SOUTH JORDAN — Matt Degne hit Dax Milne with a 26-yard TD strike to cap a 20-0 run in the fourth quarter as the Miners pulled away from the Beetdiggers 58-40 and clinched at least a share of the Region 3 title and the region's No. 1 seed for the playoffs.

Crew Wakley scored once each on the ground and through the air to help Jordan (6-2, 4-1 Region 3) take a 14-10 lead after the first quarter. But Degn hit Ryan Wood for 6 yards and a touchdown to help the Miners (9-0, 5-0) to a 31-28 halftime advantage.

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Springville 49, Salem Hills 14 — At Salem Hills, Payton Kelepolo scored three of his four touchdowns in the first half, and the undefeated Red Devils clinched the Region 8 championship with a road win over the Skyhawks.

Kelepolo opened the scoring on a 30-yard run on Springville’s first offensive possession, and added scoring runs of 80 and 5 yards for a big opening half for the Red Devils (10-0, 7-0 Region 8), who scored 42 straight points after giving up a first-quarter touchdown to the Skyhawks (4-2, 6-4).

Layton 24, Viewmont 17 — Taylor Katoa ran for 92 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner in the final minute, to help the Lancers keep their hopes of a region title alive.

Viewmont (5-4, 3-2 Region 2) opened the scoring with a 30-yard field goal, but Layton (6-3, 3-2) responded with three-straight touchdowns to take a 21-3 lead in the third quarter on Katoa’s second TD run.

Viewmont’s Cortland George tied the game at 17-17, but Katoa snuck into the end zone with 20 seconds left to give the Lancers the win.

With one week remaining, five teams are tied for first place in Region 2 at 3-2 in Viewmont, Davis, Granger, Syracuse, Hunter and Layton.

Hunter 31, Davis 7 — At Hunter, Pailate Makakona rushed for 212 yards and a touchdown as the Wolverines piled up 324 yards on the ground to stun the Darts.

Ty Carlson, Carson Pututau and Austin Mitchell each added a rushing touchdown for the Wolverines (5-5, 4-2 Region 2).

Carlson scored on a 2-yard run, and Pututau added a 1-yard scoring plunge to go up 15-7 before Jake Emery pulled one back for the Darts (6-4, 3-3) with an 83-yard kick return for a touchdown.

But Mitchell, Makakona and Sam Isom’s 34-yard field goal iced away the upset win for the Wolverines.

Makakona led all rushers with 212 yards from scrimmage, and Carlson finished with 61.

Riley Smith ran for 72 yards to lead Davis.

Alta 70, Timpanogos 20 — At Alta, Will Dana threw three first-half touchdown passes to help the Hawks build up a 42-0 halftime lead and cruise past the Timberwolves to clinch the Region 7 title.

Dana finished the game with four TD strikes, including three to Zach Engstrom, and 4A’s leading rusher Josh Davis added a 54-yard touchdown run for Alta (9-0, 6-0 Region 7), which ends the regular season at rival Corner Canyon next week.

The Hawks’ London Rockwood opened the game with a 92-yard kick return for a touchdown.

Timpanogos (3-6, 1-5) prevented the shutout in the third quarter, but Alta already had a 49-7 lead at that point.

Tooele 35, Park City 14 — At Park City, Michael Dunn scored twice to help the Buffaloes rally from a 14-0 halftime deficit to defeat the Miners.

Park City’s Spencer Zur opened the scoring on a 1-yard run, then tossed a 20-yard TD strike to Beau Pederson to give the Miners (4-5, 2-4 3AA North) a 14-0 lead at the break.

But Dunn opened a 21-0 third quarter with a 35-yard TD run, then capped the scoring on a 10-yard scamper to secure the win for Tooele (8-1, 5-1).

Fremont 42, Sky View 28 — At Fremont, quarterback Saxton Morby scored four of his six touchdowns in the first half, including three TD strikes to Haze Hadley, to lead the Silver Wolves by the Bobcats to take a half-game lead on Roy for the Region 1 title.

Hadley’s third touchdown came on a 45-yard deflected pass in the second quarter to give Fremont (8-1, 5-2 Region 1) a 28-7 lead at halftime.

Morby added TD runs of 25 and 20 yards for the Silver Wolves, then rushed in for a 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to give Fremont a 42-13 lead.

After a loss to Northridge, the Royals (6-2, 4-1 Region 2) finish the regular season at Weber next Wednesday.

Wednesday

BLUFFDALE — Isaac Hamilton connected with Baylor Harding for three touchdowns to help Summit Academy rout American Leadership 35-7 to clinch the 2A North region title Wednesday night.

Jeb Denos and Talmage Brown each added a TD run for the Bears (8-1, 5-0 2A North), who jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead and cruised to the win.

Dallen Short scored on a 1-yard TD run for ALA (4-5, 1-4) to prevent the shutout.

KSL Game Night Live heads to Highland this week, where the Rams (6-1) host undefeated East. Pregame starts at 6:30 p.m. MDT on KSL TV, followed by the full broadcast on live.ksl.com.

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