Orem Reaches Fourth Consecutive Title Game With Win Over Maple Mountain
Nov 13, 2020, 10:23 PM | Updated: 10:27 pm
Orem players celebrate after defeating Maple Mountain 35-7 during a high school 5A state semifinal football game at Cedar Valley High School in Eagle Mountain on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (Courtesy of Deseret News)
(Courtesy of Deseret News)
EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah – The No. 2 Orem Tigers soundly defeated the Maple Mountain Golden Eagles to reach their fourth straight state championship game.
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Orem put up a 35-7 performance against No. 6 Maple Mountain on Friday, November 13.
The Tigers led 28-0 before the Golden Eagles got on the board with a touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Orem quarterback Micah Fe’a tossed a pair of touchdown passes in the win.
The @OremTigerFball beat Maple Mountain 35-7 to head back to the @UHSAAinfo 5A Championship game.
Best play of the game: @micahfea12 nice pass to @joesmith910 who goes 77 yards for the TD.#KSLGameNightLive // @kslsports pic.twitter.com/sHW8iFyrp8
— 𝙷𝚎𝚖𝚊 𝙷𝚎𝚒𝚖𝚞𝚕𝚒 𝙹𝚛. (@x_hems) November 14, 2020
The Tigers had three rushing touchdowns, which were scored by Joe Smith, Kolton Brown-Dye, and Payton Skipps.
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Maple Mountain’s Gene Ho-Ching connected with Aedan Seiuli for the Golden Eagles’ only score of the contest.
Orem will advance to the finals to face No. 9 Timpview (7-4) on Friday, November 20. It’s the second season in a row that the Thunderbirds and Tigers will play for the 5A title.
