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:00 Fourth Quarter
Bingham Miners 51, Jordan Beetdiggers 23
Defending champion Bingham has reached it's fourth 5A title game in the last 5 years by taking care of Jordan 51-23. Quarterback Stefan Cantwell had a big game in the air and on the ground. He was 19-27 for 289 yards, 4 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also rushed for 76 yards and two scores.
3:30 Fourth Quarter
Bingham Miners 51, Jordan Beetdiggers 23
Heading down to the field for post-game interviews. I will wrap this one up in 30 minutes.
4:36 Fourth Quarter
Bingham Miners 51, Jordan Beetdiggers 23
Jordan finds the end zone late in the 4th. Hill tosses to Ethan Jones in the corner of the end zone. It was set up by a 51 yard pass play to Taylor Loomis.
8:56 Fourth Quarter
Bingham Miners 51, Jordan Beetdiggers 17
After Jordan turns the ball over on downs, the Miners drive into the red zone but on 3rd down Cantwell is swarmed by several Beetdigger defenders and is sacked. Bingham settles for a 36 yard field goal by Kyle Duke and lead 51-17.
1:16 Third Quarter
Bingham Miners 48, Jordan Beetdiggers 17
On the next play, Cantwell throws another touchdown pass to Brady Measom, an 18 yard score. Measom did a great job keeping the low pass from hitting the turf.
2:12 Third Quarter
Bingham Miners 41, Jordan Beetdiggers 17
Another tough break for Jordan. They fumble the kickoff return and Bingham's Drake Miller recovers at the Jordan 16-yard line.
2:51 Third Quarter
Bingham Miners 41, Jordan Beetdiggers 17
Bingham burns a lot of clock on this drive. Stefan Cantwell fumbled the snap but recovered, bounced off several Jordan defenders into the end zone. The 23 yard touchdown run gives Bingham a 24 point lead with just 14:51 left in the game.
8:17 Third Quarter
Bingham Miners 34, Jordan Beetdiggers 17
Jordan answers the Bingham score with a 9-play, 72 yard scoring drive. McCoy Hill keeps the ball and runs 14 yards into the end zone. If the Jordan defense can get stops they have the offense to get back in this game.
11:13 Third Quarter
Bingham Miners 34, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
Bingham strikes quickly. Stefan Cantwell finds Josh Smith who races down the sideline 77 yards for the score.
12:00 Third Quarter
Bingham Miners 27, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
Bingham will begin the 2nd half with the ball on their own 20-yard line.
12:00 Third Quarter
Bingham Miners 27, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
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:00 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 27, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
Halftime stats: Miners have 259 yards of total offense while Jordan has 157. Bingham RB Harvey Langi has rushed for 99 yards on 12 carries including a 30 yard touchdown. Stefan Cantwell is winning the quarterback battle with McCoy Hill. Cantwell is 10-15 for 150 yards, 2 TD's and no interceptions. He also has a 1 yard touchdown run along with 41 yards rushing. Hill is 5-15 with 3 interceptions and has been sacked three times. he has 12 carries for 50 yards and a 6-yard touchdown.
:00 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 27, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
This game was even until that controversial pass interference penalty caused a huge momentum shift. Bingham scored on the following play. Two of three interceptions by McCoy Hill led to 14 points by the Miners. That has been the difference in the game.
:00 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 27, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
Bingham quarterback Stefan Cantwell sneaks past the goal line for a 1-yard touchdown. Bingham has trouble with the snap on the extra point which is no good. Miners take a 27-10 lead into the locker room.
:10 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 21, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
Cantwell hits Brady Measom who comes up one yard short of the end zone. Now with :10 left in the half, the Miners call timeout as they try to pad their lead. Jordan defense desperately needs a stop. Miners get the ball to open the 2nd half.
:15 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 21, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
Jordan DB Tyler Swan makes a great play to knock down what would have been another Bingham touchdown but on the next play Harvey Langi carries the ball into the red zone. Miners have :15 seconds left at the 12-yard line.
1:36 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 21, Jordan Beetdiggers 10
Two plays after the bad snap, Jordan quarterback McCoy Hill bulls his way into the end zone from 6 yards out. Beetdiggers are back in this game.
1:55 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 21, Jordan Beetdiggers 3
Jordan gets a big break. Bingham forced to punt and the snap goes over the punter's head. Jordan recovers the loose ball at the Miners 11 yard line. Jordan can cut the lead to 11.
4:14 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 21, Jordan Beetdiggers 3
Bingham linebacker Andrew Clark sacks McCoy Hill on the blitz followed by an incomplete pass on 3rd down. Jordan settles for a 33-yard field goal by Cody Rogers.
5:08 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 21, Jordan Beetdiggers 0
Jordan is in the red zone. Hill throws a beautiful pass to Mason Gajkowski for a 39-yard gain.
6:53 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 21, Jordan Beetdiggers 0
Next play Hill throws his 3rd interception of the game, picked off by Moses Kaumatule at the Jordan 44-yard line. On the next play, Cantwell hits Josh Smith in stride for a 44 yard touchdown. Jordan has the offense to score points in a hurry but against this Miners defense it might be tough for them to dig out of this hole.
7:30 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 14, Jordan Beetdiggers 0
Beautiful throw by Hill to Taylor Dean for a big gain. Jordan approaching midfield.
8:47 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 14, Jordan Beetdiggers 0
Harvey Langi takes the handoff and runs 30 yards for a touchdown. Bingham took 2:05 to drive 46 yards in 5 plays.
9:14 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 7, Jordan Beetdiggers 0
McCoy Hill picked off by Bridger Peck. Bingham at the Jordan 30 and driving.
11:16 Second Quarter
Bingham Miners 7, Jordan Beetdiggers 0
That terrible pass interference call has impacted the game. Bingham chooses to go for it on 4th and 4 at the Jordan 15-yard line. They go with the pass and Cantwell hits Dalton Fackrell on a slant for a 15-yard touchdown.
1:37 First Quarter
Jordan Beetdiggers 0, Bingham Miners 0
Jordan's Taylor Frenchwood just crushed Bingham quarterback Stefan Cantwell forcing a 3rd and long. On the next play the pass was incomplete but the referee made a terrible pass interference call to keep the Miner's drive alive.
4:39 First Quarter
Jordan Beetdiggers 0, Bingham Miners 0
McCoy Hill drove the Beetdiggers down the field but his pass into the end zone went through the hands of the receiver and was picked off by Bingham's Logan Parker. The interception in the end zone gives the Miners the ball at the 20. Could be a big momentum changer.
7:30 First Quarter
Jordan Beetdiggers 0, Bingham Miners 0
Miners get 23 of the 27 yards they needed but come up short of a first down. After the punt Beetdiggers take over on their own 30.
8:59 First Quarter
Jordan Beetdiggers 0, Bingham Miners 0
The Miners defense forces a punt after a sack but after getting the ball the offense is penalized for holding and a personal foul. Bingham faces a 1st and 27 from their own 5.
10:27 First Quarter
Jordan Beetdiggers 0, Bingham Miners 0
Forgot to mention that Hill is also a 1,000 yard rusher. He just ran the ball for a big gain and the Beetdiggers are in Bingham territory.
11:22 First Quarter
Jordan Beetdiggers 0, Bingham Miners 0
1st play for Jordan is a 19 yard gain as McCoy Hill finds a receiver in the seam for a 1st down.
12:00 First Quarter
Jordan Beetdiggers 0, Bingham Miners 0
Jordan gets the ball first on their own 20 after the touchback.
12:00 First Quarter
Jordan Beetdiggers 0, Bingham Miners 0
Both teams have entered the field and we are about to get underway at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Bingham is ranked 5th in the nation by USA Today and they are heavy favorites in this game. But Jordan has been very impressive in the first two rounds of the playoffs outscoring Davis and Cottonwood by a combined score of 114 to 45. Quarterback McCoy Hill is a terrific quarterback and if he avoids interceptions he can spread out the field with their effective passing game and give the Miners a challenge.
