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Never complain about more football.

After squandering a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter against Hurricane on Friday, Skyline's first-year coach Zac Erekson viewed the situation as a chance for his kids to strap it up for a couple more plays.

"I said, 'Guys, you know what this is? This is an opportunity for us to play more football. We spent five hours on the bus, what a great opportunity to get a couple more plays out of the deal,'" Erekson said. "One of our captains took over after that. He said, 'We talk about our four hallmarks everyday. Our second hallmark is effort. You better go all out, or get out.' That's what we did. They stepped up."

Hurricane completed its improbable comeback when Tobie Swenson hauled in a 70-yard prayer when Skyline's defensive backs failed to swat down the attempt – a drill Erekson said is practiced every single Wednesday — with zero time remaining in regulation.

"We didn't execute," Erekson said.

The Tigers, however, were whistled for excessive celebration. The point-after attempt sailed wide after the line of scrimmage was bumped back 15 yards.

"When you play teams that run those type of offenses, that's what they hope to do. They hope to wear you down," Erekson explained. "They changed up some of their blocking schemes to get better angles on our defensive ends, and I think we were slow at making adjustments to that. No excuse for us to give up a 20-point lead, but I give them credit."

Hurricane scored first in the overtime, but Skyline matched the touchdown and elected to go for the win and successfully converted its ensuing two-point conversion to earn the dramatic 28-27 victory.

"We have a couple wrinkles up our sleeves for those situations," Erekson said. "Our kids executed them perfectly. If you're prepared for that type of stuff, then they find themselves in a moment that is not too big for them. We walked them through overtime situations. We told them our first two plays. They knew all of that going in. Some of them might have been surprised I chose to go for two, [but] I think the majority of them knew we were going to go for two."

Big Fish

As previously mentioned, Week 1 wasn't exactly full of surprises and upsets. The top 10 programs in the state — Bingham, East, Lone Peak, Herriman, Timpview, Jordan, Alta, Davis, American Fork and Roy — collectively went 10-0 after racking up 385 points, with an average margin of victory of 24.7 points.

The statewide 25 posted an overall record of 18-7. Six of those games were ranked-ranked games, with the higher-ranked program winning all six. No. 23 Ridgeline was the only program to lose against a non-ranked opponent (Skyridge.).

Record Watch

Let the countdown begin. Jordan receiver Spencer Curtis is in pursuit of multiple career individual UHSAA records this season.

After hauling in three receptions for 87 yards and one touchdown in a win against Desert Hills, Curtis now has 184 career catches, which ranks fifth all-time. He's 47 off the pace of Fremont's Austin Raught's record of 231 set between the years of 2003-05.

Curtis is fourth in career receiving yards, with 3,204, which is 363 yards shy of Brighton's Simi Fehoko's mark of 3,571 set last season, and with 29 career receiving touchdowns — he's 12 away from tying Fehoko's record of 41. Curtis averaged 14 touchdowns the past two seasons.

Notable Performances

— East's Jaylen Warren rumbled for 267 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, which equates to a ridiculous 17.8 yards per carry, to lead the Leopards to a dominating win against Syracuse.

— Skyridge's Cody Frampton completed 17 of 26 attempts for 330 yards and five touchdowns with one interception in a win against Ridgeline. Wyatt Parkinson was the beneficiary of seven receptions for 192 yards and three scores.

— Alta quarterback Will Dana connected on 72 percent of his throws for 275 yards and five touchdowns in the Hawks' victory against Taylorsville. Zach Engstrom found the end zone on three of those balls.

— Pleasant Grove's Tyler Trotter erupted for three sacks in his team's last-second win against Corner Canyon.

— Trevor Phibbs

Twitter: @trevorphibbs