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Maeser Prep players celebrate and pose for photos following their second straight 2A state championship win. May 11, 2026

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Maeser Prep coach Dustin Simmons is hoisted in the air by his players following their 3-0 2A championship win over Rowland Hall. May 11, 2026

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Maeser Prep's Kale Garner celebrates his goal scored during his team's 3-0 win over Rowland Hall on Monday. May 11, 2026

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Maeser Prep's Kale Garner is congratulated by teammate's following his goal versus Rowland Hall on Monday. May 11, 2026

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Maeser Prep's Pomery works his way upfield during his team's 3-0 win over Rowland Hall on Monday. May 11, 2026

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Maeser's Donnel Sono-Koree fights for possession during his team's 3-0 win over Rowland Hall on Monday. May 11, 2026

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Maeser Prep's Nathan Bowler looks to get by the defense during his team's 3-0 2A championship win over Rowland Hall. May 11, 2026

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Noah Johnson celebrates his goal during Maeser's 3-0 championship win over Rowland Hall on Monday. May 11, 2026

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Maeser's Denzel Sono-Koree dribbles past the defense during his team's 3-0 2A championship win over Rowland Hall. May 11, 2026

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Maeser's Joseph Memmott wrestles the ball away from Rowland Hall during his team's 3-0 state championship win on Monday. May 11, 2026

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Dustin Simmons hugs his son, Matthew Simmons following Maeser's 2A state championship win over Rowland Hall. May 11, 2026

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Best friends since the 7th grade, Maeser seniors Noah Johnson and Kale Garner celebrate their historic 2A state championship win. May 11, 2026

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Maeser Prep players celebrate their second straight 2A state championship win. May 11, 2026

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Maeser Prep boy’s soccer made history on Monday at Zions Bank Stadium, and the fact wasn’t soon lost on any of its players.

Players waxed both emotional and reflective following the earnest celebrations congruent with securing second-straight 2A state championship with a 3-0 win over Rowland Hall. And not lost on anyone involved was the fact that Maeser did as much without a single loss taken for the entire season and not since losing a narrow 3-2 game to St. Joseph during early April of last year.

“People here are going to remember what happened today,” said Maeser senior Kale Garner, who scored his team’s final goal of the season. ” … They’re going to see the trophy. They’re going to see the pictures, and they’re going to know that they can be great because we were great today.”

Yes, bonds are tight at the Lindon-based charter school, with players like Garner constantly aware of players and students that have played or will soon represent Maeser. For Garner, his bond with all of his teammates is strong, but perhaps none as strong as the one with Noah Johnson, who scored the second goal during Monday’s championship win.

“I cannot think of anything better. We’ve dreamed of this for years,” Garner said regarding both him and Johnson scoring goals to win a state championship. ” … But it’s not just us two. Every single person fought for it. I know that we got the goals, but it’s a team victory in the end and that’s what matters.”

Tyler Reedy led off the scoring for Maeser with a goal scored late in the first half. Johnson’s goal came midway through the second half with Garner heading one in a few minutes later courtesy of a perfectly-placed corner kick off the foot of Johnson, which has happened more than several times before.

“Every year of our careers together, we’ve scored off a corner he’s curled into me,” Garner confirmed.

After the well-earned celebrations wound down a bit, Maeser coach Dustin Simmons gathered his players around him to impart some reflection while expressing gratitude for each and every player and coach involved in the Lion’s historic run.

“Every single senior on this team has played with us since seventh grade,” Simmons said. ” … And it was phenomenal. And so these seniors, and the fact that they were able to be (here) for so long. A lot of programs, you bring players in late, recent, or whatever. Everyone that’s been on this program that’s a senior, they’ve been with us the whole time. So they’ve been playing together, they’re best friends, and … We’re going to miss them.”

Simmons cited 11 seniors that will be moving on after this season, all of whom will be extremely difficult to replace.

But what won’t be replaced, perhaps ever, is the magical 20-0 season Maeser put together this season which was topped off in the finest of forms on Monday.

“We had the opportunity to do something special, go 20-0, and to be undefeated after winning the state championship last year,” Simmons concluded. “And every game we played like it was the state championship because every team that played against us, if they beat us, they would have beat the state champ, right? And so this morning I had a letter that I wrote to the players that I read on the bus that just talked about the opportunity they had to do something really special–history making–and to be perfect … and we did it.”