{"id":626867,"date":"2026-04-25T02:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/626867\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T02:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:48:16","slug":"davis-guarantees-outright-region-1-title-with-convincing-win-over-farmington-deseret-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/626867\/","title":{"rendered":"Davis guarantees outright Region 1 title with convincing win over Farmington \u2013 Deseret News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday\u2019s game between Region 1 rivals Farmington and Davis had shades of their matchup two weeks ago. <\/p>\n

In that game, Davis took an early lead with three first-half goals, but Farmington clawed back after halftime. <\/p>\n

The Darts learned from their mistakes and, with a guaranteed region title on the line, kept their foot on the gas Friday after taking a first-half lead for an eventual 3-1 road win. <\/p>\n

\u201cObviously having the lead at the half is always preferable,\u201d said Davis head coach Dillon Richens, \u201cbut Farmington showed in the first game the game\u2019s not over until it\u2019s over. You have to play all 80 minutes, and we knew they were gonna come back and fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Davis\u2019 August Christiansen (14), center, celebrates after scoring against Farmington during a high school boys soccer game at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Davis\u2019 Cooper Harwood (7) takes control of the ball during a high school boys soccer game against Farmington at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Davis\u2019 Cooper Harwood (7) takes control of the ball against Farmington\u2019s Ethan Judd (14) during a high school boys soccer game at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Farmington reacts after failing to block Davis from scoring a goal during a high school boys soccer game at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Davis\u2019 Titan Jensen (6) falls during a high school boys soccer game against Farmington at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Davis\u2019 Titan Jensen (6) reacts after scoring during a high school boys soccer game against Farmington at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Davis\u2019 Cooper Harwood (7), right, smiles with teammates after Davis scored against Farmington during a high school boys soccer game at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Davis plays against Farmington during a high school boys soccer game at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Davis\u2019 August Christiansen (14), center right, celebrates with teammates after winning against Farmington during a high school boys soccer game at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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The Davis Darts celebrate after winning against Farmington during a high school boys soccer game at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News \"\"<\/p>\n

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Davis\u2019 August Christiansen (14), left, fights for the ball against Farmington during a high school boys soccer game at Farmington High School in Farmington on Friday, April 24, 2026. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News <\/p>\n

After spending a few minutes on the back foot, Davis started to pile on the goals. <\/p>\n

The first came in the 28th minute from Kasen Smith<\/a>. Then, just seven minutes later, Cooper Harwood<\/a> got a second for the 2-0 halftime lead. <\/p>\n

It was a similar situation to game with the Phoenix two weeks ago, but this time Davis knew it needed to focus on keeping its lead. <\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t waiver as it did in its first matchup, and the Darts scored just two minutes into the half. Davis pressured the goal, and Griffin Carmack<\/a> put the ball in the net after it ricocheted off the Farmington keeper. <\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, you have to put away your chances,\u201d Richens said. \u201cWe were lucky enough to have some players that came up in big moments and put the ball in the back of the net.\u201d<\/p>\n

Defensively, the story of the game was backup keeper Noah Moore<\/a> filling in. <\/p>\n

Davis\u2019 starting keeper, Jaxson Yanyecic<\/a>, has likely been ruled out for the season due to unfortunate health issues. <\/p>\n

In Yanyecic\u2019s absence, Moore certainly played up to varsity expectations.<\/p>\n

Farmington struggled to sustain an offensive push until the 70th minute, when the Phoenix earned a penalty kick that Jack Burrup<\/a> put in.<\/p>\n

In the final 10 minutes, Farmington looked like its usual self. It kept the pressure on and earned a handful of very good looks to add to its score. However, each time, Moore put a stop to it. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe were just confident going into it,\u201d Moore said. \u201cWe knew we could win. We beat them before. We always beat Farmington.\u201d<\/p>\n

With its starting keeper\u2019s availability in question, Davis knows its lucky to have Moore fill in. <\/p>\n

\u201cJackson, he\u2019s the man and he\u2019s had a phenomenal year,\u201d said Richens. \u201cWe\u2019re thinking that he\u2019s out for the season, which is a tough loss, but we\u2019re lucky to have Noah. <\/p>\n

\u201cToday, he\u2019s had a big game. Give that kid an ounce of confidence, and he\u2019ll take you a mile. We\u2019re lucky to have the goalkeepers that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

The win guarantees Davis its second consecutive Region 1 title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Friday\u2019s game between Region 1 rivals Farmington and Davis had shades of their matchup two weeks ago. In…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":626868,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[213420,49,48,234958,234957,3166,561,82],"class_list":["post-626867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-boys-soccer-high-school","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-davis-utah-high-school-sports","tag-farmington-utah-high-school-sports","tag-news-feed-local","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=626867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/626867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=626867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=626867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=626867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}