Corner Canyon Football Bullied By St. Frances Academy In Inaugural Overtime Nationals
Dec 10, 2025, 8:18 PM | Updated: 8:20 pm
The Corner Canyon Chargers are in Maryland to face St. Francis Academy in the inaugural Overtime Nationals game. (Tess Crowley, Deseret News)
(Tess Crowley, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – The Corner Canyon Chargers were no match for the St. Frances Academy defense in a 37-20 loss.
No. 22 Corner Canyon, the back-to-back-to-back 6A Utah state champions, struggled all night as the Panthers piled up points in the blowout.
ST. FRANCES ARE THE FIRST EVER OVERTIME NATIONAL CHAMPS 🏆
THEY DEFEAT CORNER CANYON 20-37 pic.twitter.com/btifuA1VyA
— Overtime (@overtime) December 11, 2025
First Quarter
St. Frances won the coin toss, opting to defer and give the Chargers possession first.
The teams traded three-and-outs to begin the night.
The St. Frances pass rush forces a three-and-out from @CCHSFOOTBALL_ to open the game.#overtimenationals
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Corner Canyon’s Joaquin Rodriguez with a HUGE SACK on 3rd down 😳
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— Overtime (@overtime) December 11, 2025
.@CCHSFOOTBALL_ stuffed on fourth down when Weston Briggs is forced out of bounds short of the marker.#overtimenationals
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The game’s first big play was when St. Frances returned a punt inside the red zone with just over four minutes left in the opening quarter.
The Panthers reached the end zone on 2nd and 5 with an 11-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open tight end in the middle of the field.
St. Frances capitalizes on a long punt return, scoring a TD two plays later.
1st Q | 3:24
Panthers 7@CCHSFOOTBALL_ 0#overtimenationals— KSL Sports (@kslsports) December 11, 2025
St. Frances strikes first to take the early lead over Corner Canyon!
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Texas A&M commit Helaman Casuga answered with three complete passes that moved the Chargers into positive territory.
It was all for naught when Casuga was caught from behind and fumbled with a recovery by St. Frances.
A @CCHSFOOTBALL_ fumble gives St. Frances possession back with momentum.@overtime
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The Chargers trailed 7-0 after one period.
Second Quarter
Senior LB Mason Wood registers the second sack for @CCHSFOOTBALL_ and forces St. Frances to punt. @overtime
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Casuga and Briggs hooked up in the flat, and Briggs picked up 50 yards before being pushed out of bounds. The play set the Chargers up in the red zone for the first time.
Corner Canyon came up empty when a field goal attempt sailed wide right.
A massive gain from St. Frances RB Jaylen Burke on the ground set the stage for another scoring chance.
Burke scored two plays later to give his team a 14-0 advantage.
.@CCHSFOOTBALL_ needs to put some points on the board here after falling behind by 14 midway through quarter No. 2.
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Following a change of possession, St. Frances marched down the field before scoring a third touchdown to take a 21-0 lead with 1:56 left in the half.
Jae'Oyn Williams drops it in the bucket for the score 🔥
The Panthers extend their lead 👀 pic.twitter.com/idCum3uT6J
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The Panthers controlled the first 24 minutes, making the three-time defending state champion Chargers look overmatched in every facet, and fell behind 21-0.
Third Quarter
St. Frances used exactly half of the third period on a touchdown drive to open a 28-0 lead with 6:00 left in the quarter.
St. Frances Academy QB Jae'Oyn Williams throws a dot to make it 28-0 😳
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Corner Canyon answered with its third red zone drive of the night before turning the football over on downs.
The Chargers broke through in the final minute of the quarter when the St. Frances punter fumbled the snap, and it was recovered in the end zone by Corner Canyon’s Eli Borg.
CC trailed 28-7 after three quarters.
Fourth Quarter
St. Frances’ second turnover came on an interception deep in the Charger defensive end early in the period. It was senior DB Jaoquin Rodriguez who came down with the pick.
SPECIAL TEAMS TOUCHDOWN TO GET CORNER CANYON ON THE BOARD 👀
St. Frances leads 28-7 headed to the 4th 🍿
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The Panthers’ defense responded with a safety, increasing its lead to 30-7.
The advantage grew to 30 when St. Frances returned the ensuing kick for a touchdown.
Corner Canyon senior QB Bronson Evans relieved Casuga for the final 12 minutes.
Evans led his team on a touchdown drive, finding Lucas Jackson for a touchdown that made it 37-14 St. Frances.
The Chargers took advantage of a new rule in this game, converting a 4th-and-15 for a first down rather than taking the chance with an onside kick.
Corner Canyon eventually gave the ball back on downs following a drive-ending sack.
The Chargers scored a late touchdown, but lost 37-20.
2025 Utah 6A State Championship
No. 1 Corner Canyon Chargers 35 vs. No. 6 Lone Peak Knights 20
For the third season in a row, the Corner Canyon Chargers reign supreme in the 6A classification. On Thursday afternoon, they got revenge against the Lone Peak Knights, the team that had handed them their sole loss in 2025.
The first three quarters were highly competitive. A dominant run game from both sides resulted in back-and-forth action. The first four touchdowns all came on the ground and each from a different player. With about a minute left in the third quarter, Lone Peak led 20-14.
But then, the Corner Canyon avalanche started. Senior back Weston Briggs punched in three straight touchdowns over 10 minutes of game time. During this same stretch, the Knights’ offense stalled.
In the span of one quarter, the script flipped from a doubled-down upset to the dynasty reignited. The win makes it five state championships for the Chargers.
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