Riverton's season ends at Skyridge, 45-0, while three South Valley teams advance to the 6A quarterfinals

RIVERTON — Riverton lost 45-0 at Skyridge on Friday, Oct. 30, in the first round of the 6A football playoffs, ending the Silverwolves' season at 2-9 1.

Skyridge, the bracket's No. 1 seed, scored 28 points in the first quarter and led 35-0 at halftime 1. The Lehi Free Press reported that the second half was played with a running clock 1, and KSL Sports described the result as a mercy-rule win 3.

The Lehi Free Press reported that Skyridge loaded the line of scrimmage in the rain and forced errant handoffs and short passes 1.

Riverton entered as the No. 16 seed at 2-8 with an RPI of 0.370121, the lowest-ranked of the five coverage-area schools in the field and the only one drawn on the road 2. Skyridge was 8-1 with an RPI of 0.807370 entering the game 2, and finished the night 9-1 1.

Riverton's regular season included a 28-27 loss at Weber on Oct. 8, when it went for a two-point conversion with 2:36 left instead of the kick that would have tied the game, and the try failed 2. All seven Region 2 schools qualified for the 16-team 6A field 2.

**Three area teams move on**

Herriman beat Weber 55-6, Mountain Ridge beat Cedar Valley 50-6 and Corner Canyon beat Bingham 35-7 in the same round on Friday 3. Those three join Skyridge in the quarterfinals on Nov. 6, when the higher seed is the home team 4.

Skyridge hosts No. 8 American Fork 13. Corner Canyon hosts No. 11 Syracuse 3. Herriman meets No. 5 Davis and Mountain Ridge meets No. 7 Lone Peak, both on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. 3.

Corner Canyon and Mountain Ridge remain in the same half of the draw, so they could meet only in a semifinal, while Herriman's half includes Skyridge 42. The semifinals are Nov. 12 and the final Nov. 20, both at the University of Utah, with the 6A final scheduled for 2:30 p.m. 43.