canyon |
Park City |
Rushing Yards |
391 |
137 |
Passing: Completions – Attempts |
7 – 15 |
19 – 41 |
Passing Yards |
93 |
254 |
Passing: Touchdowns – Interceptions |
0 – 1 |
2 – 2 |
Total Offense |
484 |
391 |
Defensive Sacks |
2.5 |
0.0 |
Punts – Average |
3 – 34.3 |
3 – 28.0 |
PASSING – SNOW CANYON
Name |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
2 Jake Frie |
2 |
9 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
6 Mason Smith |
5 |
6 |
76 |
0 |
1 |
Totals |
7 |
15 |
93 |
0 |
1 |
PASSING – PARK CITY
Name |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TD |
Int |
1 |
19 |
38 |
254 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Totals |
19 |
41 |
254 |
2 |
2 |
RUSHING – SNOW CANYON
Name |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
21 Cade Heward |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
2 Jake Frie |
2 |
10 |
5.0 |
11 |
0 |
37 Richmond Anderson |
1 |
2 |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
25 Mitch Phillips |
9 |
125 |
13.9 |
90 |
2 |
4 Brandon McFarland |
6 |
53 |
8.8 |
30 |
0 |
30 Cason Patterson |
6 |
14 |
2.3 |
9 |
0 |
22 Taylor Johansen |
9 |
130 |
14.4 |
66 |
3 |
32 Corbin Moffit |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
4 |
0 |
6 Mason Smith |
7 |
51 |
7.3 |
55 |
1 |
Totals |
42 |
391 |
9.3 |
90 |
6 |
RUSHING – PARK CITY
Name |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
1 |
13 |
37 |
2.8 |
17 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
16.0 |
16 |
0 |
12 |
23 |
77 |
3.3 |
13 |
0 |
16 |
3 |
-5 |
-1.7 |
7 |
0 |
40 |
5 |
12 |
2.4 |
4 |
0 |
Totals |
45 |
137 |
3.0 |
17 |
1 |
RECEIVING – SNOW CANYON
Name |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
21 Cade Heward |
1 |
19 |
19.0 |
19 |
0 |
9 Warren Rigby |
3 |
29 |
4.8 |
14 |
0 |
4 Brandon McFarland |
3 |
45 |
11.3 |
24 |
0 |
Totals |
7 |
93 |
13.3 |
24 |
0 |
RECEIVING – PARK CITY
Name |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
3 |
7 |
89 |
9.9 |
46 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
12 |
6.0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
8 |
2.7 |
8 |
0 |
16 |
5 |
69 |
4.1 |
30 |
2 |
19 |
3 |
47 |
11.8 |
29 |
0 |
28 |
1 |
22 |
11.0 |
22 |
0 |
40 |
1 |
7 |
3.5 |
7 |
0 |
Totals |
19 |
254 |
13.4 |
46 |
2 |
DEFENSE – SNOW CANYON
Name |
Tkl |
Solo |
Ast |
Sac |
TFL |
Int |
33 Clint Gates |
1.5 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
31 Trevor Horlacher |
11.5 |
5 |
13 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1 |
44 Brady Sargent |
2.0 |
1 |
2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
21 Cade Heward |
3.0 |
2 |
2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1 |
9 Warren Rigby |
1.0 |
0 |
2 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
35 Cam Chalmers |
1.5 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
25 Mitch Phillips |
5.5 |
3 |
5 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
4 Brandon McFarland |
2.5 |
2 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
30 Cason Patterson |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
76 Keaton Plant |
2.0 |
0 |
4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
22 Taylor Johansen |
6.5 |
4 |
5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0 |
20 Jace Graft |
1.5 |
0 |
3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
65 Dyamond Deleon |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
40 Jake Lindsey |
7.5 |
3 |
9 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
0 |
5 Sam Slivers |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
58 Chazz Perze |
3.0 |
0 |
6 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0 |
14 Connor Parry |
1.5 |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
32 Corbin Moffit |
6.5 |
3 |
7 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
0 |
24 Jordon Alexander |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
Totals |
62.0 |
31 |
62 |
2.5 |
5.5 |
2 |
DEFENSE – PARK CITY
Name |
Tkl |
Solo |
Ast |
Sac |
TFL |
Int |
9 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1 |
22 |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
Totals |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1 |
KICKING – SNOW CANYON
Name |
FG |
FGA |
Lng |
XP |
Pts |
1 Branson Stafford |
1 |
2 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
Totals |
1 |
2 |
30 |
4 |
7 |
KICKING – PARK CITY
Name |
FG |
FGA |
Lng |
XP |
Pts |
14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Totals |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
PUNTING – SNOW CANYON
Name |
Num |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
I20 |
14 Connor Parry |
3 |
103 |
34.0 |
47 |
2 |
Totals |
3 |
103 |
34.3 |
47 |
2 |
PUNTING – PARK CITY
Name |
Num |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
I20 |
14 |
1 |
28 |
28.0 |
28 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
56 |
28.0 |
37 |
1 |
Totals |
3 |
84 |
28.0 |
37 |
1 |
PUNT RETURNS – SNOW CANYON
Name |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
21 Cade Heward |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
PUNT RETURNS – PARK CITY
Name |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS – SNOW CANYON
Name |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
21 Cade Heward |
1 |
85 |
85.0 |
85 |
1 |
9 Warren Rigby |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
7 |
0 |
4 Brandon McFarland |
1 |
31 |
31.0 |
31 |
0 |
11 Austin Griffin |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
4 |
123 |
30.8 |
85 |
1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS – PARK CITY
Name |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
3 |
7 |
138 |
19.0 |
45 |
0 |
40 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
Totals |
8 |
138 |
17.3 |
45 |
0 |
Jeff Ames is a graduate of Dixie State College where he finished with a degree in English Literature. Since then He's been roaming southern Utah as a freelance writer, haunting web pages, newspapers and magazines with his crazy ramblings. he has a beautiful wife, a cute kid, and a deep admiration for the Utah Jazz.