Chad Pritchett

LAYTON -- It ended up being a storybook ending, just not the one most people would have figured.

In front of a raucous home crowd, Layton's Kade Petersen, Northridge's leading scorer a year ago, took on his former teammates. Petersen scored 23 points, but the Knights got the victory as sophomore Jacob Bigler, who had 19 points to his credit all season coming in, dropped in 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting to give Northridge a 57-46 win in the Region 1 opener.

LAYTON -- Both the Lancers and Panthers came into Friday night's non-league boys basketball matchup eager to halt losing skids.

After starting 2-0, Layton had dropped three straight, however West proved to be the ideal opponent to help it right the ship as the Lancers moved back to .500 with a 57-39 victory.

LAYTON -- It's been a long time coming for Layton Christian, which is what made Friday's outcome especially sweet.

In their eighth football campaign, after posting a 0-3 postseason record and getting outscored 116-0, the Eagles finally recorded their first playoff victory with a rousing come-from-behind win over Altamont, 28-21.

LAYTON -- Friday night lights will have to make way for a Saturday afternoon matinee.

In the 20th meeting between cross-town rivals Layton and Northridge, a compelling game was brewing when the stadium lights went dark in the middle of a Lancer kickoff return.

Following nearly an hour delay, with just under six minutes left in the second quarter and the score knotted at seven apiece, the contest was postponed until 1 p.m. today at Northridge High School.

LAYTON -- If the Knights were going to go down to winless Weber, it was at least going to be on their own terms.

As it turned out, the outcome was never really in doubt as Northridge broke out its big-play arsenal, scoring early and and often in a 56-21 romp over the visiting Warriors.

"Coming out of the Fremont game (a 27-14 loss a week ago) we felt that we were too conservative in a tight game and that we needed to open it up and take more chances," Northridge coach Erik Thompson said. "We tried to do that tonight and fortunately I've got one of the best (quarterbacks) in the state and he made great decisions. (Weber) does a great job on defense confusing you and they bring pressure every time, but we just kept fighting and fortunately when we did make plays our kids finished and got into the end zone."

LAYTON -- A week after taking it in the shorts, Bingham was on the giving end Friday night.

The two-time defending state champion Miners took their 26-game winning streak on the road and got blitzed 42-7 by California's Orange Lutheran on Saturday. They wasted no time in righting the ship back in Utah as they raced out to a 41-7 halftime lead over Layton before recording a 47-13 victory. The Miners haven't lost an in-state game since Alta beat them in the 2008 state title contest.

"They're the number one ranked team in the state and you wonder how good they are and what level you have to get to and now we know that we're a long way off," Layton coach Jim Batchelor said. "We got physically manhandled. They were more aggressive than us and they were more physical than us; they did anything they wanted to and we couldn't stop them."