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SALT LAKE CITY — Check back for the latest scores from all the Week 4 high school football games across the state.
KSL.com Sports' Game of the Week: West at Olympus
West rallies past Olympus for first win of season
The West High Leopards picked up their first win of 2023 in dramatic fashion, 19-18, on Friday in their region opener at Olympus High.Why did we choose this game?
With an 0-2 record on the season and a current last-place standing in Region 6, West looks like a team in a lot of trouble on paper. But at KSL.com Sports, we still see the Panthers as one of the better teams in the state, but that's very conditional on how this week's road matchup against a 2-1 Olympus team goes.
The Panthers had a tough road test in California against a top-10 team in the state, and followed it up with another difficult test against American Fork in Week 3. But at some point, West needs to win a game, and a region matchup at Olympus could be such a scenario.
Olympus is no slouch, though. In Brandon Burt's first season with the program, he's got the Titans in contention with a 2-1 record, and wins over Bountiful and Spanish Fork, and was 2 points shy of being 3-0 on the season. Olympus averages 20.3 points per game, but the team may need a bit more against a West team that averages 24.0 points.
We expect this to be a fun matchup to start region play.
Other games we'll be watching this week:
- 'We needed this game': Stevens-Call connection helps No. 1 Skyridge hold off Bingham
- Logan defense comes up big to secure second win of season
- Provo passes up Salem Hills in 35-0 shutout win
- Brighton bulldozes Highland 29-6 in a matchup that brought the drama
- East edges out undefeated Alta with 10-7 win on last-second made field goal
- Snow Canyon tops visiting Las Vegas' Centennial 38-14
- Defensive firepower leads Mountain Ridge in 31-17 win over Lone Peak
The KSL.com Sports team hosted a tailgate at Olympus High this week. Check out our location for next week where we'll be giving away free pizza, gift cards, and some swag for those that come check it out. Follow us on Instagram to see clues on how to win a gift card.
If you have video of your games, upload them to YouTube and send us a link on Twitter, Facebook or via email at onlinesports@ksl.com. You can also nominate an athlete as the player of the week here.
If you can't see the scoreboard below, you can view the schedule/scores on the Prep Scoreboard page.
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2023-09-01
