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SALT LAKE CITY — Check back for the latest scores from all the Week 5 high school football games across the state.
KSL.com Sports' Game of the Week: Desert Hills at Crimson Cliffs
'Hungry' Crimson Cliffs overwhelms rival Desert Hills 49-7
In a rematch of the 2022 4A state championship game, the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs stole the show.Why did we choose this game?
Crimson Cliffs has had quite the season already to take an early lead in the Region 9 standings. With a win over 5A Springville and a 3-point loss to 6A Bingham, Crimson Cliffs can go toe-to-toe with the best in the state, which is why they're ranked No. 10 in the KSL.com Top 20+1.
Mustangs quarterback Steele Barben has thrown 11 touchdowns and has completed 71% of his passes, primarily to receivers Malakai Alofipo and Tyler West. Crimson Cliffs averages 34.3 points per game, while holding opponents to 13.8 points.
All of that to see, Friday night's game will be a tall task for a Desert Hills team that is 2-2 on the season. But don't let those two losses fool you, since they've come to No. 9 Brighton (34-14) and No. 4 Lehi (31-14) in the first two weeks of the season. Since those two first games, the Thunder have averaged 43 points per game and will be a tougher opponent than their record reflects.
While it's still early in the season, the winner of Friday night's game will take a commanding lead in the Region 9 title race.
Other games we'll be watching this week:
- Undefeated San Juan pitches near shutout in 67-7 road win over Judge Memorial
- Timpview leans on defensive identity, shuts out Springville in region opener
- Isaac Wilson, Corner Canyon show no signs of slowing down in 42-14 win at Syracuse
- Dixie disappears in 2nd half, falls 32-14 to California's Beaumont
- 3rd quarter defense helps Lehi secure 48-28 win over Herriman
- American Fork schools Bingham in 28-0 rout, moves to 5-0 on season
- Sky View edges past Ridgeline 23-22 in high-caliber 4A duel
The KSL.com Sports team hosted a tailgate at Syracuse 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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2023-09-08
