Football Recap: Syracuse Wins High-Profile Game Against Alta

Titans

Lowest Scoring Games

09/12/25 @ Alta	25-20
08/29/25 @ Bountiful	35-7
08/15/25 vs Woods Cross	37-24

Syracuse faced Alta in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Titans managed a 25-20 victory over the Hawks. The 25-point effort marked the Titans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

A big part of Syracuse's win came down to the chemistry between Ledger Wight and his top target Bracken Lessey. Wight threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns while Lessey picked up 48 receiving yards and three scores. Wight has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Syracuse also got a significant boost from Ryker Van Komen, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.

Syracuse's run defense was locked in: Alta could only muster 1.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Xander Garcia for the heroic effort on defense: he. Syracuse's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.7.

Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tucker Brown, who threw for 296 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 75% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Morton, who picked up 138 receiving yards and one score.

Syracuse's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points on average over those games. As for Alta, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.

Coming up, Syracuse will square off against Layton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Titans' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Alta, they will challenge Olympus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Titans' defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so the Hawks' offense will have their work cut out for them.