Pads Popping in Utah

High school football practice is underway in Utah as team's prepare for opening night on August 22nd.

Below you'll find team previews from The Salt Lake Tribune. Just click on the school names to be taken to the stories.

Bountiful Braves
Clearfield Falcons
Copper Hills Grizzlies
Hillcrest Huskies
Hunter Wolverines
Juan Diego Soaring Eagle
Kearns Cougars
Skyline Eagles
Taylorsville Warriors
Woods Cross Wildcats

2007 Utah High School Football Scoreboard - Championships

Utah High School Football Scores
Friday, November 16, 2007

Championships

5-A
Alta 19 Layton 7

4-A
Timpview 50 Pine View 7

3-A
Logan 28 Judge Memorial 12

Alta goes for title

Alta will go after its first Utah high school football championship since 1988 when it plays Layton Friday afteroon for the state's 5-A title. Layton on the other hand hasn't captured state gold in football since 1978.

Alta is a big favorite, especially after finally beating defending state champ Bingham for the first time in five years last week in the state semifinals.

To read a preview, click here.

To read about the 4-A and 3-A title games, click here. Timpview has won two of the last three 4-A titles.

Friday Schedule
All Games at Rice-Eccles Stadium

11 A.M.
Class 4-A Championship
Pine View (13-0) vs. Timpview (12-0)

2:30 P.M.
Class 5-A Championship
Layton (12-1) vs. Alta (12-1)

6 P.M.
Class 3-A Championship
Logan (11-2) vs. Judge (10-2)

2007 Utah High School Football Scoreboard - Championships

Utah High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 10, 2007

2-A Championship
North Summit 30 Millard 6

1-A Championship
Kanab 35 Rich 14

Alta Moves To Into 5-A Championship Game By Beating Arch Nemisis

Five years of frustration ended Friday night for Alta (12-1) High when it beat arch-rival Bingham (11-2) in the 5-A semifinals 21-17.

The game was a rematch of the exciting 2006 title game that was won by Bingham 21-19, which was Bingham's fifth straight win over the Hawks. Alta will play Layton next week for Utah's big school championship.

To read a recap of the Alta/Bingham game, click here.

To read a recap of Layton's 28-14 win over American Fork, click here

2-A & 1-A Championship Game Previews

The Rich (8-3) High School Rebels will face Kanab (10-1) in the 1-A Utah High School Football Championship game today. Rich wasn't sure it would make it to its ninth title game appearance early in the season. Rich started the season 0-3, but brings an eight game win streak into the title game.

Click here to read a preview of the Rich/Kanab 1-A title game.

In 2-A,Millard (11-0) and North Summit (11-0) are the first Utah teams to enter a title game with unbeaten records.

Click here to read a preview of the 2-A title game.

2007 Utah High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Utah High School Football Scores
Thursday & Friday, November 8 & 9, 2007

Playoffs - Semifinals

5-A
Alta 21 Bingham 17
Layton 28 American Fork 14

4-A
Timpview 38 Mountain Crest 0
Pine View 55 Sky View 24

3-A
Judge Memorial 49 Union 20
Logan 48 Wasatch 24