High school boys lacrosse: A new era? Skyridge dethrones Corner Canyon for 6A state championship
Skyridge celebrates after defeating Corner Canyon 12-11 in the 6A boys lacrosse championship game at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, on Saturday, May 23, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News Ever since the Utah High School Activities Association added lacrosse to its list of sanctioned sports, the 6A state championship has gone through Corner Canyon. The Chargers have had an elite program, and have won every 6A boys state title since 2021.
They were heavily favored to do it again this season, but the Skyridge Falcons had other ideas. The Falcons got four goals from Dylan Forsgren, but it was Tamanuitoi Johnson’s score with 2:29 left that lifted Skyridge to a 12-11 win over the Chargers Saturday afternoon at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman. The Falcons rallied from a 4-0 deficit, and even trailed going into the final quarter, but Kaiden Hobbs scored two goals and Carson Butterfield, Forsgen and Johnson each found the net in the final period to help second-seeded Skyridge at least start to see some level of parity among the state’s biggest schools.
“We were playing our best lacrosse at the end,” said Falcons coach Bart Butterfield, whose team finished with a 17-2 record and celebrated wildly Saturday after losing in the semifinals last year. “Shock. Disbelief.
That’s what I’m feeling right now,” he added. “We pulled it off after a lot of work. ” Skyridge's Tamanuitoi Johnson (33) celebrates with Grady Gunter (7) and Kaiden Hobbs (27) after scoring the game winning goal against Corner Canyon in the 6A boys lacrosse championship game at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, on Saturday, May 23, 2026.
| Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News Skyridge celebrates after defeating Corner Canyon 12-11 in the 6A boys lacrosse championship game at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, on Saturday, May 23, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News Corner Canyon sailed through its regular-season schedule, earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament and then defeated tournament opponents such as Cedar Valley 27-3, Westlake 22-5 and then Mountain Ridge 22-3.