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The South Summit soccer crew dominated 2A second seed South Sevier on Saturday 34-0 to succeed in this upcoming Saturday\u2019s state title recreation, when the Wildcats will tackle high seed San Juan.\u00a0
South Summit kicker, wideout and defensive again William Neff opened up the scoring Saturday with a 28-yard subject purpose late within the first quarter. Neff continued his onslaught within the second quarter, including on one other 23-yard subject purpose and 23-yard receiving landing, thrown by star quarterback Ian Mair.
The Wildcats put the sport out of attain within the second half, when Theus Reed scored on a two-yard, third-quarter rush, Mair on a 34-yard, fourth-quarter run of his personal and Bryce Pulver on a last-second, 76-yard interception return.\u00a0
Getting into Saturday, South Summit was involved with South Sevier\u2019s means to assault their passing protection. South Sevier quarter Bridger Bradshaw had 34 touchdowns on the season. The Wildcats shut out a crew whose lowest offensive output was 21 factors of their Oct. 17 loss to San Juan, their solely loss beforehand of the season.
\u201cThe youngsters did job of sticking to the sport plan,\u201d mentioned South Summit Head Coach Levi Thompson. \u201cWe went in and knew we wanted to get stops on protection, and our offense, offense and particular groups clicked nicely, and so we received her completed.\u201d
Thompson lauded his protection for retaining South Sevier at bay, whereas his offense finally received going. He mentioned Blake Osguthorpe, Travyn Boger, Ammon Marchant, Owen Mair, Brody Larsen and Reed performed glorious on protection Saturday. Thompson thought his crew\u2019s physicality on protection and talent to disrupt the South Sevier wideouts paid dividends Saturday.
\u201cOur protection was superior,\u201d Thompson mentioned. \u201cOffense, there wasn’t something fallacious, however it was simply a type of days the place it took a bit of longer to get going. We had just a few errors right here and there that induced us to not come out with factors just a few occasions.\u201d
South Summit will want their offense to click on and for his or her protection to take care of Saturday\u2019s stage in opposition to San Juan this week. The Wildcats fell to San Juan 69-21 Sept. 12 at residence however report feeling a lot more healthy and taking part in higher ball, particularly on protection, this time round. South Summit\u2019s final state title got here in 2018.\u00a0
\u201cI’m excited to get to play them once more as a result of our first go round wasn’t us,\u201d Thompson mentioned. \u201cWe didn’t present up and present who we really are, and we had been lacking just a few guys. It’ll be good to have them again and go in in the present day and begin to get our recreation plan rolling for the week.\u201d
The Wildcats might want to cease San Juan\u2019s star working again Jagger Nieves, who has over 1,900 yards and 37 touchdowns this season. San Juan\u2019s quarterback Beau Yeomans can be able to hurting South Summit, with over 3,100 yards passing and 38 passing and speeding touchdowns this season. Thompson is assured his offense can rating in opposition to anybody.\u00a0
\u201cThe largest factor with them is that you’ve got to get after it early,\u201d Thompson mentioned. \u201cCan’t allow them to come out and begin early \u2014 that’s one thing they dwell and die on. They don’t prefer it to be shut; that’s simply one thing they’re not used to. I feel the primary time we performed them, we simply got here out flat, and so they received on us early.\u201d
Thompson mentioned he feels the crew is true the place he thought they may very well be when he assumed his place. The Wildcats received 4 state titles from 2013-18, and his purpose was to return the crew to that stage. Thompson mentioned his crew proved a number of doubters fallacious with their semifinal win, however that their final purpose has at all times been to win the championship.\u00a0
\u201cIt was an enormous win for us,\u201d Thompson mentioned. \u201cI feel lots of people didn’t assume we may get there this 12 months. \u2026 There’s no query about it; it (the title) can be big for our program.\u201d\u00a0
The championship recreation will kickoff at 4 p.m. Saturday at Zions Financial institution Stadium in Herriman. The trek to the stadium is simply a bit of over an hour for South Summit and their followers and nearly 5 for San Juan and theirs, coming from Blanding. Adults can get into the sport and the 1A and 3A title video games as nicely Saturday for $13, and seniors and college students, $8. KSL Sports will also be live streaming<\/a> the sport.\u00a0
\u201cI feel we’ll have a fairly good turnout being shut as we’re,\u201d Thompson mentioned. \u201cI see the group exhibiting as much as that.\u201d
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