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The dream of taking state is over for the Provo soccer crew because the Bulldogs had been defeated by top-seeded Ridgeline 48-22 in the 4A semifinals Thursday night time.

As the No. 5 seed Provo truly began off the sport sturdy as Teave Brown secured an interception and returned it 12 yards to arrange the Bulldogs on the Ridgeline 35 yard line.

Provo superior it to the 6-yard however had been stopped on fourth and one.

“We didn’t get the fourth down there and that was another score that gets pulled off the board and that was unfortunate,” Provo head coach Kirk Chambers stated. “We came out into this game with the energy we wanted, we were doing what we wanted.”

The Bulldog protection held agency and a pleasant 15-yard punt return by Ronnie Wright once more arrange Provo inside Riverhawk territory. But once more Provo’s offense stalled and a 47-yard subject aim try by Spencer Shulman went underneath the crossbar by the narrowest of margins.

Ridgeline then scored on their subsequent possession as Crosby West took it over the aim line from two yards away. Brown practically had his second interception a couple of performs earlier however Graham Livinston caught the tipped ball on third down to increase the Riverhawk drive.

Provo responded and scored when Wright hauled in a 5-yard reception from Gehrig Orchard which knotted the competition at 7-7.

The Bulldogs fell aside in the second quarter, surrendering 28 straight factors and turnovers had been a giant a part of the story.

“The momentum shifted when we turned the ball over,” stated Chambers. “The game kind of got away from us and they’re super talented.”

At the 7:35 mark of the second quarter Krew Jones hauled in a 2-yard go from Nate Dahle. Then simply over two minutes later Livingston scored on a 15-yard go. After an offsides penalty on Provo on the additional level, Ridgeline determined to go for 2 factors and had been profitable as Dahle ran it in to place the Riverhawks out in entrance 22-7.

Things went from dangerous to worse as Ridgeline’s Hunter Knighton picked off Orchard for a 27-yard decide six. Ridgeline went for 2 factors once more however their effort was thwarted so the Riverhawks led 28-7. But simply earlier than half Ridgeline’s protection got here up with one other interception and turned it into factors as Owen Leishman collected a 9-yard go from Dahle. After the profitable level after by West, Ridgeline took a 35-7 lead into the locker room.

Provo obtained the ball to start out the second half and Wright had a pleasant 50-yard kickoff return to arrange the Bulldogs in Riverhawk territory. But Provo turned the ball over on downs.

Onn the following possession Ridgeline took an aggressive tact going for it on fourth down close to midfield and this time the Bulldog protection held. The defensive stand arrange Wright’s second scoring reference to Orchard, this time from 11 yards out to trim the Ridgeline result in 35-14.

However, Provo couldn’t cease the high-octane Ridgeline offense on its subsequent possession and Livingston scored on a 40-yard reception. It was the run after catch that was spectacular because the Riverhawk receiver and BYU commit broke a number of tackles then scampered up the sidelines. The PAT did hit the upright so Ridgeline led 41-14.

Unfortunately for Provo, the turnover bug hit once more as Hunter Sholly took one to the home by way of a 73-yard interception return.

Provo did rating yet one more time in the ultimate stanza when Orchard related with Crew DeMartini on a 12-yard rating. DeMartini additionally hauled in an Orchard throw on the two-point conversion which closed out the scoring with Ridgeline successful 48-22.

Injuries and sickness harm the Bulldogs in this contest. Griffin DeMartini, who performs each methods as a receiver and defensive finish, missed an extended stretch as a consequence of sickness. The relentless Riverhawk go rush took Orchard out of the sport for a couple of performs. But the largest absence was Malik Filimoe’atu, who missed your complete recreation after being injured in Provo’s quarterfinal win over Hurricane. Filimoe’atu is one other two-way star, and in Provo’s second spherical win over Salem Hills, he rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns.

“Unfortunately, we were dealing with some personnel issues, guys that were hurt or sick,” Chambers stated. “Not having Malik running the ball was really hard. That’s a big part of what we do, he’s a big part of our team with leadership and everything too.”

Ridgeline (13-0) will now face the winner of the No. 2 seed Crimson Cliffs (10-1) vs. No. 14 Green Canyon (8-5) contest. The semifinal loss snapped a seven recreation successful streak for Provo because the Bulldogs completed their season at 8-5.

NO. 1 RIDGELINE 48, NO. 5 PROVO 22

Provo 7 0 7 8 -22

Ridgeline 7 28 6 7 -48

R-Crosby West 2 run (Crosby West kick)

P-Ronnie Wright 5 go from Gehrig Orchard (Spencer Shuman kick)

R-Krew Jones 3 go from Nate Dahle (West kick)

R-Graham Livingston 15 go from Dahle (Dahle run)

R-Hunter Knighton 27 interception return (go failed)

R-Owen Leishman 9 go from Dahle (West kick)

P-Wright 11 go from Orchard (Shuman kick)

R-Livingston 40 go from Dahle (kick failed)

R-Hunter Sholly 73 interception return (West kick)

P-Crew Martini 12 go from Orchard (Martini go from Orchard)