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No. 2 Salt Lake Academy executed and did what it needed to do in day one of the 3A tournament with two 3-0 wins, including a 25-20, 25-22 and 25-22 win over No. 7 Carbon to advance to the 3A semifinals. In last years’ inaugural tournament the Griffins fell in the quarterfinals and improved to clinch their first semifinal appearance. Elijah Johnson stood out for Salt Lake Academy, especially defensively as he totaled five blocks in the quarterfinal win. “I think we executed really well,” said Salt Lake Academy head coach Brogan Johnson. “I mean everything's going to be elevated in the playoffs. Dugway gave us tougher competition than they have all year, and same with Carbon, back and forth with them the whole time. Mentally I think we're in the right spot to kind of get into those runs and come back with runs of our own. So, I'm really impressed with our team.” With top seeded Ogden being upset by No. 8 Grantsville in the 3A quarterfinals, Salt Lake Academy became the team to beat as the highest seed still alive in the 3A tournament. The Griffins are confident that they can take it all the way. “We’re definitely excited to have home (court),” Johnson said. “Semifinals are going to be tough. We will play American Heritage or Morgan, who we lost to earlier in the season, but that was early in the season, so doesn't mean a whole lot to us. We're going to come out, play our best game and hopefully make it to the championship.”