The Panthers led 40-0 at halftime and added four more touchdowns in the second half to score the most points in a 5A playoff game since East High scored 70 in 2022.
Diego Luna equalized for RSL in the 73rd and then a cross from Alex Katranis got a favorable touch and bounce for an own-goal game-winner in the 83rd minute.
Spanish Fork running back Kaden Vest has accomplished a lot in his high school career, but the senior reached another milestone in his final regular season game as a Don.
Major League Soccer announced Wednesday several disciplinary decisions for Real Salt Lake surrounding a confrontation with Minnesota United FC on Oct. 2 at America First Field.
Saturday's score gets Luna to 19 total goal contributions on the season and earned RSL the full 3 points to move 5 points clear of Houston for a top-four spot and home-field advantage in the playoffs.
The Royals still face a steep uphill climb to a top-eight spot in the standings — sitting in 12th after a 2-1 road win at Portland — but they don't seem to mind.
A once-stout Real Salt Lake defense has conceded 11 goals in its last four matches and settled for back-to-back draws after getting out to a pair of 2-0 leads.
An up-and-down season for the Utah Royals has had more lows than highs, but Saturday's 1-0 home win over Racing Louisville got the team back on an upward trajectory.
Football fans occasionally argue that a safety — when the driving team is tackled in its own end zone — should be worth more than the 2 points it currently carries.
The Utah Royals conceded a goal in the opening three minutes for the second week in a row and were unable to find an equalizer on the road at Gotham FC in a 1-0 loss Sunday.
"Get on them from the jump and don't let up at all," was the Bountiful strategy heading into Friday's region matchup against undefeated Northridge, according to senior Connor Clark.