"SANDY — Alta senior Derek Boggs found the back of the net in the 49th minute on a beautiful shot from about 20 yards outside the box to lift the Hawks to a 1-0 first-round victory over Fremont.
"That was a heck of a shot," remarked Alta coach Lee Mitchell. "You don't see that everyday."
Credit Fremont goalkeeper Kevin Mead, who blocked eight shots on goal before letting the game winner slip by.
"I just looked up as the ball was rolling to me. (I) saw that I had a few yards in front of me so I took a touch and let it fly," said Boggs after the game.
Alta took 22 shots in the game — 11 on goal — compared to seven by Fremont, which definitely was the difference in the game. That message was echoed by Mitchell after the game.
"You do what you can, we want to play our game and we like to keep possession of the ball and take shots," said Mitchell. "You can't score if you don't shoot, so we were happy with the result."
The Hawks knew going into the game that Fremont was going to be a challenge. A team that surprised everyone in last year's tournament, the Silver Wolves came up just short in the loss to Davis in last year's title game.
"It's going to be a good game no matter who you're playing, because everyone is working as hard as they can," acknowledged Boggs. "That's why you can't overlook anybody at all."
Fremont was able to counter-attack a handful of times after the Hawks pushed players into the final third, but Silver Wolves playmaker Jordan Preator was always met with multiple Alta defenders to stop any chance of the equalizer.
"We knew he (Preator) was really fast, and had that break-away speed so we just made sure of where he was at all the time," said coach Mitchell.
With 11 seniors on this Alta squad, a chance for bringing a title to their school is within sight.
"It's been since 2006, so I think we're overdue for sure. We need one," said Boggs. "Just keep playing with the momentum we have, and we should have a good run."
Mitchell praised his boys, and also laid some groundwork for his team advancing further into the tournament.
"It's all one game at a time, do the best we can with our team and our game.
"That's what we know so that's what we have to do.""
Kevin did have an amazing game.
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