Pine View Advances To 4A Title Game With Big Win Over Snow Canyon
Nov 13, 2020, 7:46 PM | Updated: Feb 26, 2021, 2:36 pm
Pine View’s Ryan Jordan celebrates after scoring a touchdown, putting Pine View up 14-7 over Snow Canyon in a 4A semifinal football game at Pine View High School in St. George on Friday, Nov. 13, 2020. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
(Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
ST. GEORGE, Utah – The Pine View Panthers will play for the 4A State Championship after beating the Snow Canyon Warriors, 48-7 in the semifinals.
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Pine View picked up the win after scoring 48 unanswered points.
Snow Canyon’s only touchdown came in the first quarter when Landon Frei connected with Braxton Hickman for a 27-yard score. It was all Pine View from that point.
Early in the second quarter, Brayden Bunnell found Dominique Mckenzie for a 29-yard TD to tie the game. Just five minutes later, Ryan Jordan ran in a score from 18-yards out to take the lead.
Two minutes after that, Enoch Takau found the end zone with an 11-yard TD. That gave the Panthers a 21-7 lead at the half with all of their points in the opening half coming in the second quarter.
It's a feline finale for the @MountainAmerica 4A football championship next week, as the defending champion @SkyViewHigh Bobcats will take on @PVPantherFB for all the marbles at @DixieState. 🏈 #MyReasonWhy pic.twitter.com/SftA1OjjYy
— UHSAA (@UHSAAinfo) November 14, 2020
In the third quarter, Pine View dropped another three touchdowns with another grab from Mckenzie for a 43-yard strike from Bunnell. Jordan added another TD run as did Mckenzie from three-yards out.
The Panthers have won 12 straight and are 12-1 this season. Their only loss in 2020 was their season opener against Ridgeline.
Pine View will face No. 1 Sky View in the 4A State Championship game next Saturday, November 21 at 12:30 p.m. MT at Dixie State University.
