Aly Cram scored the winning goal in the 67th minute to lead No. 8 Layton High girls soccer to a 2-1 victory over No. 9 Mountain Ridge in the first round of the 6A state tournament. Layton, which holds a 9-8 record, opened the scoring following a penalty kick from Sophia Barnard. Mountain Ridge scored on a Lancer own goal, but Quincy Reisbeck secured the win for Layton with a save in the final minute of play.
In Kaysville, No. 2 Davis advanced to the 6A state quarterfinals after defeating No. 15 Bingham 6-1. Reial Phongsavath recorded four goals for the Darts, while Kate Willard contributed two goals and one assist. Other assists for Davis were provided by Avery Johnson, Sammy Maudsley, and Vivian Fries. Davis (13-4) is scheduled to host No. 7 Syracuse at 4 p.m. on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
Syracuse secured a 3-0 shutout against No. 10 Cedar Valley in the 6A state playoffs, with Brianna Brown earning a clean sheet. Jocee Eddy contributed two goals and one assist, while Bella Thompson and Carlie Hobbs also scored or assisted. Syracuse (11-8) is scheduled to travel to face No. 2 Davis at 4 p.m. on Thursday.
In the 5A state first round, No. 8 Bonneville defeated No. 9 Springville 2-0 with both goals coming in the second half. Bonneville is scheduled to travel to face No. 1 Bountiful at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Additionally, Farmington defeated Weber 3-0 in the 6A first round.
In girls volleyball, West Field defeated Clearfield in straight sets with scores of 25-20, 25-29, and 25-13. Kalli Bremser recorded eight kills and three blocks, while Ainsley Schiffman added eight kills and 16 digs. Reagan Schenck contributed three kills and four blocks. In another matchup, Ogden defeated Grantsville 3-2 after recovering from a 11-25 first set, winning with scores of 25-19, 28-26, and 25-21. Millie Nadolski tallied nine kills and two blocks for Ogden, while Evie Shelton recorded five kills and three blocks.
Other volleyball results included Weber defeating Layton 3-2, Fremont defeating Box Elder 3-2, Morgan defeating Ben Lomond 3-0, and American Fork defeating Fremont 3-1 on Monday.
