6A Contender Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 10 included a slew of movement in our top 10. We have changes in our top five, and a new team emerges as we head into the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1.<strong>&nbsp;Corner Canyon Chargers (8-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p> Corner Canyon locked in the top spot in our rankings with a 45-21 win. The game was close at half, but quarterback Issac Wilson and linebacker Dave Brinton led the Chargers to a 24-7 second half. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2.&nbsp;<strong>Skyridge Falcons (9-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Falcons stomped the American Fork Caveman 37-0 with a strong performance on both sides of the ball. Receivers Kyle Valdez and Trevan McClellan combined for a touchdown and 100 yards. Skyridge is the only team in 6A with nine wins and has elite players at every position. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3.&nbsp;<strong>Bingham Miners (8-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The miners locked in the Region 3 crown with a 42-21 throttling of the Riverton Silverwolves. Linebackers Cooper Valencia and Kaden McBride combined for 16 tackles to help the Miners secure their sixth straight win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4.&nbsp;<strong>West Panthers (7-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers had three running backs go over 40 yards as they blasted Granger 42-0. Linebackers Taimane Brown and Manaia Brown combine for 14 tackles in the impressive win. West has outscored their opponents 316-96 on the year and is one of the state's most complete teams. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5.&nbsp;<strong>Syracuse Titans (8-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Titans are 8-0 in their last eight games and just took the Region 1 crown in a dominant win over Farmington 40-20. Safeties Brevin Hamblin and Carter Child shined as the Titan's defense continued to be one of the state's best. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6.&nbsp;<strong>American Fork Cavemen (7-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Cavemen ran into a buzzsaw in the star-studded Falcons. However, their only losses have come against teams in our 6A top three, and they can still make a deep run in the playoffs. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7.&nbsp;<strong>Roy Royals (7-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Royals scored 21 points in the first and second quarter to best Taylorsville 42-0. Quarterbacks Dru Gardner and [player_tooltip player_id='1228081' first='Colby' last='Frokjer'] tossed four touchdowns as the Royal continued to heat up at the right time. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8.&nbsp;<strong>Davis Darts (7-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Darts scored 10 or more points in the first three quarters to defeat Clearfield 48-14. Receiver Easton Baggett hauled in seven passes for 119 yards and a touchdown as Davis picked up their fourth straight win. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9.&nbsp;<strong>Farmington Phoenix (8-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Phoenix offense didn't come to life until it was too late as they struggled to move the ball on an outstanding Syracuse dense. Nevertheless, Farmington is still among the top teams in the 6A classification with just two losses on the year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10.&nbsp;<strong>West Jordan Jaguars (6-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Jaguars responded after their tough loss to Bingham last week with a 34-10 win over Copper Hills. Receiver Jerome Myles hauled in two touchdown passes in West Jordan's strong close to the regular season.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->