High school football: Alta 42, Syracuse 14

5A SEMIFINAL: Alta 42, Syracuse 14

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Ammon Olsen

The Hawks' star QB racks up 263 yards and four TDs through the air and adds 99 yards and one TD on the ground to lead the way.

PLAY OF THE GAME

On the heels of a Syracuse TD that made the score 28-7 early in the fourth quarter, Alta QB Ammon Olsen finds star receiver Ben Webster on a 63-yard catch-and-run that ends in the end zone to remove any lingering doubt about the final outcome.

KEY CALL

The Hawks stay pretty balanced offensively throughout — as they usually do — but on the opening drive of the second half, they keep the ball mostly on the ground, and the result is an impressive TD drive to assume permanent control.

QUOTABLE

"We're ready for them. That's what we wanted and now we got it."

Brandon Weiss, Alta DB, on playing Bingham next.

UP NEXT:VS. BINGHAM

When: Next Friday, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Rice-Eccles Stadium

TV: KJZZ Radio: AM1230

Update: After narrowly surviving in the quarterfinals, the Hawks cruised in the semifinals set up a showdown with Bingham.