Entering Thursday night's semifinal matchup against Corner Canyon (UT), only one team had been able to stay within a possession of Mountain Ridge (UT), the state's top team.
Thursday afternoon, Corner Canyon
did something many likely could have never experienced, and they did it in a way that no one could have guessed.
The Chargers intercepted not one, not two, not three and not even four interceptions but seven Mountain Ridge passes en route to a 34-28 Class 6A semifinal upset win.
Mountain Ridge was ranked as the No. 11 team in the Super 15 West rankings entering the week.
Entering the game, Mountain Ridge's senior quarterback had just seven interceptions on the year compared to 51 touchdown passes. It was a historic day for the Chargers defense as its been nearly 30 years since a defense in the state last intercepted seven passes in a game.
FINAL: #59 Corner Canyon (UT) defeats #49 Mountain Ridge (UT), 34–28.
— T25PS | National Public School Football (@Top25PublicHSFB) November 13, 2026
#59 Corner Canyon will being going for their FOURTH straight championship next week when they play #58 Skyridge in a rematch of a game earlier this year that Skyridge won 37-27. pic.twitter.com/3Vq2ce1av7
The interception fest began early as Corner Canyon jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead after two interceptions. Mountain Ridge clawed its way back into the game, trailing by three at the half.
Three points would be the closest the Sentinels would get for the remainder of the night.
Corner Canyon added another touchdown in the third, and after Mountain Ridge scored with just under 10 minutes, Hunt threw his seventh interception of the afternoon, ending any hope of a comeback.
With the win, Corner Canyon moves on to the Class 6A championship and will play Skyridge (UT) at 2:30 p.m. MT on Nov. 20.
Corner Canyon is playing for its seventh state championship and fourth in a row. The Chargers won their first state title in 2018; this will be the third time they have played Skyridge in a state championship. Skyridge won the first meeting in 2022, and a year later, Corner Canyon started its current run with a 35-17 win over the Falcons.
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