High School FootballSaturday, November 14
Orem beats Woods Cross 56-10 and heads to the 5A title game with West
The Daily Provo team
If you follow the Tigers, you get another week. Defending champion Orem beat No. 14 Woods Cross 56-10 by mercy rule in Friday's 5A semifinal. Quarterback Tanner Lewis went 15-for-16 for 342 yards and five touchdowns, and the Tigers led 42-10 at the half. The Wildcats had upset No. 3 Box Elder and No. 6 Alta to get that far. “I think we’re playing our best football right now, but I think we could be better,” coach Andy Stokes said.
West and Orem won their 5A semifinals and play for the title
Utah 5A football playoffs
Semifinals
Final
Sources: ABC4 Utah, Deseret News
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| Round | Game | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | 1 West vs. 4 Bountiful | West 29–12 |
| Semifinals | 2 Orem vs. 14 Woods Cross | Orem 56–10 |
| Final | West vs. Orem | To be played |
West, the top seed, beat No. 4 Bountiful 29-12 to go 13-0 and reach the title game for the first time since 1993. Coach Olosaa Solovi said, “the goal for us is next week to finish that game.”
- Orem: 10-2, with losses to Skyridge and Mater Dei
- West led Bountiful 21-0 at halftime
- Kamden Lopati: 206 passing yards, 96 rushing yards, two rushing scores
1993the last year West played for the 5A title before this one
The 13-0 Panthers play in next week's state championship game.
Source: ABC4 Utah
Sources: ABC4 Utah, Deseret News