Region 2
Copper Hills 40, Riverton 17
Copper Hills dominated Riverton in a Region 2 matchup, securing a 40-17 victory powered by a high-scoring fourth quarter. Lincoln Anderson’s 13-yard field goal and Ethan Hill’s 2-yard run put Copper Hills ahead early in the first quarter. Riverton’s Paxton Davis narrowed the gap with a 95-yard touchdown run. However, Copper Hills surged ahead with Ishmael Duffus catching touchdown passes of 42 and 24 yards. A series of scores in the fourth quarter, capped by James Gleed’s 20-yard touchdown reception with 2:21 left, sealed the Grizzlies’ commanding win.
Region 5
Box Elder 28, West Field 7
Judd Howells powered Box Elder 9-1) to a decisive 28-7 victory over West Field (7-3) in a Region 5 game, scoring three touchdowns on the ground. Box Elder started strong, with Kadyn Reyes breaking a 49-yard run for a touchdown with 54 seconds left in the first quarter. Howells added a 7-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. West Field managed a single score as Easton Eilertson ran in for a 13-yard touchdown in the third quarter. However, Howells sealed the game with a 5-yard touchdown run at 5:35 in the fourth quarter.
Region 11
Mountain Crest 14, Green Canyon 7
Mountain Crest (7-3) secured a 14-7 victory over Green Canyon (3-7) in a Region 11 matchup, powered by Tayton Page’s standout performance. Page’s 56-yard touchdown run with 3:21 remaining in the third quarter provided the decisive score, breaking the 7-7 deadlock. Earlier in the game, Mountain Crest took a 7-0 lead on Brady Muir’s 2-yard touchdown run with 10:40 left in the second quarter. Green Canyon briefly tied the game in the third quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run by Ethan Munk with 4:43 remaining. However, the Mustangs’ defense held the Wolves scoreless in the final quarter.
Ridgeline 56, Bear River 30
Noah Fiefia’s dominant performance led Ridgeline (10-0) to a 56-30 victory over Bear River (6-4) in a Region 11 matchup. Fiefia scored five touchdowns, including runs of 9, 25, 12, 4, and 23 yards, with his final score coming with just 37 seconds left in the third quarter. Bear River initially led 3-0 after a first-quarter field goal by Helaman Nelson. Ridgeline took control in the second quarter, scoring 27 unanswered points. Hayden Miller capped the scoring for Ridgeline with a 95-yard run with 8:56 remaining in the fourth quarter.
2A North
South Summit 48, Providence Hall 21
South Summit dominated Providence Hall in a 48-21 victory, exploding for 48 unanswered points through the first half of the 2A North game. The Wildcats took an early lead with Gage Wolstehulme catching a 1-yard touchdown pass from Ian Mair halfway through the first quarter. The defense shone with two interception returns for touchdowns by Seth Andruschenko and Steele Woodward later in the first, contributing to a 27-0 lead. Brody Larsen added a pair of rushing touchdowns in the first half. Providence Hall scored all its points in the second half, first with Ethan Griffith’s 5-yard pass.
2A South
Delta 44, Emery 7
Bronx Hunt’s three rushing touchdowns propelled Delta to a commanding 44-7 victory over Emery in a 2A South matchup. Hunt scored his first touchdown with a 47-yard run at 9:57 in the second quarter, followed by a 13-yard run with 5:40 left in the same quarter. He added a third with a 28-yard run just after halftime at 11:16 in the third quarter. Delta’s Dayson Meinhardt also contributed with a 39-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown barely two minutes into the game, helping the Rabbits establish an early and insurmountable lead.
1A North
Millard 14, Gunnison Valley 10
Jensen Davies’s 31-yard touchdown run with 4:43 left in the second quarter proved decisive for Millard (5-5), sealing a 14-10 win over Gunnison Valley (4-5) in a 1A North matchup. Millard secured a two-touchdown lead by halftime and never relinquished it. Gunnison Valley rallied late, scoring a 20-yard touchdown pass from Axton Sorensen to Daxton Knudsen at 6:13 in the fourth quarter, followed by a 44-yard field goal from Edrick Salas with 4:11 remaining.
Nonregion
Summit Academy 17, Kanab 7
Summit Academy (7-3) secured a 17-7 victory over Kanab (7-3) in a nonregion matchup, with a decisive play late in the game. Beckham Meredith’s touchdown run with 2:20 left in the fourth quarter put the Bears up by ten, sealing the win. The game was initially tight, as the first quarter went scoreless. In the second quarter, Bode Pay’s interception return for a touchdown and Jacob Guerra’s field goal gave Summit Academy a 10-7 halftime lead. Kanab’s only score came on a second-quarter touchdown, but they were shut out in the second half.
1A 8-player
Rich 49, Utah Military Camp Williams 20
Wilkes Weston led the Rich Rebels to a dominant 49-20 victory over the Utah Military Camp Williams Marauders in a 1A 8-player game. Weston accounted for five total touchdowns, including a 36-yard pass to Bode O’Mealy and a 34-yard rushing score. Rich exploded for 28 points in the second quarter, highlighted by a 22-yard fumble recovery by Rylan Gough. The Marauders managed 20 points, with Tyler Muse and James Sullivan connecting for two of their scores. Despite the effort, Utah Military was held scoreless in the fourth, sealing the Rebels’ win.
St. Joseph 54, Utah Military Hillfield 40
St. Joseph (3-6) outlasted Utah Military Hillfield (3-6) in a high-scoring 1A 8-player game, 54-40.