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High school boys soccer: American Fork breaks 40-year drought with 6A state championship victory
Junior forward Demetri Larsen spent his Wednesday practicing his shot from one particular location around the 36-foot mark. Little did he know at the time that it was the spot where he would have a chance to make a generational play for his team. Forty years is a long time for any high school team to go without a state championship. It feels especially long for a team representing American Fork, which has won state in 11 different sports since the turn of the century but hadn’t laid hands on the coveted trophy for boys soccer since 1984, back when 46-year-old Cavemen coach Casey Waldron was in the first grade. But when senior Ben Harley’s corner kick Thursday in the 6A state championship match went right where it needed to go, it got booted out of the scrum into the waiting feet of Larsen, who fired it through the hands of Farmington’s goalie for American Fork’s lone goal.
High school baseball: Syracuse beats Bingham in 6A Super Regionals, advances to bracket play
Survive and advance. That’s the name of the game this time of year as No. 8 Syracuse hosted No. 9 Bingham in the 6A Super Regionals Friday afternoon. And that’s exactly what the Titans did. After coming back in Game 1 for an 8-4 victory Thursday night — led by Tag Hamblin’s two home runs — the two powerhouse programs met again Friday afternoon as part of the three-game series.
High school boys volleyball: Maple Mountain overcomes mistakes to take 5A crown over Bountiful
Since the start of May, Maple Mountain has been one of the most dominant teams in the state. Prior to Saturday’s 5A championship match, the Golden Eagles won 16 games in a row, with their last five wins being 3-0 sweeps. Maple Mountain finished its perfect postseason with a 25-21, 25-23, 25-22 5A championship win over Bountiful and finished the postseason with a 12-0 set record. “It’s a lot of trust they have in each other,” said Maple Mountain head coach Geoff Wright. “They really buy into the idea of being a family. Sometimes they get down but then they build each other up because that’s what families do. You refocus on every point, if something goes bad you put it away and get a positive attitude.” Golden Eagles’ Trey Thornton consistently led in kills throughout their postseason run and it was no different in the championship match. Thornton started the opening set with seven kills to help take the 25-21 opening set win.
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