Prep roundup: Layton’s Pritchett, Bonneville’s Taylor pitch baseball gems
Bear River and Bountiful meet in softball epic

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LAYTON — Layton High’s Austin Pritchett outdueled Davis High’s Sam Sevy and made a 3-1 lead after one inning stand up to give the Lancers a region baseball win Wednesday, creating a three-way tie atop Region 1 between the two and Fremont.
Pritchett spread six hits across seven innings, striking out three and walking four in a complete game for Layton (7-10, 6-2). Fish Manning homered and scored two runs. Will Hoffman hit 2 for 3. Andres Cedeno, Caleb Jackson and Tanner Neil each drove in one run.
Sevy allowed seven hits, striking out six and walking one in the tough loss for Davis (12-6, 6-2). The Darts had six players with one hit apiece, with Kaleb Weaver and Jaxon Marble each hitting a double. Owen Talbot drove in the team’s run.
FREMONT 11, WEBER 5
PLEASANT VIEW — Fremont took Game 2 of the region series at Weber by taking a 5-0 lead in the first and scoring six more in the sixth, creating a three-way tie with Davis and Layton atop Region 1.
Owen Simkins tripled twice and drove in three runs for Fremont (13-5, 6-2 Region 1). Cole Sanders and Chase Jones each doubled, with Sanders totaling three RBIs. Jace Hadley drove in two and scored two from the leadoff spot. Tad Grange got the win, allowing three earned runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings, striking out three.
Ridge Torman hit 2 for 3 with a solo homer for Weber (2-14, 1-7). Eastyn Baker hit 2 for 3 with a double. Aiden Rodarte also doubled.
BONNEVILLE 3, VIEWMONT 1
BOUNTIFUL — Hudson Taylor pitched a complete-game three-hitter with seven strikeouts to pitch Bonneville to a win at Viewmont.
Ryker Allen hit 2 for 4 with a double, one RBI and one run scored in the leadoff spot as Bonneville (8-11, 2-6 Region 5) scored twice in the first inning. Jaygen Noble drove in two runs.
ROY 16, NORTHRIDGE 6
LAYTON — Roy rapped 16 singles and 19 total hits on the way to a five-inning victory at Northridge and its first region win.
Jack Sorensen, Logan Vorwaller and Connor Robinson each drove in three runs for Roy (8-9, 1-6 Region 5). Sorensen, Tristan Young, James Cochran and Cache Summers each had three hits. Vorwaller, Robinson and Young each hit one double. Parker Skidmore shook off a four-run first inning in which he gave up four consecutive doubles and spread six hits and two runs across the final four innings.
Jon Olsen, Ryan Small, Isaac Anderson and Parker Jeppson hit those doubles in the first for Northridge (12-7, 4-4). Olsen finished 3 for 3 with a home run and two RBIs.
SYRACUSE 4, FARMINGTON 2
SYRACUSE — Calder Millard pitched a complete game, allowing two earned runs on six hits while striking out four, to help lead Syracuse to a region win.
Burkon Beus and Colsten Thomas each hit two singles and drove in one run for Syracuse (5-10, 3-5 Region 1).
WEST FIELD 15, LOGAN 1
TAYLOR — West Field crushed Logan with 11 runs in the first inning on the way to a five-inning run-rule victory.
Brady Penland was the only multi-hit batter for West Field (12-9, 8-3 Region 11), going 2 for 3 with two doubles and two RBIs. The Longhorns drew seven walks and Logan committed six errors. Samuel Smith hit a two-run homer. Kanyon Pratt, Grady Garrett and Kason Taylor each drove in two runs.
Caymen Kap spread six hits and six walks across five innings, striking out four and allowing one run for the win.
BEAR RIVER 8, GREEN CANYON 0
GARLAND — Holden Potter pitched a two-hit shutout to lead Bear River in a region win, striking out eight and walking three.
Potter drove in two at the plate. Dallin Rice hit 2 for 3 with two RBIs for Bear River (15-7, 7-4 Region 11). Michael Sanchez and Jackson Barfuss each hit 2 for 3 with one RBI.
WOODS CROSS 2, BOX ELDER 0
WOODS CROSS — Boston Steacie took the hard-luck loss at first-place Woods Cross, allowing two runs on two hits and striking out five over six innings for Box Elder.
Bryson Wight hit 2 for 2 for Box Elder (4-12, 1-6 Region 5). Greyson Burt and Easton Green each hit singles.
Heston White needed 89 pitches in a four-hit shutout for Woods Cross (12-7, 7-1), striking out eight and walking zero.
BOUNTIFUL 6, CLEARFIELD 3
BOUNTIFUL — Clearfield led 3-0 in the third and Taven Swartz took a shutout into the fifth when Bountiful scored all six of its runs in one frame.
Logan Fenn hit 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs for Clearfield (9-10, 5-3 Region 5). Colt Chambers hit a double and drove in the other run. Swartz allowed two earned runs on six hits, striking out two.
SOFTBALL
BOUNTIFUL 3, BEAR RIVER 1
GARLAND — Ella Miller struck out 16 to win a duel with Kate Wilson and lead Bountiful (17-2) to a tight win over Bear River in a bout of 5A and 4A powers.
Wilson allowed two earned runs on four hits, striking out three for Bear River (21-2). Bella Douglas doubled and scored on a Luci Roche single.
Bear River’s losses this season are to 6A Riverton and 5A Bountiful, who are a combined 36-4.
VIEWMONT 10, NORTHRIDGE 2
BOUNTIFUL — Both teams tallie seven hits but Northridge committed seven errors and surrendered just one earned run in a road region loss.
Kaylee Shirreffs, Berklee Larsen and Braylynn McClellan each hit one double for Northridge (9-11, 2-8 Region 5).
GRANTSVILLE 16, BEN LOMOND 0
OGDEN — Ailin Gonzalez singled to give Ben Lomond (0-11, 0-10 Region 13) its only baserunner in a three-inning home loss to Grantsville.
SKY VIEW 13, ROY 8
SKY VIEW — Quincy Johnson tripled, doubled and drove in three but Roy lost at Sky View. Brynlee Pearl drove in two runs for the Royals (0-15).
BOYS SOCCER
WEBER 1 def. SYRACUSE 1 (5-4 PKs)
SYRACUSE — After a 1-1 draw through regulation and extra time, Boston Smith blocked three kicks during a shootout to help Weber to a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Syracuse.
Luke Pack scored in the first half for Weber (11-3, 4-3 Region 1). Caleb Hall, assisted by Wyatt Affleck, scored in the first half for Syracuse (7-7, 3-4). The shootout went seven rounds.
DAVIS 2, FARMINGTON 1
KAYSVILLE — Kyle Livermore scored in the second half and assisted Parker Anderson to lift Davis (8-4, 5-2 Region 1) to a region win over Farmington (4-6, 3-4).
LAYTON 1, FREMONT 0
PLAIN CITY — Kyle Lemburg scored in the second half, assisted by Jack Gibbs, to put Layton over Fremont (9-4, 3-4 Region 1).
Gibbs got the shutout in goal for Layton (6-6, 3-4).
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
FREMONT 3, LAYTON 2
LAYTON — Fremont took a match Tuesday at Layton (17-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-23, 15-10) for its first region win.
Carter Green totaled 16 kills and Manase Tuatagaloa had 11 for Fremont (6-13, 1-6 Region 1). Korver Lewis totaled 18 digs and John Suka 16. Nathan Broadbent passed 25 assists.
Sam Pizarro Guiral led Layton (6-14, 1-6) with 19 kills and Bryce Gardner had 14 kills with 17 digs. Cody Lambert served four aces. Luke Jensen totaled seven blocks. Ben Peterson pitched in 22 assists.
SCORES, NO STATS REPORTED
West Field 3, Logan 0: 25-18, 25-23, 25-18