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Two-time 5A state champion Maple Mountain took care of business at UVU on Wednesday afternoon as it moves two wins away from a 3-peat. No. 3 seed Maple Mountain eased past No. 11 seed Spanish Fork for the 25-15, 25-19, 25-21 quarterfinal win to advance to Thursday’s semis. The Golden Eagles will play in the 5A semifinals at 10 a.m. on Thursday. “I think my team is just so hungry for another opportunity and we're just so grateful to be in a situation where we can compete and go on a run for another championship,” said Maple Mountain coach Napolean Galang. “We preach family in our program and at any point, we put in multiple different people from our bench and they've been able to score points for us at any point. So I think just a whole team effort outside of our starting six has been a huge factor in our success.” Galang had high praise for Taft Hillman for his performance in the win over Spanish Fork for run the offense and getting everyone involved. Much of that setting went to senior outside Sol Krommenhoek who controlled the match at the net. “He's our opposite, and he's just been our x-factor that's just been getting a ton of points,” said Galang. McKay Beattie played a key role defensively in both wins for Maple Mountain, as Galang said the sophomore libero has really emerged as one of the top defenders in the state.