A historic season on the soccer field ended for the Carbon Dinos on Saturday afternoon in Price, after losing a heartbreaking shootout to the Morgan Trojans in the quarterfinals of the 3A state tournament.

The back-and-forth battle between the No. 3 Dinos and No. 6 Trojans lived up to the billing as the two teams were tied after each period. Two overtimes could not decide a winner, forcing the shootout, which ended in Morgan’s favor 4-1.

Both teams found the back of the net early in the game. Morgan jumped out to an early lead as Luke Francis scored on an assist from Trace Henderson. Carbon’s Luke Brady delivered the equalizer on a pass from Parks Cowdell.

The score remained locked in a 1-1 tie entering the second half. Neither defense gave an inch as both teams were scoreless throughout the remainder of regulation. With no scores in two overtimes, the game went to penalty kicks, setting the stage for the Morgan win.

Saturday’s loss ends one of the most successful seasons in Carbon High School’s history. The Dinos entered the state tournament as the No. 3 seed after finishing second in the highly competitive Region 12 division with an 11-3 mark.

Carbon set a team record for most goals scored in a season with 58. Individually, senior Cannon Mortensen set a single-season record for shutouts at goalkeeper with 10.

The win propels Morgan into the final four of the state tournament, where they will meet No. 2 Manti on Thursday, May 8, for a chance to play in the championship game. In the other semifinal matchup, No. 1 Ogden will square off with No. 5 Ben Lomond.