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Best in state: Alta boys soccer soars above the competition for 5A title By Josh McFadden | j.mcfadden@mycityjournals.com The Alta boys soccer team captured the Class 5A state championship, capping a memorable season for the Hawks.
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The Alta soccer team holds the 5A state trophy. (Photo courtesy Jana Glass and Rhett Rasmussen)
eading into the Class 5A state boys soccer tournament, there may have been no clear-cut favorite. But once all was said and done, there was no doubt the Alta Hawks were the top team. Alta claimed the 5A championship with a 3-2 victory over defending champion Wasatch on May 22 at America First Field in Sandy. Alta finished the season with a glossy 18-2, also tying for the Region 6 title with a 10-2 league record. Alta also claimed its 10th state championship in program history. “It feels amazing to win the championship,” head coach Mackenize Hyer said. “These seniors had the goal to be champions from the end of last season. They did the work and had amazing attitudes. The players’ reaction was so fun! The last 20 minutes of the game were wild. Everyone stayed calm and just kept doing whatever it took.” In a hard-fought game, Alta and
Wasatch played to a 1-1 tie after one half. Each team added a goal in the first 24 minutes of the second half. That’s when Alta’s Jack McAllister put the ball in the back of the net on a free kick to give the Hawks a 3-2 lead, one they wouldn’t relinquish. It was McAllister’s 12th goal of the season and undoubtedly the biggest one. Teammates Josh Glazier and Tanner Kunz added goals, with Glazier and Beckham Butler assisting on goals. The game against Wasatch was no cakewalk, and just getting to the final round required everything the Alta players had. “We played four tough teams in the playoffs, and our region was stacked,” Hyer said. “Playing against such great teams helped us so much. We were able to learn through adversity and learn to always fight. We went down twice in the final, but the team never Continued page 10