Park City » It took two goal-line stands and a late fourth-down conversion, but Park City defeated Delta 21-14 in a closer-than-expected 3A quarterfinal matchup Friday.

The Miners rode running back Dylan Chynoweth to victory. The senior ran 21 times for 273 yards and all three Park City touchdowns. No run was more important than his last, a four-yard plunge on fourth-and-inches from the Park City 10-yard line with 50.9 seconds left that gave the Miners the first down and allowed them to run out the clock.

"[Delta] had a great game plan, but Dylan Chynoweth is the hero," Park City coach Brandon Matich said.

Delta, which lost to Park City 41-17 earlier in the season, certainly gave Park City more of a scare than most anticipated. After Rabbit quarterback Joey Dutson inched into the end zone with 5:14 left to play, making the score 21-14, Delta used confusion to gain possession again. The kick-off team bunched together, forcing Park City's return team to squeeze forward in case of an onside kick.

Delta then kicked the ball deep, creating a loose ball thatthe Rabbits recovered on the Miners' 15-yard line. Four plays later, Delta faced a second-and-goal from the 2-yard line. Dutson lunged to tie the game, but the ball popped free and Park City's Bryce Delnort emerged with the ball.

"We knew that they're twice the team they were the first time we played them," Chynoweth said.

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the second quarter, with the score knotted at 7-7, the ball lay inside the Park City 1-yard line. Delta went for it, but Stew Olomaalii couldn't get the ball across the goal line. Delta took the lead on the opening drive of the game with Dutson's first touchdown run. Derek Peterson had 46 of his 159 total yards on the drive.

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Park City's defense makes two goal-line stands, including one in the fourth quarter with 2:50 remaining.

» Park City outgains Delta 160 yards to 10 in the third quarter as it takes a 21-7 lead going into the fourth quarter.