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SALT LAKE CITY — Game Night Live will broadcast live from Bingham high school Friday night on KSL 5. The No. 1 ranked Miners will host No. 2 ranked Brighton in a battle of unbeaten teams in Region 3.
Bingham opened the season as the No. 1 team in the state and has lived up to the hype dominating in-state competition and coming away with a thrilling overtime win over four-time Colorado state champion Valor Christian.
They have yet to play a Utah team as talented as Brighton so this game will be a big test for them.
Brighton entered the season with a lot of talent but not many expected them to be 6-0 and ranked No. 2 in the state entering week 7. The Bengals have won all six games by 10 points or more including last week's win over rival Alta 38-28.
The Bengals could make the season even better with a road win over the No. 1 team in the state.
Here are four other great games to watch Friday night:
Dixie at Desert Hills, 7 p.m.
- Juan Diego @ Uintah High School
- Brighton @ Bingham High School "KSL Game Night Live"
- Beaver @ North Sevier High School
- Lehi @ Riverton High School
- Layton Christian @ South Summit High School
- Millard @ Gunnison High School
- Evanston, WY vs. Rock Springs High School
- Juab @ North Sanpete High School
- Rich @ Kanab High School
- Pleasant Grove @ Lone Peak High School
- Tooele @ Stansbury High School
- Richfield @ Manti High School
A little bit of the luster was knocked off this game by Pine View and their upset of Desert Hills last week. This is still a fantastic matchup in 3AA South as the defending state champion Flyers hope to remain the only undefeated team in region play while a Desert Hills win can even things up at the top of the region standings.
Pleasant Grove at Lone Peak, 7 p.m.
Pleasant Grove suffered their first defeat of the season last week a humbling 38-7 loss at home to unranked Riverton. The best way for them to move forward would be to go on the road and knock off their rivals. Lone Peak can ill-afford a third region loss but by beating PG they could climb back into the top half of the standings.
Richfield at Manti, 7 p.m.
Manti was expected to be in the position when the season began but not many had Richfield at 6-0 and ranked entering week 7. Here they are and they can legitimize themselves as contenders with a road win over the Templars.
Woods Cross at Highland, 7 p.m.
Region 6 is tough once again this game between Woods Cross and Highland could end being the difference between a home playoff game and traveling in round one. Both teams are 2-1 in region with their only region loss coming to East.
