Digging deep: Lone Peak polishes off its uncommon championship run with a 3-0 win over Davis
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- Davis High’s Lillian Lever (30) gives chase to Lone Peak’s Sadie Stratton (10) during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Davs High’s Samantha Maudsley (2) challenges for the ball against Lone Peak’s Nya Piercy (25) during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak’s Nya Piercy (25) challenge’s Davis High’s Vivian Fries (6) during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Sadie Stratton, facing, and Lone Peak teammates celebrate a goal against Davis during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak’s Sadie Stratton (10) and Davis High’s Lola Martineau (14) battle for the ball during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak players celebrate winning the 6A girls soccer state championship Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak’s Sadie Stratton (10) and Davis High’s Jaycee Lund (23) joust for position during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak players embrace Sadie Stratton, second from left, after she scored a goal against Davis during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak’s Sadie Stratton (10) bears down on Davis keeper Jazmyn Booyse, scoring an eventual goal, during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak’s Sadie Stratton stops the ball during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak’s Sami Schiffman stops the ball during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak teammates Sadie Stratton, left, and Macie Leavitt embrace after scoring a goal against Davis during the 6A girls soccer championship final Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
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- Lone Peak keeper Scotlyn Schlosser (23) and teammates hoist the trophy after winning the 6A girls soccer state championship over Davis on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman.
Although Lone Peak’s 3-0 6A state championship win over Davis on Friday was a common result for the powerhouse program, the process of getting there was absolutely out of the ordinary.
Sure, the Knights finished up 6A play exhibiting the precise passing, stingy defense and everything else involved with a program that has now won four state championships over the past nine seasons, although most of what was on display during Friday’s match was a far cry from what was put forth early in the season. Indeed the story of the Knight’s season is their reliance on a lot of in-season adjustments on top of depending on more than several sophomores and freshmen, all of which made this championship unique and probably all that more satisfying.
“The two we won back-to-back, I mean, we were just loaded. It was just my job to make sure I didn’t get in their way,” said Lone Peak coach Shantel Jolley of her team’s championship runs in both 2023 and 2024. “For this group not to have quite the firepower we had during those two years we won, it was just so much fun to see them grow and develop from where we started to now.”
“We have four seniors this year, and it’s been so amazing to have such a young team … it’s so fun,” added Lone Peak senior Sadie Stratton. “We all love each other so much. There’s so much energy, and it isn’t just a All-Star team. It’s a team that plays well together … and I think that is all the difference that we needed.”
Turns out those making a big difference on Friday, at least during the initial stages, were sophomore Katherine Mason and freshman Kami McMurtrey.
Up first was Mason, who didn’t let her misfire on a free kick just outside of the penalty box get the better of her or her team. Just a few minutes after her free kick sailed over the crossbar, Mason turned and fired a perfectly-struck ball from at least 30 yards out that was tucked in perfectly just underneath that same crossbar and just right of the far left post, giving her team a 1-0 lead midway through the first half.
“With this being the state championship, I definitely feel it was my best strike ever,” Mason said. “My technique was off and everything on my free kick, but then I was determined that we need to score this. Like, we need a goal right now to motivate the team. So I just took a shot at it and it went in.”
A few minutes after the second half kickoff, McMurtrey kicked in a goal off a deflection by Davis’s goalkeeper during a transition opportunity, pushing the margin to 2-0. The goal-scoring by both players served as a sort of microcosm for the entire Lone Peak season, with underclassmen stepping up time and again regardless of the circumstance.
“To see these younger girls that I throw in have zero fear, it’s so fun to see,” Jolley said. “We needed them to be good this year. We needed to find some younger girls to step up, and I think that’s what took us a little slower (to start) the season. The Lone Peak name was a little heavy for some of them, to handle it, and (to see them) just grow into it was a lot of fun to see.”
As mentioned, the uncommon growth Lone Peak underwent throughout the course of the season will define its 2026 championship more than anything. Just a few weeks into the season the Knights saw themselves standing with just one win against three losses with the prospect of not coming close to seriously contending for a state championship very much a possibility.
But Jolley, her staff, and most importantly, the Lone Peak players kept their heads up, made more than several notable adjustments and went to work and ultimately reeled off 17 straight wins, the last of which came with Friday’s win over Davis.
“We graduated such a strong class last year, and then we returned a small senior class. We just had a lot of holes that we needed to fill, and I think it just took us a few games to realize which players could fill them,” Jolley said. “And then what formation we wanted to play, if we had younger players that could step up, and so it just took us a bit. But the girls just trusted us, we made some changes, and they just kept trusting in what we were doing.”
Fittingly is was Stratton, one of Lone Peak’s senior captains, kicking in the final goal to polish off Lone Peak’s remarkable and uncommon march to a coveted 6A state championship.
“We had so many doubts this season with other teams, other people, but we really just fought through and showed them who we really are,” Stratton concluded. “We’re such a good team that plays so well together. We have so much love on this team, and it just really shows. Travis (Barton) and Jolley are just such amazing coaches. They deserve it all. They absolutely run this program, and I love them so much.”
