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Sandy • Skyline keeper Hillary Weixler certainly got her hands on plenty of balls to keep her team in contention for a Class 4A state title on Friday night.

And she also managed to put a glove on a shot from Timpanogos sophomore Aspyn Farrer during a penalty kick shootout at Rio Tinto Stadium.

But it wasn't enough.

Farrer's shot went off Weixler and into the net, and Timpanogos reigns supreme in 4A once again.

"It's very emotional right now," said Timberwolves senior forward Jordyn Chung-Hoon, tears running down her face during post-game celebrations. "It seems so surreal. It seems like a dream right now."

Officially, the game ended in a 0-0 draw as 80 minutes of regulation, followed by two 10-minute overtime periods, saw plenty of good chances but neither side denting the scoreboard.

Early in the second half, Chung-Hoon was stymied twice in succession by Weixler.

First, a nice dive and deflection from Weixler to her left stopped a shot from the T-wolves senior, but a foul was called on Skyline (17-3) in the ensuing scramble for the ball.

With a penalty kick awarded, Chung-Hoon was stopped cold by Weixler when the Eagles' goalie dove to her right this time.

But in the PK shootout, won 7-6 by Timpanogos (16-2) on Farrer's clinching shot, it was all different for Chung-Hoon and her teammates.

Chung-Hoon got her shot by Weixler, and the Timberwolves' own keeper, Carly Nelson, made a couple of big stops on Skyline chances.

Early in the shootout, Nelson made a diving stop of Eagles junior Holly Daugirda.

Later, after Weixler fended off a try by Timpanogos freshman Tess Donaldson, Nelson went left and halted the shot of Skyline's Bella Sorensen. One kick later, Farrer's attempt was good to end the contest.

"I just had to save these or it was over," Nelson said. "I think we're evenly matched and we just pulled through in this game."

The two region rivals had split their regular-season opportunities against each other, but Timpanogos had a big postseason edge over the Eagles in recent years.

In last season's 4A finale, as well as in the 2011 championship game, the Timberwolves edged Skyline both times by 1-0 counts.

"This is the farthest we've got, to lose in a PK shootout," Skyline coach Yamil Castillo said. "It's a hard loss to swallow. But they deserve the championship."

It was the first year for Timpanogos coach Megan Fereday.

"I think I've got enough gray hairs now that I feel like I've coached 20 or 50 [years]," Fereday said.

"We had a great effort the whole game from these girls. They played their hearts out for the whole game and two overtimes.

"It's nerve-wracking, but I had a lot of confidence in Carly," she added. "We knew it was going to be a close game. We both defended our home fields in our region. It was great to come out on neutral ground and win on a big stage." —

Storylines

O Timpanogos and Skyline meet in the Class 4A championship for the third time in four years, with the Timberwolves winning 1-0 in 2011 and 2013.

• Skyline has the best chance to score during the first half of regulation, but a header from Zoe Moses goes over the crossbar with 6:30 left before halftime.