High school boys soccer: Friday’s 5A quarterfinal recap

Alta’s Mateo Lopez leaps over Olympus’ Landon Blout in a boys soccer game at Alta High School in Sandy on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. | Laura Seitz, Deseret News Maple Mountain 5, Salem Hills 3 Nathan Pineda and Trey Bess each scored twice as No. 6 Maple Mountain beat No.

14 Salem Hills 5-3 in the 5A state tournament quarterfinals. Maple Mountain jumped out to an early lead with four first-half goals and held off Salem Hills, who got all three goals from Brooks Barker. The victory sends Maple Mountain to the 5A semifinals next week, where they will face No.

7 Hillcrest at Zions Bank Stadium. Hillcrest 3, Pleasant Grove 2 Jeter Pugh’s free kick in double overtime secured No. 7 Hillcrest’s 3-2 victory over No.

2 Pleasant Grove in the 5A state tournament quarterfinals. Pugh’s effort added to his two-goal performance, with Carlos Leon also finding the net for Hillcrest. Pleasant Grove’s goals came from Maximo Olmos and Sam Clark.