Alta piled up 48 points at Brighton on Wednesday, Oct. 14, cruising to a 48-7 Region 6 victory that pushed the Hawks to 7-3 on the season.

Six different players found the end zone. Xavier Cocci scored through the air and on the ground, hitting Ryland Clayton on a 52-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter. Maximus Cocci threw two third-quarter touchdown passes, connecting with Bronson Schriever from 6 yards and Hudson McBride from 12. Lucas Pagel opened the scoring with a 28-yard run, and Kayden Smith closed it with a 20-yard rush in the fourth.

The Hawks now sit 4-1 in Region 6, good for second place and a No. 19 state ranking, according to MaxPreps. Alta has won two straight after a one-point loss to Bountiful on Oct. 2.

Alta head coach Blake Burdette set the tone for the stretch run after the Hawks' Sept. 18 win over Olympus, telling the Deseret News, "There's lots of stuff from that game that if we execute, we can be in the thick of things in our region by the end of the season." Alta sits 4-1 in region with the regular season winding down.

Jordan falls to Highland

Jordan grabbed an early lead against Highland but couldn't sustain it, falling 43-7 in Region 10.

Jack Mantas connected with Traeson Ewing on a 21-yard touchdown pass to put the Beetdiggers ahead 7-0. Highland's Viliamu Ripley answered 19 seconds later with an 88-yard touchdown run, and the Rams scored 43 unanswered from there. Ripley added two more rushing scores. Griffin Backman returned the second-half kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown.

Jordan dropped to 4-6 overall. Highland improved to 7-2.

Hillcrest invokes mercy rule

Hillcrest needed less than a half to finish off Kearns, winning 55-0 in Region 4 after the 44-point mercy rule kicked in before halftime.

K'Von Houston threw six touchdown passes in the opening two quarters, including strikes of 46 and 75 yards to Alani Latu and a pair to Miles Ence. Makaio Rayco returned an interception 25 yards for a score to trigger the running clock.

What's ahead

Alta carries a two-game winning streak into the final weeks of the regular season with playoff brackets approaching. Jordan, at 4-6, faces a narrow path through its remaining Region 10 schedule.