Hillcrest's Connor Jackson shot a 70 at Meadowbrook Golf Course on Wednesday, Sept. 23. It was the low round of the day in the Region 4 boys golf tournament.

Jackson topped a field heavy with Cyprus talent. Six of the top 11 finishers were Pirates, but Jackson's round beat them all. Teammate Jack Burrell added a 77, finishing seventh. The two scores helped Hillcrest hold second place in the Region 4 team standings with a 329.0 stroke average, according to the Deseret News Week 8 recap.

Cyprus leads the region at 302.0, a 27-stroke gap over the Huskies. West Jordan sits third at 331.0. Taylorsville (340.0), Hunter (346.0), Kearns (358.0), Granger (373.0) and West (375.0) fill out the rest of the standings.

Burrell carries an 80.1 season stroke average, seventh among Region 4 individuals. Cyprus' Brady Loutensock leads the region at 73.7.

Alta sixth in Region 6

In Region 6, Alta sits sixth with a 316.7 team stroke average heading into the postseason.

Ross Tanner provided a bright spot for the Hawks at the Sept. 23 tournament at Mountain View Golf Course, shooting a 71 to tie for fifth in the round. Viewmont's Corver Barnes took medalist honors with a 67.

Skyline leads Region 6 at 290.1, followed by Brighton (294.0), Woods Cross (294.4), Olympus (294.7) and Viewmont (302.1). Bountiful trails Alta at 330. Perry Shaffer of Skyline paces the region's individual standings with a 70.9 stroke average.

No Alta golfer appears in the Region 6 top 12 individual standings for the season.

State tournament next

Week 8 marked the final week of the UHSAA boys golf regular season. The 5A state tournament is the next milestone for both Hillcrest and Alta, but the UHSAA has not published the date or venue for the 5A championship.