Perfect finish: Patrick Stevenson wraps up his remarkable prep career in style
-
- Lone Peak’s Patrick Stevenson attempts to score a goal during his team’s 3-1 win over Farmington on Friday. May 22, 2026
-
- Lone Peak’s Patrick Stevenson (11) dribbles against Bingham’s Mason Haycock in the 6A boys soccer quarterfinals on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
-
- Patrick Stevenson kicks it toward the goal inside the penalty box during the 6A state championship on Friday. May 22, 2026
-
- Patrick Stevenson celebrates Lone Peak’s 6A state championship with two of his teammates following a 3-1 win over Farmington. May 22, 2026
-
- Patrick Stevenson receives hugs from his teammates following Friday’s 3-1 6A championship win over Farmington
-
- From left to right, Lone Peak boys soccer player Crozier Zabriskie, Nicholas Alves, Juan Cabillas, Patrick Stevenson, Seth Larkin and Caden Shin celebrate a goal scored against Corner Canyon in the second round of the 6A state playoffs on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
-
- Lone Peak’s Patrick Stevenson (11) gets ready to kick the ball past Corner Canyon goalkeeper Taylor Corpron in a 6A boys soccer state second round playoff match on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.
Few kids would even dare dream of wrapping up their high school careers the way Patrick Stevenson did.
The occasion was Lone Peak’s 6A state championship match versus Farmington and Stevenson’s final chance to win it all after spending the prior three seasons coming up just short. As is often the case, Stevenson was on top of his game, although what he did against the Phoenix was truly extraordinary.
“There really was no better way to end it,” Stevenson said.
Stevenson scored all three of his team’s goals that day in defeating Farmington 3-1. All the goals were memorable, but it’s perhaps the second one that may be remembered most fondly.
Locked in an intense 1-1 tie with the minutes counting down in regulation, the Knights began to assert a tremendous amount of pressure on Farmington’s goal. And then, with just under six minutes remaining, Stevenson received a pass from his teammate, Jonas Lamont, and smashed the ball into the back of the net for the go-ahead score. He followed it up just a couple of minutes with his third goal of the day, sending the Lone Peak crowd into a frenzy, and justifiably so.
Yes, Stevenson was front and center in all of it, which was a the perfect topper when considering the type of player he’s been for Lone Peak over the past four seasons.
“Patrick is an amazingly humble kid who doesn’t seek praise or the recognition. So for him to receive the type of recognition that comes with having that type of performance was really great to see,” said Lone Peak coach Kyle Hartman. “There’s not a kid more deserving than Patrick, and I know, as his coach, that he would have been just as happy to see one of his teammates get those goals. That’s the type of kid and the type of leader that he is.”
And Hartman would know.
Although this past season was Hartman’s first as Lone Peak’s head coach, he’s been watching Stevenson perform from a far for some time. He’s watched the senior striker take on starting responsibilities as a mere freshman and then make the necessary progress in each of his four years to rise to the point where he’s the unquestioned recipient of 2026 All-Valley Player of the Year honors while being crowned a state champion.
For Stevenson, he remembers each of his four seasons spent as a key component to Lone Peak’s team fondly, which began when he was merely a freshman.
“Playing that freshman year really helped shape me as a player and a person for the rest of my career,” Stevenson recalled. “We went undefeated that season until losing in the semifinals and I really looked up and learned from a lot of the players, but probably most from Adrian Xanthos. He went on to play for BYU and he’s definitely someone who was a huge mentor for me, both on and off the field.”
Stevenson played along Lone Peak’s backline during his freshman season, utilizing his superior attacking abilities when the occasion arose effectively in becoming a key part of that standout team.
His sophomore season promoted him to the center striker position where then coach Danny Mason taught him the ins and outs of playing the position effectively.
“My sophomore year was a great year,” Stevenson said. “I learned so much from Coach Mason and scored a lot of goals that year.”
Indeed Stevenson led the Knights with 15 goals during that sophomore season before they bowed out in the quarterfinal round.
Stevenson was played primarily at wing as a junior and he responded with eight goals and eight assists while leading his team in overall scoring. The Knights were bounced in the semifinal round that season by Bingham in a game that was decided by a shootout.
And then for his final senior season, Stevenson saved his best for last, logging 34 total points while proving versatile and effective in leading the Knights to a 6A championship.
“We played him at striker and in the midfield this year and he was extremely effective in every role he had, which made him such a great leader for us,” Hartman said. “He’s a quiet leader with a great work ethic that will do whatever it takes to play the best he can for his team. It really is all about the team for Patrick and he’s going to be an extremely tough player for us to replace. No question about it.”
For Stevenson, he’s been grateful for Hartman’s mentorship despite the difficulties that could arise with any senior taking on a first year coach.
“I mean, of course you’re a bit skeptical when welcoming in a new coach,” Stevenson said. “But we quickly learned that he was going to be a great coach and the biggest reason we won the state championship year is because of him. He doesn’t allow any nonsense and he taught us so many valuable lessons. He’s bring in guest speakers all the time and their messages really stuck with me and helped me become the best player I could be.”
One of the key messages given by one of the guest speakers was one of having to go backward sometimes before moving forward. For Stevenson, just coming up short from winning a championship proved those necessary steps back taken before taking the leap to a state championship.
Stevenson’s next leap taken will be embarking on a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Argentina. He’ll then return to play soccer and attend school at BYU in taking a course of action that wasn’t always his plan when growing up.
“Serving a mission was never my plan growing up. My plan was to play college soccer, and I had accepted an offer to play for (Utah Valley University) before deciding to serve a mission,” Stevenson said. “It’s about knowing that God has a plan for me and it’s important to be patient and have faith that this is what I need to do with my life now. I’ll return and be able to play for a great program like BYU and I couldn’t be more blessed with the opportunities I’ve been given.”
And if he stays true to form, both Argentina and BYU will be blessed by Stevenson’s presence in the very near future.
