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LEHI — Lone Peak went into its Friday night game with a playoff berth on the line but without starting quarterback Dakota Hansen.
Not a problem for Cortland Niccum.
Backup quarterback Niccum scored twice on the ground and once through the air in relief to lead the Knights to a 41-14 win at Lehi in Friday night’s KSL Game of the Week, clinching a playoff bid and at least a share of the Region 4 championship.
BYU commit Jackson McChesney added a pair of touchdowns, including an 89-yard kick return for the Knights (7-1, 5-0 Region 4).
The Lone Peak defense also held Lehi standout quarterback Cammon Cooper to one touchdown pass. Cooper leads the state across all classifications with 28 touchdowns.
McChesney left in the second half after re-aggravating a shoulder injury suffered in last week’s 27-7 win at rival American Fork. Both McChesney and Hansen are day-to-day with shoulder injuries.
With the playoff bid wrapped up, the Knights end the regular season with back-to-back home games against Woods Cross and Herriman.
Here are the rest of the featured games. As always, click the video above for complete highlights.
Corner Canyon 19, Timpview 10 — At Timpview, Colton Lawson’s 52-yard touchdown from Joseph Willes gave the Chargers a 16-7 lead in the third quarter as the Chargers stunned the Thunderbirds.
Corner Canyon (6-3, 4-2 Region 7) opened the scoring on a safety, and Adam Chandler added a 9-yard TD grab to give the Chargers a 9-0 lead at halftime.
Kyle Van Leeuwan scored on a 14-yard TD strike from Jake Biggs, but Timpview (6-3, 4-3 Region 7) could get no closer in a night plagued by penalties.
Herriman 30, American Fork 10 — At Herriman, Isi Leakehe and Colby Stephenson each ran for a touchdown to help the Mustangs hand the Cavemen their second-straight loss.
Blake Freehand found Anthony Perschon on a 3-yard touchdown strike to give Herriman a 16-0 halftime lead.
Roy 27, Sky View 21 — At Sky View, Hunter Mather scored his second touchdown of the game on a 12-yard run with 24 seconds to play to help the Royals wrest the top spot in Region 1 from the Bobcats.
Trace Tupe’s 1-yard TD run helped Roy (6-1, 4-0 Region 1) tie the game at 14-14 at halftime after Kaisho Collins found the end zone on a pair of touchdowns for the Bobcats (5-2, 3-1 Region 1)
Ladd Udy added a 99-yard interception return to give Sky View a lead in the third quarter before the Royals rallied.
