SALT LAKE CITY -- Spencer Magleby did not score, but two crucial catches were just about worth their weight in touchdowns for American Fork on Friday.

The Cavemen, coming off a heartbreaking loss, rebounded 24-20 at Skyline.

Magleby, a 6-foot senior tight end, hauled in a pair of memorable passes on the two second-half scoring drives.

"We didn't want to let the loss get to us," Magleby said of the late defeat against East a week prior. "We just wanted to work hard, and we came out and played our best."

He showed highlight material, first snaring a 13-yard pass on the game's most entertaining play. That still made it third-and-2 around midfield midway though the third quarter, but it clearly set a new tone after he hooked up with quarterback Jordan Lusk. The sideline sparked noticeably after Lusk scrambled wildly, threw up a desperate lob and his receiver came down with it -- ignoring a lot of danger.

Nine plays later, including a questionable pass-interference call on third-and-11 from the 25, Brady Ivie nailed a 23-yard field goal for a 17-14 lead that would never be relinquished.

"I saw the (defender) coming from the side," Magleby recalled. "I knew I was going to get laid out. I just knew I had to catch it. It was just a fun game."

It became more fun on the next drive, starting the fourth quarter, when the Cavemen (2-2) drove 92 yards in 14 plays. Nathaniel Olsen capped the drive with a beautifully timed catch across the middle of the field from 19 yards, on a third-and-8.

Again, Magleby came through with a 26-yard snag on second-and-18 from midfield. He simply snatched the ball from a Skyline defender as they tussled in the air.

Leading 24-14, emotions started to run high on both sidelines.

Skyline scored a touchdown (but failed on the extra point) with 2:26 left. American Fork looked like it would have to punt with about 1 1/2 minutes left, but a late hit was called on Skyline after nailing a receiver near the sideline.

Teams did not shake hands after the game. Cavemen coach Davis Knight wasn't sure what that was all about.

Magleby said teammates were upset, believing that Skyline (2-2), on Homecoming, might have been ornery because it lost and didn't like some calls along the way.

Skyline coach Roger Dupaix saw it differently. He said an assistant coach thought an American Fork player took a swing at one of the Golden Eagles after the game.

Dupaix said he regretted there was no post-game meeting of the teams.

He said he was afraid there was so much excitement at the end, that the teams would have collided. He was hoping to restore calm for a second.

Skyline's last play, from deep in its own territory, turned into a short catch then all sorts of desperate laterals.

American Fork players saw the ball was dead, the clock at 0:00 and stormed the field.

"I went over to shake hands, and all of a sudden my team was gone," Dupaix said.

Knight talked with his old friend Dupaix afterward. It didn't seem like there were hard feelings. Knight was just relieved to see his team experience winning after two consecutive losses.

"I wondered all during the week, how would the coaches react; how would the kids react," Knight said, alluding to last week's 21-10 defeat. "So I was apprehensive about coming into this difficult setting...it was not a good feeling."