Week 9: 5A Utah High School Football Recap
Oct 10, 2025, 11:15 PM
(Photo courtesy of Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News)
(Photo courtesy of Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY — The Taylorsville Warriors came out on top against the Hillcrest Huskies in week nine of 5A high school football on Friday.
After a scoreless first quarter, both offenses got going in the second. The Warriors opened scoring with a 9-yard rushing touchdown, and Hillcrest promptly responded with two straight K’Von Houston passing TDs.
After a 7-7 third quarter, Taylorsville made up for the second-quarter gap with a 14-7 fourth quarter. At the end of regulation, the score was tied at 28-28.
In overtime, Khi Spight punched in a touchdown from three yards out to give the Warriors a 35-28 win at home.
Week 9 Recap For 5A Utah High School Football
Region 4
Kearns Cougars 0 @ West Jordan Jaguars 77
The West Jordan Jaguars nearly dropped 80 on the Kearns Cougars in a big week nine win at home on Friday. The 34 points scored in the first quarter came on nothing but highlights. A 92-yard rushing TD from Cody Johnson, a 20-yard pick-six from Daryen Misionare, a 70-yard bomb to Nia Ioapo, a 35-yard Ayden Dunn rushing score, and another long 55-yard TD pass to Ioapo.
Cyprus Pirates 14 @ Hunter Wolverines 18
The Hunter Wolverines scored all of their points in the first half of their win over the Cyprus Pirates on Friday. That was possible because the Hunter defense also held Cyprus scoreless after the break. Isi Moungaafi scored two of the Wolverines’ three touchdowns.
Region 5
West Field Longhorns 3 @ No. 12 Fremont Silverwolves 65 (Thurs.)
Fremont scored 30 points in the second quarter and never looked back as they beat West Field in Region 5 play. Manase Tuatagaloa found Salesi Moa for two touchdowns through the air. Meanwhile, Chase Blanch and Taylor Graham had two rushing TDs each. Calvin Cooper, Slade Parker, and Tuatagaloa each added a rushing score for the Silverwolves.
Clearfield Falcons 7 @ No. 24 Box Elder Bees 24 (Thurs.)
Judd Howells ran in two touchdowns in the first quarter to help the Bees take down Clearfield. Box Elder added three more field goals in the win. Brik Barlow found Alyric Kelley for a 20-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to help Clearfield avoid the shutout.
Bonneville Lakers 14 @ Northridge Knights 27 (Thurs.)
The Knights jumped out to a 20-0 lead in the third quarter before the Lakers found the end zone. Both teams added another touchdown in the fourth quarter as Northridge takes down Bonneville in Region 5. For Northridge, Lincoln Slater threw one touchdown pass, connecting with Roman Fitisemanu. Seon Kuma, Rylen Rude, and Andrew Ortiz all scored one touchdown on the ground. Paden Toula threw two touchdown passes for Bonneville, finding Ashton Spackman and Daniel Park in the loss.
Region 6
No. 25 Bountiful Redhawks 13 @ No. 18 Brighton Bengals 3 (Thurs.)
Bountiful handed Brighton their first loss in Region 6 play, and now there is a three-way tie for the region title. The Redhawks scored all 13 points in the first quarter on two touchdown runs from Siaki Fekitoa. The Bengals added a field goal late in the second quarter in the loss.
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Viewmont Vikings 14 @ Alta Hawks 25 (Thurs.)
Early in the game, Alta QB Tucker Brown found Evan Morton for a 75-yard touchdown. Cortland Cole added a three-yard rushing touchdown midway through the first to give the Hawks a 14-0 lead. Viewmont responded with a 65-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown from Miles Frey. In the third quarter, Alta hit a field goal to extend their lead to 17-7 before Vikings RB Benji Tolman ran in a one-yard TD on the ground. Alta added a touchdown run from Lucas Pagel to pick up the win at home.
Olympus Titans 7 @ No. 19 Woods Cross Wildcats 40 (Thurs.)
It was all Woods Cross at home on Senior Night. Viliami Tapa’atoutai ran in two touchdowns in the first half. Shayden Gerratt ran in an 86-yard score and Ryan Miller had a 22-yard TD on the ground to give the Wildcats a 26-0 lead at the break. Tapa’atoutai scored his third rushing touchdown in the third quarter, and Miller had a 68-yard pick-six to put the game away for Woods Cross. Beckham Allred scored Olympus’s only touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Region 7
No. 13 Springville Red Devils 49 @ Spanish Fork Dons 3 (Thurs.)
Beckett Burton threw two touchdown passes for the Red Devils, hitting Zachary Henderson and Siaosi Toki. Treyton Harris added two rushing TDs, while Tuiono Valeti and Tua Naufahu each scored once on the ground.
Maple Mountain Golden Eagles 7 @ Wasatch Wasps 13 (Thurs.)
Wasatch nailed a chip-shot field goal at the end of the first quarter. Logan Duncan ran in a 16-yard touchdown in the second quarter before the Wasps made another field goal to take a 13-0 lead at the halftime break. Maple Mountain was only able to get a touchdown pass from Cole Allred to Kyren Jones late in the third quarter as the Golden Eagles’ comeback attempt fell short.
Payson Lions 0 @ No. 10 Orem Tigers 49 (Thurs.)
Orem jumped out to a 35-0 lead in the first half. The Tigers added two more touchdowns in the third quarter to stay in front of the Region 7 race. Tayden Ka’awa threw for three touchdowns, finding Kai Wesley twice and Mac Christiansen once. Beckham Curtis, Aisa Galea’i, and Oliver Bills each scored a touchdown on the ground.
Timpview Thunderbirds 19 @ Pleasant Grove Vikings 7 (Thurs.)
Makay Trail and Steel Richards each threw one passing touchdown for the Thunderbirds, connecting with Braxton Wilkerson and David Fonua. Taani Tuha added a 32-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter to put the game away. Pleasant Grove’s only touchdown came in the third quarter on a 34-yard strike from Connor Ybarra to Ryder Huntsman.
