Fremont outlasts March 13, 2002 Silver Wolves slide into 5-A semifinals JUSTIN JOHNSON Standard-Examiner staff LAYTON - It seemed a horrible way to decided such a classic soccer joust between Region 1 rivals Fremont and Layton in the state 5-A tournament quarterfinals, but the rules called for a shootout and that's what it "took to decide a winner. After 100 minutes of play Tuesday afternoon, the Silver Wolves stunned the league champion Lancers 1-0 and claimed their first semifinal berth in school history. Fremont will meet Brighton (15-1) at 6 p.m. Thursday at Juan Diego High School. "We went out and played hard," Fremont coach Tim Crompton said. "Layton is a very, very good team. We were fortunate enough to come out on top." The Silver Wolves (9-7) controlled the ball for most of the first half, pressuring the Lancers' defense early. Lay-ton (13-2-1) started turning the momentum late in the first half and had a couple of quality chances before half-time to get on the scoreboard. The Lancers started the second half on fire, peppering the Silver Wolves' keeper with several hard shots but failing to put one in the net. Fremont started shifting the momentum again midway through the second half before Layton's sense of urgency really kicked in during the final three minutes of regulation. The Lancers' missed five excellent scoring opportunities in the final 180 seconds, sending four shots just wide and driving another into the crossbar before settling for overtime. "I thought that little stretch right at the end of regulation was big," Crompton said. "At that point, our defense was on its heels and the game was theirs to win or Layton BRIAN NICHOLSON/Standard-Examiner Fremont's Tyler Meyerhoffer prepares to head the ball during Tuesday's state 5-A tournament game against Layton. The Silver Wolves defeated the Lancers in a shootout to advance to the semifinals. 119