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SALT LAKE CITY — Box Elder has been living in the postseason for a month.
The Bees won three of their last four games in the regular season to sneak into the Class 4A playoffs with a 5-5 record, earning a chance to face Region 6 champion Olympus on the road.
And they made the most of it.
Kole Evans ran off tackle for a five-yard score in the second overtime, and Box Elder held on for a 28-21 upset in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs Friday night at Olympus.
BYU commit Ben Bywater scored on a 12-yard run in overtime, but the Bees (6-5) answered with Dylan Rodriguez’s third touchdown of the game with a 7-yard pass to Tracer Wilson to force a second extra period. Rodriguez helped Box Elder to a 14-0 lead after three quarters, but Sawyer Pierce rallied the Titans (8-3) to force overtime on a 9-yard pass to Sam Sherwood with one minute remaining.
Box Elder will play at the winner of Maple Mountain and Provo, which will be played Saturday at 1 p.m. at Maple Mountain.
Click the video above for highlights from the opening round of the playoffs.
Woods Cross 35, Kearns 17 — At Kearns, the Wildcats scored five touchdowns on the ground to pull away from the Cougars in a 4A first-round road matchup.
Ashton Cornelius scored on a one-yard run to ice the game, and added a 20-yard TD strike to Ashton Fornelius.
Sosa Felila scored two rushing touchdowns to lead Kearns.
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East 70, Skyline 20 — Jaylen Warren ran for six touchdowns in the first half to help the Leopards roll past the Eagles.
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Alta 49, Wasatch 7 — At Alta, Josh Davis ran for three touchdowns, and Will Dana added a pair of TDs to lead the Hawks past the Wasps.
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