High school football: Jagger Fountaine rallies top-seed Skyridge past Herriman for gritty 6A semifinal win

Two yards on the stat sheet and one point on the scoreboard. That’s all that separated the Skyridge Falcons and Herriman Mustangs in Thursday afternoon’s epic 6A semifinal at Rice-Eccles Stadium. And that single point on the scoreboard came down to mere inches. Herriman’s go-ahead 32-yard field goal attempt with 1:19 remaining sailed inches wide of the narrower college uprights as No. 1 seed Skyridge held on for the 35-34 victory to advance to next week’s 6A state championship game. “This has been a journey and a mission for these guys all year. We dealt with a lot of adversity, had a number of guys out tonight, and a number of guys that stepped up, did their job,” said Falcons coach Justin Hemm. Quarterback Jagger Fountaine was the second-half hero for Skyridge, as his dual-threat abilities helped the Falcons rally for the win over No. 4 seed Herriman despite trailing 21-14 at the half and by 10 points early in the fourth quarter.

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