“Yeah, we knew East was a much better team than twenty-fourth seed or whatever they were,” Smith said. 22 seed with a 4-6 record, but Spanish Fork head coach Dustin Smith knew that the Leopards were a very dangerous team. Tausinga had two fourth-quarter interceptions which sealed Spanish Fork’s fate.Įast came into the tournament as the No. The Dons executed an onside kick but East’s defense rose up again.
Spanish Fork’s offense came to life in the final stanza as Brenner Shepherd hauled in a 7-yard pass from Stevenson. Amone would add another 3-yard scoring run and East extended its lead to 38-14. Then the Leopards drove the field and Amone scored his third of four touchdowns on a 3-yard plunge. The Don defense held, giving the offense a chance to score and make it a one-score game, but East’s defense rose up and got a stop. But the East coverage lost containment allowing Olsen to zoom up the sideline. Olsen wasn’t done with his special teams magic as he gave the home fans some hope with another kickoff return for a score, this one 96 yards and came after he mishandled the ball at first.
But the Leopards were able to extend their lead to 24-7 going into the locker room as Alvarez connected on a 38-yard field goal. However, Spanish Fork’s Cade Olsen returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards to paydirt to trim the East lead to 21-7. Carlos Alejandro Alvarez split the uprights and East staked itself to a commanding 21-0 lead. East scored on the first play of the second quarter when Amone broke through the Don defenders on a 31-yard scamper.
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