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Cafe Rio Game Night Live player of the game: Skyridge’s Sua Ripley

Aug 26, 2026, 3:07 PM | Updated: Aug 31, 2026, 2:53 pm

BY KSL SPORTS

LEHI — Orem’s defense came in with some of more-feared players in the state Saturday night in a road tilt at Skyridge High School, led by four-star Oklahoma commit Krew Jones and four-star junior Major Stokes, who has offers from Alabama, BYU and Michigan, among others.

Sua Ripley wants Utah high school football to know that his Falcons have “some dogs” on defense, too.

He certainly was one Saturday.

The senior edge rusher had nine tackles and 1.5 sacks as Skyridge went toe-to-toe with Orem’s fearsome front and emerged with a 21-14 win over the Tigers in Saturday’s Game Night Live featured matchup.

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