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Lone Peak players celebrate a goal in the 6A boys soccer semifinals against Salt Lake Academy at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald

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Lone Peak goalkeeper Sam Parker punches away a Salt Lake Academy shot in the 6A boys soccer semifinals at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald

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The Lone Peak boys soccer team poses for photos after a 2-0 victory against Salt Lake Academy in the 6A semifinals at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

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Lone Peak's Will Denney (in black) attacks the ball against Salt Lake Academy in the 6A boys soccer semifinals at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

Jared Lloyd, Daily Herald

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In the last few years, the Lone Peak boys soccer team has endured some heartbreaking moments as its season has ended short of its goals.

This year, however, the Knights are going to get their shot.

Lone Peak got the job done in the 6A semifinals, knocking off Salt Lake Academy, 2-0, at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman Tuesday afternoon.

“The past years we’ve been a great team, but we haven’t gotten here,” Knight senior defender Jonas Lamont said. “But this year’s different. This year is the one. Being able to get past that semifinal thing and get to the finals, it just means a lot for this team. Now we know it’s just one game left and then we’re done, and that’s what it takes.”

Lone Peak head coach Kyle Hartman said he felt like his squad executed well throughout the game, while Lamont was pleased with the showing from start to finish.

“In my opinion, we outclassed them from first minute to last minute,” Lamont said. “I thought we played just perfectly as a team, you know. There was a period at 10 minutes at the end that we started getting a little frantic, but we all stayed calm, and our keeper made some great saves. But yeah, the one two touch play today was on all game.

The Knights took the lead with a goal from Blake Stuart in the first half, but Hartman knew he had to make sure his squad didn’t let up.

“You can never feel safe,” Hartman said. “In some of these games that have already been played, teams were up big and ended up losing. You have to keep playing for 80 minutes, whether you’re up or down. You’ve got to have the intensity, and you’ve got to keep fighting.”

Lone Peak then doubled the advantage when they were able to pounds on a Griffin mistake, resulting in a goal for Patrick Stevenson.

“At some point a mistake is going to happen, or an opportunity is going come, “Hartman said. “You’ve got to be there and be ready for it. If you’re there and ready, then you can capitalize on those moments.”

Despite being down two goals, Salt Lake Academy refused to give up and poured on the pressure down the stretch. It took some great defending and solid goalkeeping from senior Sam Parker for the Knights to keep the clean sheet.

“Our back line has been well composed all year long,” Hartman said. “These guys trust each other. We’ve really been working on when we get pressure to just stay calm, play simple, play our game, don’t let them speed us up, and just trust each other. That’s what it comes down to with these guys.”

Lamont said his squad felt comfortable even under pressure and just kept making plays.

“2-0 is a dangerous score line, but we’ve been very good at defending set pieces all season and we had full trust in our team,” the senior said. “They had four or five corners at the end but not a single dangerous chance really. Props to our back line, our keeper, midfield and forwards all getting back. We just have full trust in our team at all times.”

When the final whistle blew, the Lone Peak players got to savor the moment, knowing they have a shot at the 6A crown.

“For these boys, especially the seniors, it means the world,” Hartman said. “Lone Peak has been in this position a lot, yet we have come up short for whatever reason. These guys who have been here four years, it’s been their goal to get over that hump. It means the world to them, means the world to our school, for these boys to have this opportunity now to play for a state championship.”

Lamont said he feels like his team is ready.

“It’s about having full confidence in each other, not having nerves,” Lamont said. “I think that’s a big thing. I think we need to have fun and play the game. Today we had fun and just totally played like ourselves. When we have fun, we play better. So I think we’re grateful for the opportunity to play in the finals, we won’t take it for granted, and we’ll have fun.”

The Knights will face the winner of the other 6A semifinal between Mountain Ridge and Farmington, which concluded Wednesday after the Daily Herald’s press deadline.

The 6A State championship will take place at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman on Friday at 1 p.m.