Live score updates: Lone Peak upsets nationally ranked Corner Canyon in Utah high school football

Corner Canyon's win over IMG Academy drew national attention, but Lone Peak is also off to a hot start
Corner Canyon (Utah) will try to stay undefeated Friday, Aug. 30, at Lone Peak.
Corner Canyon (Utah) will try to stay undefeated Friday, Aug. 30, at Lone Peak. / Photo by Jann Hendry

Corner Canyon shocked the high school football world with its thrilling win over IMG Academy (Florida), and now a clash of Utah football titans is up next with a game against Lone Peak.

BREAKING NEWS: 5-star Corner Canyon WR Jerome Myles out with a knee injury

Four-star junior quarterback Helaman Casuga leads a potent Corner Canyon (2-0) offense, while defense is the strength for Lone Peak (2-0), which shut out Bingham in Week 1 and topped defending state champ Timpview in Week 2.

Playing his first two seasons at Timpview, Casuga piled up 6,475 passing yards and 60 touchdowns.

His stats through his first two games at Corner Canyon are staggering: 812 yards, 10 touchdowns, no interceptions and a 78% completion rate.

Casuga has thrown four TD passes each to senior receivers Jerome Myles and Chryshaun Lee.

Corner Canyon beat Lone Peak 35-21 in the 6A quarterfinals in 2023.

Stay with SBLive for live updates, big play highlights and analysis throughout the Corner Canyon vs. Lone Peak game at in Highland, Utah. The matchup is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. MT / 6 p.m. PT.

You can also watch Corner Canyon vs. Lone Peak live on the NFHS Network.

FINAL: Lone Peak 28, Corner Canyon 21

4TH QUARTER UPDATES

Big play to the 16 is nullified by holding. Corner Canyon ball on the Lone Peak 45 with 4.6 seconds left. Hail Mary coming here.

Corner Canyon ball on the Lone Peak 35 with 18.5 seconds left, one timeout.

Corner Canyon forces a three-and-out and Lone Peak punt. Corner Canyon on the Lone Peak 46 with two minutes left, trailing 28-21.

TOUCHDOWN CORNER CANYON! Casuga hits Chryshaun Lee for a 4-yard TD with 3:09 left. It's 28-21 Lone Peak.

Corner Canyon ball on its own 38, 4:24 left with the Chargers needing two touchdowns to tie.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Corner Canyon pass on fourth and long is incomplete and it's 28-14 Lone Peak with less than seven minutes remaining on the Corner Canyon 27.

Lone Peak pass interference penalty nullifies an interception, and Corner Canyon has first and 10 on its own 40.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Corner Canyon breaks up the fourth-down pass and takes over on its own 27, trailing 28-14.

Lone Peak starts with the ball on the Corner Canyon 29.

3RD QUARTER UPDATES

END OF 3RD QUARTER: Lone Peak 28, Corner Canyon 14

Teams have traded punts. It's Lone Peak ball on its own 49, leading 28-14.

TOUCHDOWN CORNER CANYON! Offensive lineman/nose tackle Zion Finau gets the carry and slams it in from 1 yard out. It's 28-14 Lone Peak.

Huge fourth-down conversion for Corner Canyon. Tipped ball is caught anyway by Meza.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Corner Canyon gets a much-needed surge in the second half by holding Lone Peak. Chargers ball on their own 41, trailing 28-7.

Lone Peak starts the third on its own 30, leading 28-7.

2ND QUARTER UPDATES

HALFTIME: Lone Peak 28, Corner Canyon 7

TOUCHDOWN LONE PEAK! Kepa Niumeitolu scores on a 1-yard QB keeper with nine seconds left in the half. It's 28-7 Lone Peak. Penalties (and the Lone Peak offensive line) have been killing Corner Canyon.

TURNOVER ON DOWNS! Corner Canyon goes for it on fourth down in its own territory and falls short. Lone Peak has it on the Corner Canyon 36 leading 21-7. 3:17 left

TOUCHDOWN LONE PEAK! The entire Lone Peak line pushes the runner across the goal line and it's 21-7 Lone Peak with five minutes left in the half.

TOUCHDOWN LONE PEAK! Kepa Niumeitolu connects with Bear Tenney for a 58-yard TD on the first play of the quarter. It's 14-7 Lone Peak.

Lone Peak starts the quarter with a second and 5 on its own 42.

1ST QUARTER UPDATES

END OF 1ST QUARTER: Corner Canyon 7, Lone Peak 7

FUMBLE! Lone Peak QB Kepa Niumeitolu gets popped inside the 5-yard line and Corner Canyon recovers on its own 1. Still 7-7, 1:20 left.

Jerome Myles is on crutches on the sideline with a bag of ice taped to his right knee.

TOUCHDOWN CORNER CANYON! Jackson Caruth scores a 9-yard TD run after a big catch by Kai Meza set it up. We're tied 7-7, 5:12 left.

Five-star Corner Canyon receiver Jerome Myles is being helped off the field with what looks like a knee injury.

TOUCHDOWN LONE PEAK! QB Kepa Niumeitolu keeps it himself on a 15-yard TD run and it's 7-0 Lone Peak after capitalizing on the early turnover.

INTERCEPTION! It's Lone Peak ball deep in Corner Canyon territory after Helaman Casuga's first pick of the season.

We're underway! Corner Canyon ball on its own 20.

PREGAME UPDATES

Both teams have taken the field, and we're about 10 minutes away from kickoff.

Check back just before kickoff (7 p.m. MT) for live updates and big play highlights.

-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports

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Mike Swanson is the Trending News Editor for SBLive Sports. He's been in journalism since 2003, having worked as a reporter, city editor, copy editor and high school sports editor in California, Connecticut and Oregon.