6A ChampionshipNo. 1 Lone Peak vs. No. 2 Davis
Lone Peak and Davis meet Friday at 10 a.m. at Zions Bank Stadium for the 6A girls soccer championship. It’s a rematch of the 2024 title game.
In that 2024 final, No. 1 Lone Peak shut out No. 3 Davis 2-0 to win its second straight championship. Brooke Hendricks scored in the 46th minute, and Kate Fuller added a goal with one second left. A year later, Syracuse beat the Knights 2-0 in the final and ended their bid for a third straight title. Lone Peak is now playing in its fourth straight championship game. Davis, which won the 2022 title, is going for its second championship in five seasons.
The top-seeded Knights (17-3) have won 16 straight and haven’t lost since Aug. 11. Their playoff run this season got off to a shaky start.
No. 16 seed Skyridge led them 2-0 at halftime of the first round before Lone Peak came back to force overtime and win in a shootout. Since that comeback, the Knights haven’t allowed a goal. They beat No. 8 seed Layton 4-0 in the quarterfinals and No. 4 seed American Fork 3-0 in Monday’s semifinal. It was their 15th straight win over the Cavemen.
Lone Peak scored just 20 seconds into the semifinal. Macie Leavitt finished a cross from Sami Schiffman, Nya Piercy headed in a Katherine Mason corner kick, and Kami McMurtrey added the third goal.
Ninth-year head coach Shantel Jolley returned only a handful of starters from last season, and she credits her players for following the game plan.
“Every game, a little bit of a different game plan, and the girls have done the process and they’ve stuck with our game plan each time,” Jolley said.
That plan relies on depth. Seven Knights have at least five goals. Sasha Castro has eight, and Sadie Stratton has seven goals and four assists. Leavitt (6 goals, 9 assists) and Mason (5 goals, 6 assists) create most of the chances. Lone Peak has outscored opponents 50-20 this season.
No. 2 seed Davis (15-4) has beaten every team that beat it this season. The Darts lost twice to Syracuse and twice to Farmington in the regular season. In the playoffs, they beat Syracuse 4-0 in the quarterfinals and Farmington 3-2 in Monday’s semifinal. Kate Willard scored twice in 32 seconds against Farmington, and Samantha Maudsley scored the winner in the 62nd minute on a cross from Avery Johnson.
Willard (21 goals, 5 assists) has six goals in three playoff games. Maudsley (15 goals, 4 assists), Reial Phongsavath (7 goals, 7 assists) and Johnson (8 assists) round out an attack that has scored 13 goals in the postseason.
Third-year head coach Dillon Richens says his team’s grit is what got it past two region rivals.
“That’s the kind of stuff that grit gives you a chance in these kind of games and it’ll give us a chance on Friday,” Richens said.
The final is a matchup of strengths. Davis has scored three or more goals in all three playoff games. Lone Peak hasn’t allowed a goal in more than two full games. The first goal could matter a lot. Lone Peak scored first in its semifinal and controlled the rest of the game. Davis fell behind early against Farmington and still won.
Olympus and Brighton girls play soccer on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. Olympus won 2-1. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News 5A ChampionshipNo. 4 Brighton vs. No. 3 Olympus
Region 6 rivals Brighton and Olympus meet Friday at 4 p.m. at Zions Bank Stadium for the 5A girls soccer championship. Their two regular-season games were nearly identical. Each finished 2-1 in overtime, and the home team won both.
No. 3 seed Olympus won the first meeting 2-1 in double overtime on Aug. 20. No. 4 seed Brighton won the second 2-1 in overtime on Sept. 15. That win snapped Olympus’ five-game winning streak in the series. Friday’s final breaks the tie, and both teams have plenty riding on it. Brighton is chasing its first state title since 2013. Olympus is back in the final a year after losing 2-1 to Bountiful in the championship game.
“There’s always a bit of emotion when we play Brighton,” said Olympus coach Jamie Evans. “It’s so exciting when we get an opportunity to play Brighton in a big game because we know it’s going to be a good game and we know we’re both going to compete.”
Brighton (16-4) knocked out the defending champion to get here. The Bengals led No. 1 seed Bountiful 1-0 on Natalia Shepherd’s second-half goal. Then Myka Page tied it with five minutes left in regulation, her 30th goal of the season. Brighton recovered in overtime. In the second extra period, Jackie Scott’s corner kick deflected in off a Bountiful defender for a 2-1 golden-goal win.
Defense has carried seventh-year head coach Sara Cowley’s team all season. Brighton has allowed 14 goals in 20 games and just one in three playoff games. It beat Spanish Fork 3-0 and West Field 1-0 before Tuesday’s semifinal. Goalkeeper Lilah Sligting has 10.5 shutouts. Against Bountiful, Saige Thurgood saved a goal by heading a shot off the line after Bella Morgan had gotten past Sligting.
“We feel that our backline is best in the state,” Cowley said. “The big word was discipline.”
Ariana Milkota (17 goals, 4 assists) leads the attack. Savannah Zenger (9 goals, 7 assists) has scored in big moments all postseason, including the winner against West Field. Kailee Deeds and Charlotte Jacobsen have five goals each. Addison Despain (3 goals, 5 assists) and Jacqueline Scott (2 goals, 5 assists) create chances from midfield.
Olympus (15-4) had the easiest semifinal. The Titans scored three times in the first 27 minutes and beat No. 2 seed Maple Mountain 3-0. McCoy Cavazos scored in the 10th minute, and Keira Bradley and Annika Sperry added goals. Goalkeeper Maddie Sharp posted the shutout. Olympus beat Skyline 4-0 and Viewmont 2-1 in the earlier rounds and has outscored its three playoff opponents 9-1.
Seventh-year head coach Evans has a team that scores from everywhere. Twelve Titans have scored this season. Sperry and Bradley, a First Team All-State forward, lead the team with nine goals each, and Bradley also has nine assists. Mia Green (7 goals), Jade Cavazos (6 goals, 3 assists), First Team All-State defender Emma Peterson (5 goals) and Taylor Beck (4 goals, 3 assists) give the Titans even more options. Olympus has allowed 20 goals in 19 games.
“We can’t win a game with just one person. We have to win it as a team,” Bradley said.
These two teams know each other well, and the regular season showed how little separates them. Brighton has the defense that just shut down the state’s top scorer for 75 minutes. Olympus has the depth that buried Maple Mountain in less than half an hour. Both regular-season games went to overtime, so this final could, too.
Green Canyon and Crimson Cliffs play in girls soccer semifinals action at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News 4A ChampionshipNo. 4 Ridgeline vs. No. 3 Crimson Cliffs
Ridgeline hasn’t lost in two months. Crimson Cliffs hasn’t allowed a goal in the playoffs. Something has to give Friday at 1 p.m. at Zions Bank Stadium, where the two teams meet for the 4A girls soccer championship.
Both teams are chasing something they’ve never had. A year ago, No. 4 seed Ridgeline reached the final and lost to Snow Canyon in a shootout after a 3-3 draw. No. 3 seed Crimson Cliffs is one win from the first state championship in school history.
Ridgeline (17-3) has won 14 straight. The RiverHawks started 3-3 after losses to Lone Peak and Green Canyon and a shootout loss to Maple Mountain. They haven’t lost since Aug. 24. Third-year head coach Richard Alexander said his team changed once the players started trusting each other.
“We really struggled with the trust aspect and the togetherness aspect and the chemistry,” Alexander said. “That aspect of the mind shift really has been noticeable in the last two months of winning.”
That trust showed in Tuesday’s 1-0 semifinal win over No. 1 seed Park City. The Miners had the ball for long stretches, but Ridgeline’s back line, anchored by center backs Rylee Vetica and Sami Boren, kept them from getting clear chances. The only goal came in the 38th minute. Samantha Brown sent a diagonal ball to Lily Hunsaker near the corner flag, and Hunsaker’s cross went in after the Park City goalkeeper misplayed it. Hunsaker also scored a hat trick against Park City in last year’s semifinal.
“I can’t talk enough about our defense this season, and especially in today’s game,” Alexander said.
The RiverHawks also have one of the best attacks in the state. They have outscored opponents 88-18 this season and 9-1 in the playoffs, beating Cedar 6-0 and Mountain View 2-1 before the semifinal. Samantha Brown (20 goals, 9 assists) and Reagan Brown (16 goals, 12 assists) lead four players with double-digit goal totals. Mya Vetica and Kemrie Grange have 11 goals each, and Sierra Dean (6 goals, 10 assists) sets up chances from midfield.
“We want to come home with a different trophy,” Samantha Brown said. “Different trophy, better outcome.”
Crimson Cliffs (17-3) has the best defense in the state. The Mustangs have allowed seven goals in 20 games, and they have three straight shutouts in the playoffs. They beat Mountain Crest 1-0 and Timpanogos 6-0, then shut out a Green Canyon team that had scored 123 goals this season.
In that semifinal, Aihlany Garcia beat a defender and sent a long pass ahead to Macey Woolley. Woolley’s shot hit the crossbar, and Emmie Gardner put in the rebound in the 37th minute. Green Canyon pushed hard in the second half, but goalkeeper Kennedy Madsen made several big saves to keep the shutout. Sixth-year head coach Kat Esplin said her team played loose as the underdog.
“I do feel like we had nothing to lose,” Esplin said. “Sometimes it’s easier to be on the hunt.”
Woolley (22 goals, 11 assists) is the Mustangs’ biggest threat. “Macey’s speed is unstoppable, so we know if she gets the ball at her feet facing goal, she’s going to beat everybody and make something great happen,” Esplin said. Gardner (8 goals, 3 assists) has scored three goals in the playoffs, and Jayda Alofipo has five goals this season. Ava Garrett (3 goals, 5 assists) and Alexis Macfarlane (1 goal, 3 assists) set up teammates.
Crimson Cliffs has also beaten bigger schools this season, including 6A Farmington (1-0), 6A Lone Peak (5-1) and 5A Bonneville (2-1 in overtime). All three of its losses were close: two in shootouts and one 1-0.
“We’re a really confident team. The only games that we lost were in PKs or just 1-0,” defender Sammi Smith said.
The teams haven’t played since an Aug. 4, 2022, preseason tournament game, when Crimson Cliffs won 2-1 at Ridgeline. They do have a common opponent this season. Lone Peak beat Ridgeline 3-1 in August, and Crimson Cliffs beat the Knights 5-1.
The final matches Ridgeline’s deep attack against the Mustangs’ defense, which has given up one goal per game only once all season. Both teams won their semifinals on a single goal, and Friday’s championship may be decided the same way.
This report was compiled with the assistance of ChatGPT.