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SALT LAKE CITY — Judge Memorial High School will host Game Night Live Friday at 6:30 p.m. on KSL 5.
The Bulldogs will host the Morgan Trojans in a game that will decide the 3A North title.
Both teams enter the final game of the regular season with 4-0 region records. The winner will claim an outright region title and earn a No. 1 seed in the 3A state playoffs.
For Morgan it would be their 22nd region title in school history and first since 2008. The No. 1 Trojans are also seeking their first state title since 1997. With a win they would enter the playoffs as the team to beat.
"We're all focused," said Morgan receiver and defensive back Matt Murdock. "We all talk about how much we want to go out there and play our hardest and leave everything out there. It's going to be an intense game."
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Judge is seeking it's 19th region championship and first since 2008. They haven't forgotten a 30-0 loss to Morgan in the first round of the 2012 playoffs and would love to return the favor Friday Night on their home field.
"They spanked us last year," said Judge quarterback Kaden Ellis. "I would love to come out and get them back. We've worked for it all year and I'm ready to get the region championship."
This is just one of the games to make our weekly top five list. Here are four other games to watch Thursday and Friday:
Pleasant Grove at Herriman, Thursday 7 p.m.
There are region title and playoff implications in this Region 4 battle. Herriman can claim their first outright region title in school history with a victory. Pleasant Grove is fighting for their playoff lives. If they lose they might need to win a play-in game to qualify for the playoffs. A PG win could potentially force a four-way tie for the region title.
Olympus at Skyline, Friday 7 p.m.
The Titans can win at least a share of the Region 7 title with a win over their rivals. Skyline must win or their streak of 28 straight playoff appearances will come to an end. Most important the teams will once again battle for "The Rock".
Bingham at Alta, Thursday 7 p.m.
The black and blue rivalry may not be what it was in it's prime when the game was held at Rice-Eccles Stadium each year but it still means a lot to the players, especially Bingham, who hopes to avenge a 17-16 defeat to the Hawks last season.
Layton at Northridge, Friday 7 p.m.
This is one of the most underrated rivalries in Utah. Northridge has won four straight against Layton but those games were all decided by four points or less and the 2011 game went double overtime.
Five more games to watch: Roy at Sky View, Timpanogos at Orem, Lone Peak at Lehi, Highland at Bountiful, Maple Mountain at Springville.
