DRAPER, Utah, Sept. 5 — It was supposed to be a battle between the top programs from Arizona and Utah.
It turned out to be no match.
The TSN No. 16 Corner Canyon Chargers made easy work of the TSN No. 23 Liberty Lions, 45-14, Friday night in front of a home crowd in Utah. The Chargers led 14-7 after the first quarter and stretched that to 21-7 heading into the halftime. Two more touchdowns coming out of the half put the game out of reach at 35-7, and Corner Canyon cruised to the finish line for the victory.
Combined with the Basha [Chandler, AZ] Bears' 30-24 win over the TSN No. 12 Orange [CA] Lutheran Lancers later that evening, Liberty is likely to fall out of the Top 25 and into the No. 2 position in Arizona heading into next weekend.
Corner Canyon, meanwhile, has climbed from their position as the preseason No. 25 in The Sporting News High School Football Top 25 all the way to No. 16, and they are in good position to climb even higher with several teams losing in front of them over the weekend.
Next up for Corner Canyon (4-0) is another home date with the Brighton [Salt Lake City, UT] Bengals (1-3). Liberty (1-1) will be on the road again, but this time back in Arizona at the Highland [Gilbert, AZ] Hawks (0-2).
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FINAL — CORNER CANYON 45, LIBERTY 14
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|| FOURTH QUARTER ||
We're approaching the midway point of the fourth quarter. It's academic now, and we're just waiting for the final tally.
4th Qtr — CORNER CANYON 45, LIBERTY 14
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And that's probably the back breaker. Corner Canyon opens the fourth quarter with a score, and barring a miracle, this one is over.
4th Qtr — CORNER CANYON 42, LIBERTY 14
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|| THIRD QUARTER ||
Liberty shows they still have some life, trimming back into Corner Canyon's lead again. But Corner Canyon is driving again as the third quarter ends.
End of 3rd Qtr — CORNER CANYON 35, LIBERTY 14
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And Corner Canyon continues to pull away. This battle between Utah's best and Arizona's best is starting to get lopsided.
And, for the Arizona fans, don't look now, but Basha is up 17-0 on No. 12 Orange Lutheran of California. Liberty might have some company.
3rd Qtr — CORNER CANYON 35, LIBERTY 7
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Corner Canyon opens up the second half scoring, adding to its lead. This is close to getting out of reach for the visitors.
3rd Qtr — CORNER CANYON 28, LIBERTY 7
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|| SECOND QUARTER ||
And we head to the half with Corner Canyon in control, but definitely still a game here in Utah.
2nd Qtr — CORNER CANYON 21, LIBERTY 7
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Corner Canyon still in control of this game despite giving up the touchdown to Liberty. They double their lead once again.
2nd Qtr — CORNER CANYON 21, LIBERTY 7
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|| FIRST QUARTER ||
And that's where it stands after one quarter of play.
End of 1st Qtr — CORNER CANYON 14, LIBERTY 7
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Liberty finally gets it going in Utah, and answers with a score of their own.
1st Qtr — CORNER CANYON 14, LIBERTY 7
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So far, it's all Corner Canyon in Utah.
1st Qtr — CORNER CANYON 14, LIBERTY 0
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With 6:53 to play in the first quarter, Corner Canyon takes the early lead.
1st Qtr — CORNER CANYON 7, LIBERTY 0
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We're under way in Utah!
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