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Alta routed Brighton 48-7 to improve to 7-3 and second in Region 6, while Jordan fell 43-7 to Highland after an early lead evaporated, and Hillcrest mercy-ruled Kearns 55-0 in Wednesday's Week 10 action.
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View MoreRSL draws San Jose 1-1 after stoppage-time equalizer
Real Salt Lake's playoff hopes took a hit when San Jose's Jack Jasinski volleyed home a 94th-minute equalizer at America First Field on Oct. 14, erasing Luc de Fougerolles' first RSL goal and turning a lopsided performance into a 1-1 draw.
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View MoreAlta soccer loses 5-1 to Maple Mountain in 5A first round
Alta's girls soccer season ended with a 5-1 loss to No. 2 seed Maple Mountain in the 5A state tournament first round on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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View MoreHillcrest QB Houston earns statewide honor, leads 5A in passing
Hillcrest senior quarterback K'Von Houston was named the Deseret News Week 11 football athlete of the week after leading all of 5A with 2,673 passing yards and 31 touchdowns and setting four school records.
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View MoreJordan boys claim 4A Region 10 cross country title
The Jordan Beetdiggers boys cross country team won the 4A Region 10 championship with 31 points, led by individual champion Isaac Brande, and will compete at the 4A Divisional meet Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Orem.
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View MoreHillcrest wins seventh straight Shakespeare title in CSD sweep
Hillcrest High won its seventh consecutive national Shakespeare Sweepstakes title while Canyons School District schools swept the top three Oxford division spots at the 49th annual competition in Cedar City.
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View MoreHillcrest shuts out Taylorsville 49-0 as Alta, Jordan split
Hillcrest routed Taylorsville 49-0 under the mercy rule Thursday, Oct. 8, behind K'Von Houston's four touchdown passes, while Alta rallied past Viewmont 37-20 and Jordan fell 35-29 to East in a fourth-quarter loss.
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View MoreHillcrest's Ence posts 121-yard, two-TD game in rout of Cyprus
Hillcrest senior Miles Ence caught five passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns in the Huskies' 53-6 blowout of Cyprus on Friday, Oct. 2, earning statewide Week 8 recognition as the 6-2 Huskies chase their first winning season since 2003.
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View MoreAlta, Hillcrest enter Week 9 football as heavy favorites
Parry's Power Guide projects Alta and Hillcrest as heavy favorites in Week 9 region football Thursday, while Jordan faces a tough road test at East despite the Leopards' 1-6 record.
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View MoreAlta's Jessen takes fourth, Hillcrest girls third at 5A regions
Alta senior Myles Jessen placed fourth in the Region 6 boys race and Hillcrest's girls took third in Region 4 at the 5A region cross country championships, with both schools heading to the divisional meet Oct. 14 in Orem.
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View MoreHillcrest, Alta wrap region golf play ahead of 5A state
Hillcrest finished second in Region 4 boys golf with a 328.0 stroke average, led by Jack Burrell's 79.9 average, while Alta placed sixth in Region 6 at 315.9. Both Sandy-area teams now prepare for the 5A state tournament at Bountiful Ridge Golf Course.
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View MoreHillcrest wins two 5A state tennis titles in runner-up finish
Hillcrest's Joshya Yerrapureddy and Nivedita Bakshi won individual state titles at the UHSAA 5A girls tennis championship Saturday, powering the Huskies to a 44-point runner-up finish behind three-time champion Woods Cross.
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View MoreJordan High's Kjar reveals depression, MS battles at Weber State
Former Jordan Beetdiggers head coach Eric Kjar, now leading Weber State football, shared his battles with depression and multiple sclerosis in a Salt Lake Tribune profile, drawing on his Sandy roots and his father's death by suicide to advocate for mental health treatment.