High school football: Corner Canyon Chargers cruise to second straight state title, beat American Fork Cavemen, 49-14

Corner Canyon cornerback Dustin Millich (9) leaps into the air with teammate Cade McDougal (24) after he intercepted a pass in the 6A championship football game between American Fork and Corner Canyon at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. | Steve Griffin, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — For the second year in a row, but this time in a higher classification, the Corner Canyon Chargers are state champions.

A year after winning the 5A title, the Chargers cruised to a 49-14 win over the American Fork Cavemen on Friday in the 6A championship game at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Corner Canyon scored 21 points in the second quarter, including two touchdowns inside of three minutes, which lifted it to a 28-7 advantage at halftime.

Chargers quarterback Cole Hagen finished with four touchdown passes to lead the winning side.

This story will be updated.

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