Oct 27th, 2007
High School Playoff Madness Hits Utah
When one of the top 5-A football teams in the state (Jordan H.S.) loses 22-6 to a 3-7 team (Hunter H.S.), you know it’s got to be playoff time in Utah.
Yup, the 5-A football playoffs are here once again. And having a son on the Alta H.S. Hawks squad makes this season even sweeter and more exciting.
In spite of a lackadaisical start to the game that saw the first quarter end in a 0-0 tie, the now 10-1 Hawks took control the rest of the way en route to a 56-10 dismantling of the Kearns Cougars (now 5-6) in the first round of the 5-A playoffs.
Led by its senior offensive trio of RB Sausan Shakerin (seven carries for 110 yards and three TDs, two on the ground and one by air), QB Ryan Rosenvall (9-9 passing for 192 yards and four TD passes), and TE Brady Hunt (four catches for 121 yards and two TDs) and anchored by Alta’s stunning defense, the Hawks easily handled the Cougars. In fact, Kearns’ only touchdown came late in the game with the bulk of the Hawk defenders coming from its Junior Varsity squad.
Next up for the Hawks, the 6-4 Timpanogos Timberwolves, with start time slated for 7 p.m. this coming Friday, 11/2/07 at Alta’s home field in Sandy.
