Mountain Ridge Defense Controls Riverton In Region 2 Battle
Oct 11, 2024, 9:25 PM | Updated: 9:30 pm
Game Night Live Game of the Week between Mountain Ridge and Riverton.
RIVERTON, Utah – The Mountain Ridge Sentinels controlled the action all night in a 24-11 road win over the Riverton Silverwolves. With the win, Mountain Ridge will likely have home-field advantage in the 6A playoffs on the line next week when they take on the Bingham Miners.
The Silverwolves hosted Mountain Ridge in the Game Night Live Game of the Week on Friday, October 11.
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First Quarter
Mountain Ridge started the scoring early when Wyatt Bingham hit Lincoln Twilley for a 33-yard passing touchdown.
Mountain Ridge strikes first as Wyatt Bingham finds Lincoln Twilley for 6⃣#GameNightLive #KSLGameNight @KSLSportsRewind @utahcommunitycu @saltlakerunning pic.twitter.com/0tBCdMwQLQ
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Riverton responded with a 20-yard field goal from Will Walker late in the quarter to make it 7-3 Sentinels.
The Sentinels bounced back with their second TD drive of the quarter. Mountain Ridge drove into the red zone to set up the scoring chance. Bignahm dropped back and found Kohen Cunningham at the goal line for six points. Mountain Ridge led 14-3 after the extra point.
Two straight possessions resulting in touchdowns for Mountain Ridge. Wyatt Bingham ➡️ Kohen Cunningham.#GameNightLive #KSLGameNight @KSLSportsRewind @utahcommunitycu @saltlakerunning pic.twitter.com/iGsDEPK6Wb
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Second Quarter
After forcing a Riverton punt, Mountain Ridge muffed the kick but was able to recover. The Sentinels went to the ground game and began eating up the clock as they drove into the red zone. Mountain Ridge came up empty on the drive when Riverton forced a fourth down stop with less than four minutes to go in the half. Mountain Ridge’s drive took nearly eight minutes of game time.
Riverton couldn’t get out of the shadow of their own goalposts before punting back to Mountain Ridge. The Sentinels added a field goal in the final seconds to take a 17-3 lead into the break.
Third Quarter
Both defenses forced punts on the first two drives of the second half.
Neither offense could gain an advantage in the period, with the defenses stealing the show. Mountain Ridge ended the third period by forcing a fumble, but Riverton recovered to give them 4th-and-16 to start the final quarter.
Fourth Quarter
Mountain Ridge’s Zach Ofisa finally broke through early in the fourth. Ofisa broke through the line and sprinted 21 yards to give the Sentinels a commanding 24-3 lead.
Riverton mounted its longest drive of the night, getting into the red zone on a defensive pass interference call. Andrew Nielsen hit Tonga Tafisi across the middle for a TD on first and goal. Going for two, Zander Thayer crossed the goal line to make it 24-11 Mountain Ridge.
Riverton QB Andrew Nielson didn't want Senior Night to end without throwing a touchdown pass. He found Tonga Tafisi for 6⃣#GameNightLive #KSLGameNight @KSLSportsRewind @utahcommunitycu @saltlakerunning pic.twitter.com/RJ2s9Z8KWU
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The Sentinels improved to 5-4 with the 24-11 victory, while Riverton fell to 2-7.
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