As the season nears an end, playoff games have been far from disappointing. The top ranked Herriman Mustangs took on the Syracuse Titans Wednesday, and the match-up proved to be one of the most exciting of the season. Herriman came in to the match the clear favorite, but from the opening face-off, the Titans showed that they were ready to play at the playoff level. Their dominance and sheer determination led them to a 12-8 victory over Herriman.

For Herriman and Syracuse to be matching up in a semifinal game is a huge accomplishment for each program. Herriman is in their third year as a team, while Syracuse is only in their second. Despite their youth as teams, both have become powerhouses, each ranking in the Top 5 in the state. Both teams are armed with some of the top players in the state, including MVP goalie Wyatt Katsos and MVP attackman Chantz Roberts playing for Herriman and MVP face-off specialist Connor Meyer for Syracuse. Between the two teams there were 9 All-State players on the field. Read More

The playoffs are down to the final four. With only one slight upset in D-II with Waterford defeating Mountain Crest, the remaining teams are not surprising. From this point on, however, is where it gets a bit tricky. Between the four teams, there have only been five losses to other D-II teams. Each game should be very close and, depending on how each team shows up, could go either way.

Waterford Raven vs. Skyline Eagles

This is already an interesting match-up because the Ravens and the Eagles played each other just over two weeks ago. Skyline came out on top, but the game was as close as it gets as they won 8-7 in overtime.

Waterford had two players named to the All-State first team: Matt West at attack and Jacob Silva at defense. Having great players at both ends of the field is part of the reason why Waterford is able to control the tempo of most games they play. Read More

The Quarterfinals are upon us and each remaining team has a lot on the line for Saturday’s games. Because there were no upsets in D-II in the first round, there are no conference match-ups in the quarterfinals and none of the teams have yet matched up with their upcoming opponents this season. This will make each and every game that much more interesting.

Lehi Pioneers @ Skyline Eagles

Lehi has had a pretty good season so far. The Pioneers have several guys who really know how to score. They also have a strong set of face-off middies. If they can get the ball on offense, they will be able to score. Ian Hullinger will be the guy to look to for points. Hullinger is one of the top scorers in the division, averaging just over 5 points a game. He will receive a lot of help from Ryan Johnson who is coming in at just over 4 points a game. Read More

The First Round of the 2013 Prodigy Play of the Year contest was a great one! Only one upset happened with No. 11 Garrett Vanamen beating No. 6 Walker Murphy. This round will be epic with some great plays heading home early. Quarterfinal voting will go until Sunday, May 12. You can vote every 4 hours so be sure to come back throughout the day. You can also keep up tabs on the contest by clicking the 2013 Prodigy Play of the Year banner on the right side of the website.

As a reminder, you the fans are the ones who ultimately decide the Prodigy Play of the Year so be sure to vote for the most deserving play.

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It has been an interesting season for Division II with many teams having had their ups and downs. Each team that has made it to playoffs has some spectacular players and there are surely going to be some interesting match-ups. Out of the 8 match-ups in the first round, only two of the teams have played each other this season, so every game will be that much more exciting.

Timpview Thunderbirds @ Skyline Eagles

Timpview has a conference record of 4-5 and an overall record of 6-5, a great improvement over their record last year of 0-11. Midfielder McCade Rose leads the team in scoring and ground balls. They also have a strong face-off middie in Will Watanabe.

Skyline will enter the playoffs as the number two team in the division. Skyline was undefeated in conference play at 9-0 and had an overall record of 11-4. This is Skyline’s first season as a D-II team and ended last season with a 2-11 record. The Eagles have a few weapons in the Kadish brothers, Ian and Lane as well as attackman Matthew Hart and face-off middie Colton Goates. The Eagles also have a strong goalie in Austin Dorius, who allows only 4.8 goals per game. Read More

The Week 8 Prodigy Play of the Week Winner goes to Wyatt Katsos from Herriman. In the play, Katsos finds himself wide open in the offensive end of the field so he decides to wind up and take the shot which finds the back of the net for the goalie goal. This play will be entered it the Play of the Year contest that will begin in May.
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The No. 1 teams from each conference matched up in a final battle before playoffs on Thursday in Salt Lake City at the Skyline Stadium. Although the outcome of the game would not affect playoff seeding, the game was a good preview of what might become a championship match. Both teams fought hard. Skyline even came from behind to tie the game, but in the end Herriman held strong to come away with the win 14-10 win.

“It’s a great win for our program,” said Herriman Head Coach Mark Roothoff. “It’s our third year. We are making headway every year and this just shows how much the team stepped up. They’ve done a great job.”

Herriman started off the game looking very strong. They took control of the ball on offense and held it there most of the first quarter. They were able to set up play after play and scored five goals. On the other end of the field, Skyline was held to just two shots, but were able to score on one of them. Read More

Sky View played host to one of Utah’s best D-II teams in a showdown that had the Mustangs of Herriman galloping away with a 8-3 win.

“This was a tough one for us. We believed we had this one. Herriman is a great team with a lot of poise and talent. This was the game we really wanted,” Sky View Head Coach Troy Oldham said. “We didn’t play to our full potential tonight.”

Herriman came out and started the game with three first quarter goals, none prettier than than their second goal scored by Chantz Roberts at 1:55, where midfielder Zach Jutkins blasted a pass from a good 20 yards out, giving Roberts the perfect opportunity to go up 2-0 against the Bobcats. Read More

The Herriman Mustangs continued to show why they are the top team in D-II this season with a 14-2 victory over American Fork on Tuesday. The Mustangs improved to 10-1 with the lone loss coming to Brighton earlier in the season.

Herriman scored first when Braxton Thompson found the back of the net on a great pass from Chantz Roberts. The next goal for the Mustangs came from an unusual source. Goalie Wyatt Katsos made his way to the top of the score sheet with a goal of his own. On a clear, the Cavemen locked off the d-poles, allowing Katsos to walk the ball up the field. Once he got to midfield, he decided to push the ball, expecting to draw a slide. The slide never came and Katsos stepped into the box and ripped a low shot into the back of the net. On the ensuing face-off, midfielder Ben Richard won the face-off and took it to the cage, scoring for the Mustangs. Roberts would finish out the quarter with a goal to give Herriman a 4-0 lead after the first quarter. Read More

The Week 5 winners of the Epiphany Lacrosse Player of the Week goes to Chantz Roberts from Herriman and co-winners Amy Johnston and Katelyn Collins from Brighton. Read More

Since their inception, the Herriman Mustangs have been steadily building their lacrosse program in D-II hoping to move up the D-I. The Mustangs took a big leap toward that goal with their first Varsity season win over the Bingham Miners. During the first quarter it looked like Bingham had nothing to worry about. Bingham Sophomore Attackmen Matt Anderson started the scoring and he was followed by Bingham Senior Attackmen Nick Jenson. The Miners defense played tough denying all Mustang attempts to score. At the end of the first quarter the score was 2-0 for Bingham and it looked like history would repeat itself once more, but Herriman had different plans. Read More

The Herriman Mustangs came to Sandy to take on the Waterford Ravens Tuesday evening. Players braved a strange combination of weather that fluctuated throughout the game. Going from overcast and windy, to warm and sunny, to rainy and sunny. Despite the changes, Herriman outlasted Waterford in a game that was close from start to finish.

“We weren’t playing our best game in the first quarter,” commented Mustang Head Coach Mark Roothoff, “they came up on us. We had to make some adjustments. We made them and luckily we got the win out of it.” Read More

The Mustangs of Herriman and Mountain Crest squared off on Wednesday afternoon in Herriman in a key cross-conference match-up.

Mountain Crest scored first when attackmen Troy Netzley found the back of the net. Herriman answered two minutes later on a goal by attackmen Chantz Roberts. Another two minutes past and Herriman capitalized on a failed clear by Mountain Crest which found attackmen Matthew Dykes assisting attackmen Dillon Meyer for the goal. Mountain Crest was able to tie the game with three minutes left in the first quarter when midfielder Taylon Niederhauser scored. Read More

The Utah County Conference will be very competitive this season with American Fork joining the ranks, Herriman returning a strong team and Lehi, who is always in the mix. Orem and Timpview will look to make their presence felt. Spanish Fork, who won the conference last year, has moved to D-I, leaving the title race wide open.

American Fork Cavemen

2012 Record: 3-10 (0-4)
2012 Playoffs: DNQ
2012 Conference: 5th (D-I South)

The Cavemen have been moved to D-II this season and are ready to compete. With new Head Coach Tyler Monteath, the Cavemen have new life after only losing 5 seniors from last years team. Attackmen Coulson Tucker led the team in 2012 as a Sophmore with 22 goals and 11 assists. The Cavemen did lose Second Team All-State Defensemen Tanner Matheny but Coach Monteath will have the team ready to defend. Read More