Bingham Miners Blast Mountain Ridge, Hand Sentinels First Loss
Sep 24, 2021, 9:23 PM | Updated: 9:26 pm
(Courtesy of Tom Hackett / KSLSports.com)
(Courtesy of Tom Hackett / KSLSports.com)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Bingham Miners handed the Mountain Ridge Sentinels their first loss of the season with a blowout victory.
The Miners hosted the Sentinels on Friday, September 24.
Bingham cruised to a 45-7 win.
Big performance on both sides of the ball from the Miners.@BinghamFB 45@mtridge_FB 14#KSLGameNight #GameNightLive pic.twitter.com/3P1X4ettk2
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 25, 2021
The Miners struck first with a 41-yard field goal with 9:25 left in the first quarter.
A few minutes later and after a Mountain Ridge punt, Miners running back Saia Lomu powered through multiple defenders to add six more points to Bingham’s total. Lomu’s touchdown gave Bingham a 10-2 lead with 6:14 remaining in the opening quarter.
The first TD of the night goes to the Miners.
Bingham 10
Mountain Ridge 06:14 | Q1#GameNightLive #KSLGameNight pic.twitter.com/7WYflMkEWt
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 25, 2021
The Miners forced another punt on the Sentinels’ next possession. Bingham turned the kick into a special teams touchdown on a big return by Maddax Peck. The touchdown made it a 17-0 lead for the Miners with 4:51 to go in the first quarter.
With 1:56 remaining in the quarter, Peck scored his second touchdown of the game on a big reception. Peck’s score gave the Miners a 24-0 lead.
It's getting ugly early for Mountain Ridge.@BinghamFB 24@mtridge_FB 0
1:46 | Q1 #KSLGameNight #GameNightLive pic.twitter.com/DTbxqmMkrs
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 25, 2021
Bingham continued to roll at the start of the second quarter. Miners running back Havea Fotu cruised into the end zone for six points and a 31-0 lead with 11:11 left in the first half.
The Miners took that advantage into the locker room at halftime.
Touchdown Miners@BinghamFB 31@mtridge_FB 0
11:11 | Q2#KSLGameNight #GameNightLive pic.twitter.com/kBV873zpNk
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 25, 2021
With 6:33 left in the third quarter, the Sentinels finally found their way across the goal line to cut Bingham’s lead to 31-7.
Mountain Ridge finds the end zone.@BinghamFB 31@mtridge_FB 7
6:29 | Q3#KSLGameNight #GameNightLive pic.twitter.com/4CaN3TKB4M
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 25, 2021
Mountain Ridge’s success was short-lived as Bingham’s Dallen Martinez showed off his wheels for an 80-yard touchdown run with 6:12 remaining in the third quarter. The touchdown gave the Miners a 38-7 lead.
Eight seconds later, the Miners intercepted the ball and regained possession with excellent field position.
After a few subsequent plays, Bingham made it 45-7 with another score.
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The Sentinels took advantage of a Miner turnover and scored their second touchdown of the contest with 1:24 left in the game.
Mountain Ridge’s score cut Bingham’s lead to 45-14.
With the result, the Miners improved to 4-3 on the season and the Sentinels fell to a record of 6-1.
Bingham’s next game is against Copper Hills on Friday, October 1 at 7 p.m. (MDT).
Mountain Ridge’s next game is against West Jordan on Friday, October 1 at 7 p.m. (MDT).
