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High school football: Viliamu Ripley scores 6 TDs as Highland shatters scoring record in playoff victory
The Highland Rams are breaching new territory under head coach Kautai Olevao. Highland dropped into the 4A ranks in 2025 and has since become a championship contender. Friday night, the Rams got a chance to play host to a first-round playoff game, and Viliamu Ripley made them look good. Ripley, just a sophomore, rushed for 181 yards and scored six touchdowns as eighth-seeded Highland broke a school record for points in a playoff game in their 70-42 win over No. 9 Bear River. Griffin Backman also made a big play, returning a kickoff 72 yards just before halftime to give the Rams a 42-35 lead, and they took advantage of the Bears’ injury problems to advance to the second round for the second consecutive year. “The boys were determined,” Olevao said. “We had boys come back from injury and, for the first time in a while, we were able to put the best 11 guys out there.” Highland improved to 8-2 overall with the win. The Rams took second place in Region 10 and now face their biggest task, traveling to Cache Valley next week to take on undefeated — and No. 1 seed — Ridgeline. “We know what’s ahead
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LOGAN — Utah State University has reached a record enrollment of 32,286 students for the fall 2026 semester, an 8% increase over last year, driven in part by significant growth in concurrent enrollment and at campuses across the state. The university reported 15,563 undergraduate students enrolled at its main...
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Mountain Ridge sat unbeaten at 8-0 and No. 1 in the composite state rankings as the 2026 Utah high school football season entered its final stretch. Skyridge pulled off the week’s biggest upset on Sept. 25, beating Corner Canyon 37-27. Corner Canyon bounced back on Oct. 8. The Chargers (7-2) beat American Fork 41-17, scoring 27 points in the first quarter, and quarterback Jaxon Pehrson threw four touchdown passes to star wide receiver Kelen Gold.