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High school football: Top-seed Skyridge advances to the 6A semifinals with narrow win over American Fork
A very strong defensive showing by the top-seeded Skyridge Falcons pushed them past the No. 8 American Fork Cavemen 28-21 in the quarterfinals of the 6A state playoffs Friday. Skyridge quarterback Jagger Fountaine led his team to victory with two touchdowns through the air and an 11-yard rushing score. Eli Mortsensen had two scores on the night — one rushing and one receiving from Fountaine. While his team put up enough points to get the job done, it was the defense that Falcons head coach Justin Hemm was most pleased with. “The defense was great all night. I thought, especially during the second half, we kind of buckled down and did some things that were huge, keeping us in it,” he said. “We had some opportunities there in the third quarter where we weren’t able to score in the red zone. The defense kept battling and gave our offense opportunities.” This season has been anything but easy for Skyridge on its way to earning the top seed in the postseason tournament. Hemm could not be prouder of his team’s perseverance and mentality throughout the year. “These boys have had a goal and a vision and have done a great job
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High school football: Morgan scores 37 unanswered points to beat Richfield, return to 3A title game
Morgan’s first four possessions Saturday in the 3A semifinals ended with an interception, two turnovers on downs and a lost fumble. Richfield turned the two takeaways into nine points, and the Trojans were still looking for their first score when the second quarter began, but Morgan coach Jared Barlow didn’t see a reason to change the game plan. “Nothing really changed,” Barlow said. “Sometimes bad things happen.” The Trojans scored on the first play of the second quarter, then took the lead on a 93-yard run by William Pace and never gave it back. Owen Gilson threw three touchdown passes to George Thurston, and in all Morgan scored 37 unanswered points to beat Richfield 37–9 in at Zions Bank Stadium. Morgan is back in the championship game for the first time since 2024, when it beat Richfield 13–2 for the title. The Trojans also beat the Wildcats 49–14 in last year’s quarterfinals. Saturday marked Morgan’s sixth straight win in the series, which it now leads 11–3. For a quarter, though, Richfield had Morgan playing from behind. Cordon White intercepted Gilson on Morgan’s opening possession and returned it 21 yards, giving the Wildcats the ball at the Morgan 22. Four plays
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Local Student Has Goal To Save Uintah Middle School; Prevent Closure
A local middle schooler has a message for the community, and especially for the Uintah School Board: Please keep Uintah Middle School open as the right thing for those who will be most affected, the students. Harper Hacking is a current Uintah Middle School 7th grader serving on the UMS Student Council and she has requested the opportunity to be interviewed by Evans Family Media regarding the potential closure study for UMS currently underway. As a result, she has been invited to share her message in the Evans Family Media studios next week. In the meantime, the following is part of what Harper hopes all will consider: “Our school has been put under a 90-day study, and could possibly close at the end of the school year of 2026-2027. I am here to change that. What has been presented to our community by the school board is declining enrollment, financial liability, and aging brick. We are middle schoolers. We are already going through the most volatile, vulnerable transition of our lives, trying to figure out who we are in a world that is already terrifying. Pushing us into a massive, merged environment is a direct threat to our mental health, our safety, and our future. If a student spirals because they feel completely invisible, that is a cost no budget can cover.” Uintah School District has information on the Uintah Middle School Closure Study and timeline on uintah.net/o/usd/page/ums-closure-study. Two official opportunities to make public comment are happening this month, first on November 11th during the school board meeting at Eagle View Elementary and then on November 18th during a public hearing at Uintah Middle School.
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Guest opinion: A district that has not opened yet is already closing schools. Get the first decision right.
The Timpanogos School District does not take over a single classroom until July 1, 2027, the day after Alpine School District — Utah’s largest — ends. Yet its first major decision is already on the calendar for December: which schools to close. That timing is not the...
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Prep football: Logan wins shootout with Juab, advances to 3A title game
Logan survived a shootout at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday evening, holding off Juab, 53-4, in the semifinals of 3A State Football Championships to punch its ticket to next weekend's title game. The win pushes third-seeded Logan to 10-2 on the season and sets up a showdown with top-ranked Morgan,...
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BYU Law launches Religious Liberty Clinic to give students hands-on appellate advocacy experience
Brigham Young University – J. Reuben Clark Law School has launched a new Religious Liberty Clinic, which will welcome its first students during Winter Semester 2027. The clinic will provide students hands-on experience drafting appellate briefs in religious freedom cases while preparing them to become skilled advocates, legal writers and constitutional litigators.