(St. George, UT) – In a matchup pitting teams needing a win, Cedar High’s great first half propelled them over Pine View to keep playoff hopes very alive.

The Reds (1-1) put 21 points on the board before the Panthers found the end zone in the third quarter.

Cedar running back Hayden Bishop set the pace with a pair of short rushing tds (4 and 1 yards) in the first and second quarters. Then quarterback John Ursua showed why is considered a top athlete in the state by running for a 79-yard score to put Cedar up 21-0 with five minutes remaining in the first half.

Pine View’s Braxton Peterson removed the zero on the scoreboard for the Panthers three minutes into the third quarter with his 10-yard running score, but Ursua had an answer with another 60-yard run to make the score 28-7 only two minutes after Peterson’s score.

Ursua ran for a 5-yard score in the fourth quarter to make the game appear to be over, 35-7 Cedar, with 5:40 left.

However, Pine View found an infusion of offense, and cashed in on a pair of executed onside kicks.

The Panthers scored three touchdowns from the 2:30 mark on to make the score much tighter at 35-28, the last score coming from a Kody Wilstead pass to Carson Murdock with 10 ticks on the game clock. The final onside kick attempt failed and Cedar survived the flurry by Pine View.

Cedar’s Ursua finished with 187 yards rushing on 14 carries and passed for 118 yards on 8 of 11 passes.

Cedar’s offense piled up 405 yards of offense and converted 8 of 12 third down attempts.

Braxton Peterson led the Panthers in rushing with 129 yards (18 carries) and Kody Wilstead threw for 168 yards on 13 of 29 passing.

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Box score:

Pine View 0 – 0 – 7 – 21 < 28

Cedar 7 – 14 – 7 – 7 < 35

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Scoring plays:

C < Bishop 4 run (Rogers kick)

C < Bishop 1 run (Rogers kick)

C < Ursua 79 run (Rogers kick)

PV < Peterson 10 run (Frieden kick)

C < Ursua 60 run (Rogers kick)

C < Ursua 5 run (Rogers run)

PV < Matavao 1 run (Frieden kick)

PV < Matavao 5 run (Frieden kick)

PV < Murdock 4 pass Wilstead (Frieden kick)

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REGION 9 STANDINGS:

Hurricane 3-0 (6-0 overall)

Desert Hills 3-0 (5-1)

Snow Canyon 1-1 (2-3)

Cedar 1-1 (1-4)

Dixie 1-2 (4-2)

Canyon View 0-2 (2-3)

Pine View 0-3 (2-4)

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