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High school girls soccer: Literal last-second goal lifts Lone Peak past Corner Canyon in region opener

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Tuesday’s game between Region 3 rivals Lone Peak and Corner Canyon was really a game of inches. It stayed scoreless through nearly all 100 minutes of the double overtime game, and penalty kicks loomed as seemingly the only way to break the stalemate. However, the Knights caught a break and saw a chance to end it early on a free kick about five yards out of the box with just seven seconds left. While the set piece was a solid opportunity to score, Corner Canyon’s defense had been relentless all afternoon. The Chargers’ backline played especially well, and keeper Olivia Edwards had plenty of saves to keep Lone Peak scoreless. But when Lone Peak sophomore Katherine Mason stepped up to take the kick, she had a choice to make: should she shoot the ball or find a teammate to finish it? Mason saw an opening and chose the latter, which paid off as Ava Scoville got a head on it for the golden goal victory. “To be honest, I was going to shoot, but I saw that Corner Canyon’s players were in a per