Utah-bound quarterback Chase Hansen saves the day for Lone Peak.
In a Utah 5A semifinal,
Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) remained undefeated by downing
Jordan (Sandy) 45-41, behind a
Chase Hansen touchdown run with less than one minute to play.
Chase Hansen
File photo by David Argyle
The Utah-bound quarterback rushed for 149 yards and three touchdowns and threw for 312 yards and two additional scores according to the Desert News Press.
Lone Peak trailed Jordan 20-17 at halftime, but its comeback was helped by a broken collarbone sustained by Jordan sensation freshman
Austin Kafentzis, who didn't play the second half.
Jordan hung tough, however, behind sophomore quarterback
Baron Gajkowski, clinging to a 33-31 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
Early in the fourth, Hansen struck back, breaking off an 84-yard touchdown run to give Lone Peak a 38-33 lead.
A touchdown by junior running back
Clay Moss, set up by a Lone Peak penalty, put Jordan up 41-38 with less than five minutes to play.
That's when Hansen delivered the dagger.
The 6-foot-4 senior capped off a Lone Peak drive with his game-winning touchdown scramble to propel Lone Peak into the 5A state finals.
Lone Peak will take on Fremont, which downed Syracuse 21-14 in overtime.
