SPRINGVILLE — We had plenty of drama during Week 2 of the 2016 high school football season, including a couple of games that need overtime to decide a winner.

It was hard to find more drama than Springville's double-overtime classic, hosting Lehi on Friday night.

Quarterback Jantsen Thorpe snuck into the end zone on a 1-yard run in the second overtime to help the Red Devils hold off a furious rally by the Pioneers for a 40-34 win.

Thorpe also threw for two touchdowns, including a 72-yard toss to Bennet Hullinger to open the scoring in a game the Red Devils led by as much as 27-6 on Payton Kelepolo's 8-yard TD run with five minutes left in the fourth quarter.

That should do it, right?

Not so fast. Lehi star Cammon Cooper threw for three touchdown passes, tying the game on Cooper’s 7-yard strike to Dallin Holker. Kade Moore added a pair of TD receptions.

The Pioneers converted two on-sides kicks to keep momentum in their favor. In the first overtime, Springville struck first when Thorpe connected with Jaxon Child for a 25-yard touchdown.

Cooper responded by punching it in from the 1-yard line to knot the game again and force second overtime. But it was as close as they would come before Thorpe sealed the deal.

Click the video for highlights from the rest of the games listed below.

Olympus 5, Highland 3 — Olympus didn’t score a touchdown Friday night against former region rival Highland. But with the way the defense was playing, the Titans didn’t need one.

Tony Foulger booted a 25-yard field goal with 3:35 left in the third quarter to give Olympus all the scoring it needed, and the Titans held on for a 5-3 victory in the KSL Game of the Week.

“A win is a win, and it doesn’t matter how pretty,” Olympus safety Christian Condon told KSL Sports.

The Rams took a 3-2 lead into halftime after Cameron Keyvani booted a 39-yard field goal. The Titans got on the board first with a safety after Highland saw a wild snap sail over the punter’s head, but the Rams held Olympus’ offense scoreless through the first half.

“We knew this would be a physical game with Highland,” said Titan linebacker Ben Bywater, a BYU commit. “I’m just glad we hung in there and came away with the W.”

Bountiful 17, Viewmont 14 (OT) — At Viewmont, after the Braves booted a short field goal in overtime, Davis Strobbe pulled down an interception in the Viewmont end zone to clinch the win in the rivalry game.

Viewmont took a 14-0 lead at halftime, but Bountiful evened the score at 14-14 after Spencer Jorgensen hit Kaden Watson with a 68-yard TD strike in the fourth quarter to force extra minutes.

Norris Tukuafu added a 1-yard TD run for the Braves.

Roy 27, Jordan 13 — At Roy, Josh Gallegos had three touchdowns to help the Royals run past the Beetdiggers.

Josh Christensen had a 93-yard kick return for Jordan to open the scoring as both teams finished the first half tied, 13-13.

But Gallegos rumbled in from 12-yards in the final period, and Roy’s defense sealed the victory with a second-half shutout to get the win.

Beaver 41, Kanab 6 — At Kanab, the top-ranked team in Class 2A scored the first 34 points of the game and cruised by the top-ranked team in 1A.

Tyce Raddon scored two touchdowns for the Beavers, who won their state-best 13th-straight game with the rout. Jordan Hardy threw a pair of touchdown passes for Beaver, and also added a 4-yard TD run in the third quarter to give the defending 2A state champions a 27-0 lead.

Layne Anderson scored on a 4-yard run in the fourth quarter to help the Cowboys avoid the shutout.

Bingham 45, Herriman 0 — At Bingham, Matt Degn threw three touchdown passes and the Miners scored 21 points in the second quarter to cruise past the rival Mustangs in a battle of the past two 5A state champions.

Degn threw TD passes to Dax Milne, Braden Harward and Brayden Cosper to lead the Miners, and Jahvontay Smith, Tate Peterson and Ryan Wood each added a score on the ground.

Dylan Gibson booted a 41-yard field goal for Bingham.

Juan Diego 21, Manti 17 — At Manti, Stone Azarcon scored his third touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter to help the Soaring Eagle survive the Templars.

Azarcon added a pair of 2-yard TD runs for Juan Diego, and Zach Hoffman had an 11-yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Ivan Garcia opened the scoring with a 27-yard field goal for Manti, and Mac Stevens’ 1-yard run gave the Templars a 10-7 halftime lead before Azarcon rallied the visitors.

Ridgeline 28, Provo 13 — At Provo, Payton Thomas scored three touchdowns to lead the 3AA newcomer RiverHawks to their first win in school history at 4A Provo.

Thomas scored on a pair of short runs in the first half to lead Ridgeline to a 14-7 halftime lead, and his 34-yard strike to Sam Weda capped a 14-point fourth quarter to help the RiverHawks hold on for the win.

Washington commit Ty Jones hauled in a pair of touchdown passes from Spencer Jorgensen to lead the Bulldogs.

Fremont 35, Brighton 7 — At Brighton, quarterback Saxton Morby threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for two more as the Silverwolves rolled the Bengals to move to 2-0 on the season.

Moray ran for a 1-yard TD to open the scoring, then connected with Haze Hadley and Colter Wilde to give Fremont a 21-0 lead at halftime.

Tate Weichers hauled in a 52-yard TD strike from Alexander Zettler to put the Bengals on the board in the third quarter. But Morby responded with a 1-yard TD run, and Austin Freeman iced the game with a 5-yard score in the fourth quarter.

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Granger 28, Kearns 21 — At Granger, Sione Houma punched in a touchdown after 5-foot-7 Dayne Mortensen set him up wtih a 60-yard run, and the Cowboys forced two turnovers in the dying moments to hold on for the win over the Cougars.

Kearns running back Sese Felilia cut Granger's lead to seven, 21-14 early in the fourth quarter, and John Bass dumped it off to Marcel Barcelon for a 55-yard score before the Cougars couldn't convert the on-side kick.

Alta 67, Hillcrest 26 — At Hillcrest, reigning KSL Class 4A MVP Josh Davis ran for five touchdowns — all in the first half — to lift the Hawks to a rout of the Huskies.

Davis started the game by returning the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, and didn't let up from there. He added scoring runs of 60, 35 and 52 yards before finishing off his night with a 55-yard punt return touchdown to finish with 444 total yards and 200 rushing yards on eight carries.

Hunter 25, Riverton 6 — At Riverton, Pailata Makakona and Ty Carlson combined for 150 yards and three touchdowns to help the Wolverines cruise past the Silver Wolves.

Riverton got on the board first when Ryan King finished off a reverse-play with a TD strike to Stetson Thacker for a 59-yard touchdown. But the Silver Wolves had no answer for Hunter's rushing attack.

Star Valley (Wyo.) 41, Juab 21 — At Star Valley, the Wasps made the long trip north to face Wyoming's defending 3A state champions.

Star Valley started fast when Kellen Hansen burst through a truck-sized hole in the offensive line for a 74-yard touchdown to open the game. The Wyoming team then scored 21 points in the second quarter, including a pick-six by Josh Dawson.

Star Valley led by as much as 35-6 in the fourth quarter when Payton Erickson found Dylan Schwab in the back of the end zone, and the Wasps faced the long trip back home with a 20-point loss.

They'll return to in-state play Friday when they host Salem Hills.

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