Riverton Upsets No. 11 Bingham Behind Barton’s Pair Of Touchdowns
Oct 2, 2020, 11:29 PM | Updated: Oct 3, 2020, 12:56 am
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Riverton quarterback Colby Barton scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the Silverwolves in an upset win over the No. 11 Bingham Miners.
Riverton 20 at No. 11 Bingham 17
Barton tossed a pair of TD passes in the three-point victory.
The Silverwolves jumped out to an early 10-0 lead in the first quarter to propel themselves in the win.
Bingham struggles to control the football and turned the ball over six times in the loss.
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With the loss, the Miners moved to 4-3 on the season.
Riverton improved to 5-3 on the year with the win.
Here is all of the results in the 6A classification from the eighth week of the high school football season.
Region 1
Clearfield 14 at No. 4 Roy 41
The No. 14 Roy Royals put up a palindrome score of 41-14 on the Clearfield Falcons on Friday night. After falling behind 7-0 in the first quarter, Roy bounced back with 34 unanswered points to take control of the game. Royals quarterback Parker Kingston tossed three touchdowns in the game. The Falcons fell to 2-6 with the loss and the Royals moved to 8-0 on the season.
Syracuse 14 at Northridge 10
The Syracuse Titans trailed the Northridge Knights 7-0 before scoring 14 points in the second half to win 14-10. The Knights were limited to a single field goal in the second half and suffered their eight loss of the season and are now 0-8. The Titans improved to 2-6 this season.
Region 2
Cyprus 20 at West Jordan 23
The West Jordan Jaguars outscored the Cyprus Pirates 14-0 in the second half to win 23-20 on Friday night. The Jagaurs improved to 2-5 and the Pirates fell to 2-5 this season.
Granger at No. 5 Kearns
This game was canceled due to COVID-19.
Taylorsville 10 at Hunter 63
The Hunter Wolverines blasted the Taylorsville Warriors 63-10 on Friday evening. Hunter’s Nathan Suaste had four touchdown catches in the win. The Wolverines improved to 3-5 this season and the Warriors fell to 1-7.
Region 3
East 22 at Herriman 10
The East Leopards pounced on the Herriman Mustangs for a 22-10 on Friday. East’s Anitelu Kaufusi, Iuliano Sula, and Amini Amone each rushed for touchdown in the win. East moved to 3-4 on the season with the win and Herriman fell to 3-5 this season.
Region 4
No. 7 American Fork 41 at No. 10 Pleasant Grove 20
No. 7 American Fork Cavemen soundly defeated the No. 10 Pleasant Grove Vikings behind Maddux Madsen’s two touchdown performance. Madsen tossed a pair of TDs in the three-score victory. The Cavemen improved to 7-1 on the season and the Vikings fell to 5-3 this season with their third straight loss.
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No. 2 Skyridge 20 at No. 3 Lone Peak 37
The No. 3 Lone Peak Knights scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to come back and defeat the No. 2 Skyridge Falcons 37-20. The Knights improved to 7-1 and the Falcons fell to 7-1 with their first loss.
Westlake 17 at No. 1 Corner Canyon 56
The No. 1 Corner Canyon Chargers blasted the Westlake Thunder 56-17 on Friday night. 49 of the Chargers’ points came during the first 24 minutes of action. Corner Canyon improved to 8-0 and Westlake moved to 3-5 on the season.
Final Score: #1 Corner Canyon 56, Westlake 17. @JaxsonDart threw for 7 TD's in 2 1/2 quarters. Rec. TD's – Kjar (3), Handley (2), Meine & Hagen (1) each. @HSFBamerica @MaxPreps @Zack_Poff_MP @PrepUtah @usatodayhss @DNewsRewind @kslsports @KjarEric @sports_audible @WestXosScout pic.twitter.com/5IWTP3wSV4
— CornerCanyonFootball (@CCHSFOOTBALL_) October 3, 2020
Non-Region
No. 6 Brighton 55 at Jordan 3
The No. 6 Brighton Bengals picked up their seventh win of the season with a 55-3 win over the Jordan Beetdiggers. The Bengals scored 34 of their points in the opening 12 minutes of the game. Jordan fell to 0-8 on the season and Brighton improved to 7-0.
We will now play @GoBeetdiggers on Friday at Jordan. 7:00 PM #gobengals pic.twitter.com/4j7MVoTVfg
— Brighton Football (@BrightonBengal) September 29, 2020
