🎓 UHSAA ACADEMIC ALL-STATE | 2026 Football 🏈 148 Utah seniors earned UHSAA Academic All-State this fall. Each one earned a 4.0 unweighted GPA or a qualifying GPA + ACT/SAT index score while playing varsity football. 🏆 Top schools: Box Elder @realboxelder: 8 American Fork @cavemanfootball: 7 Lone Peak @LPKnightsFB: 6 Richfield @richfield_high: 6 Sky View: 6 Grades open doors that film can’t. Congrats to every one of them 👏 🎓 Honorees on X (that we could find): @BrayCarroll08 @noah_behm12 @jace_worthy @0wen_peterson25 @CoopRigz5 @hudsonsmith72 @ty_runyan84 @CJ6squirrel @jacktravisa @brodydowns8 @SFillmore2027 @Justhayer9 @seth_woolley08 @rex_caswell08 @daxtonjenkins @CalebCef77alo @Jaxjepp @Owen_Hanson3 @tylerfashby @bsully60 @LiamFresques @TannerLewis_8 @ToddLewis_13 @TysonHazlett14 @jmort_90 @MalakiLesa @KwokElijah @sterlingostler @Page_Tayton @Hudson_Parry28 @Brightonreutzel @jaseping10 Recruiting help for every Utah player: utahhighschoolfootball.com #UHSAA #AcademicAllState #UtahHighSchoolFootball #StudentAthlete

2A STATE PLAYOFFS | The climb starts Friday PLAY-IN, Fri Oct 23: 9 Judge Memorial at 8 Emery. Emery won the first meeting 48-16 on Sept. 4, and the winner gets No. 1 San Juan. 1 San Juan (@SanJuanFootball) vs. play-in winner: The defending champs beat Emery 55-7 on Oct. 9 and beat Judge Memorial 77-2 in last year’s quarterfinals. Watch QB Beau Yeomans and @Brigg_Palmer (San Juan). 5 ALA at 4 South Summit (@SSHS_Athletics): South Summit won 49-7 at ALA on Oct. 2 and 55-20 in last year’s quarterfinals. Watch @Brodyisneat9 (South Summit) and Mason Ober (ALA). 7 Providence Hall at 2 Delta (@Deltarabbits): Delta won the first meeting 32-9 on Sept. 4. Watch Drake Norman (Delta) and Ethan Griffith (Providence Hall). 6 South Sevier at 3 Summit Academy (@sabearsfootball): Both reached the semifinals last year, and they haven’t met this season. Watch QB Rigby Young and @CFaaootoa (Summit Academy) and Rayce Freeman (South Sevier). Semifinals: Nov 6, Zions Bank Stadium Title game: Nov 14, Eccles Coliseum, SUU Full bracket, scores and stats: utahhighschoolfootball.com #UHSAA #2Afootball #UtahHighSchoolFootball #FootballPlayoffs

⛰️ 1A STATE PLAYOFFS: THE CLIMB STARTS FRIDAY 🏆 Play-in, Fri Oct 23, 6 p.m.: #9 Parowan @ParowanHigh at #8 North Sevier North Sevier won the first meeting 39-35 just last week. Watch North Sevier QB Houston Mickelsen (1,381 yds) and Parowan QB Tyson Bettridge (949 yds). Quarterfinals, Fri Oct 30, 6 p.m.: Play-in winner at #1 Duchesne @CoachTomClark2 Duchesne (9-1) is the top seed. RB Kyson Despain (1,391 yds) carries the offense. #5 Millard at #4 North Summit @NSBraveFootball North Summit won 17-14 on Oct 9 and 18-14 in last year’s quarterfinals. Watch North Summit’s Kason Richins (698 rush yds, 81 tackles). #7 Gunnison Valley @GVhighschool at #2 Kanab @KanabCowboys It’s a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal, which Kanab won 49-0. Kanab QB Grady Anderson has 1,408 passing yards, 561 rushing yards and 85 tackles. #6 Enterprise at #3 Beaver @Ut_BeaverFB Beaver won 15-11 at Enterprise last week. Watch Beaver WR Emmet Lurth (895 yds) and QB Davis Carter. Semifinals: Nov 6, Zions Bank Stadium Title game: Nov 14, Eccles Coliseum, SUU #UHSSA #1Afootball #UtahHighSchoolFootball #PlayoffFootball

⛰️ 3A STATE PLAYOFFS: THE CLIMB STARTS FRIDAY 🏆 First round, Fri Oct 23, 6 p.m. at the higher seed: #9 Cedar @chsredsfootball at #8 North Sanpete @NorthSanpeteHS Cedar won the first meeting 48-24 behind RB Braxton Demille (1,201 yds, 13 TD). North Sanpete answers with RB Trevor Mann’s 1,360 yards. #13 Ben Lomond @BLHSFB at #4 Grantsville @GHS_Cowboys Grantsville won 36-6 in September. Watch Grantsville RB Carter Bell @Carterb409 and Ben Lomond RB Dashawn Gordon (721 yds). #12 Carbon @CarbonDinos at #5 Richfield @richfield_high Richfield won 48-0 in Week 4 behind RB Colton White @coltonwhite09 (1,055 yds, 10 TD). DL Nash Spell @Nashspell (7.5 sacks) leads the defense. #10 Union @CougarsUnion at #7 Ogden @Otownathletics_ It’s a rematch of a 2024 first-round game Ogden won 42-6. Ogden QB Emmett Rector has 1,495 yards, and Union QB Dylan Watahomigie has 12 rushing TDs. #11 Manti at #6 Canyon View @CanyonViewHigh Canyon View won 28-21 just eight days ago. Manti QB Kingston Wright (3,032 yds, 29 TD) meets Canyon View QB Owen Williams (2,165 yds, 18 TD). Byes: #1 Morgan @MHSTrojanFB, #2 Juab @Juab_Football, #3 Logan @logangrizzlies Semifinals: Nov 7, Zions Bank Stadium Title game: Nov 14, Eccles Coliseum, SUU #UHSSA #3Afootball #UtahHighSchoolFootball #FootballPlayoffs