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Today’s edition · Sun., Nov. 8

Orem rallies past Pleasant Grove in the 5A quarterfinals

Plus, Skyline beats Provo on a field goal with two seconds left.

The Daily Orem team8 sources3 min read

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Tigers

No. 2 seed Orem beat No. 10 Pleasant Grove 35-16 in the 5A quarterfinals Friday, scoring 28 second-half points after trailing 13-7 at halftime. Coach Andy Stokes said, "I'm just proud of the kids." Daily Herald

Orem trailed 13-⁠7 at halftime and won 35-⁠16

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Source: Daily Herald

Cougars

No. 25 BYU routed Omaha 108-67 Friday night at the . The Cougars are 2-0 and shot 56% from the field. Deseret News

UVU

UVU student body president Herby Fullmer gave the State of the University Address. His verdict: "The state of our university is strong." UVU REVIEW

Taco

A 15-year-old awaiting a kidney transplant created The Gobbler, a Thanksgiving-inspired taco at in American Fork. It's on the menu through December to benefit Make-A-Wish Utah, with checkout donation options of $1, $3 or $5. Lehi Free Press

Tech

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Beauty

The Buy team here. Meet one of our favorite lip combos: Smashbox’s Full Fill-ter Smoothing Lip Glass Balm and Studio Extreme Longwear Lip Liner. The liner delivers up to 16 hours of transfer-proof, smudge-free wear, while the gloss provides eight hours of hydration and a high-shine finish. Our go-to pairing? Medium Brown liner with Coax gloss.

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Springville

No. 4 Bountiful held off No. 5 Springville 23-17 in the 5A quarterfinals. With the Red Devils trailing by six, Max Feller intercepted a fourth-down throw late. Daily Herald

Two quarterfinal games ended 23-⁠17 and 23-⁠20

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Bountiful over Springville23-175A quarterfinal
Skyline over Provo23-204A quarterfinal

Sources: Daily Herald, KJZZ

Provo

Josh Pinnock's 40-yard field goal with two seconds left lifted No. 6 Skyline past No. 14 Provo, 23-20 in the 4A quarterfinals. Provo, which started the season 0-3, finished 7-5. KJZZ

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Swedish candy shops are popping up all over, and Springville has one: Swedish Moose Candy Co. Sweden's stricter food rules mean the sweets come with no artificial dyes or high fructose corn syrup. Giant scoops sit beside the buckets of candy, ready for the plucking. Sweet tooth, meet your match.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 7Utah and BYU kick off at 10 a.m. today with the whole country watching
  2. Fri., Nov. 6No. 3 Utah and No. 9 BYU meet Saturday; Provo food bank in trouble
  3. Thurs., Nov. 5Utah is No. 3, BYU No. 9 in the first CFP rankings
  4. Wed., Nov. 4Food bank closes for now; Utah and BYU meet Saturday
  5. Tues., Nov. 3Utah and BYU meet Saturday, both top 10, and polls close at 8 p.m. today
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Daily Oremto me · Sun., Nov. 86:00 a.m.

Orem rallies past Pleasant Grove in the 5A quarterfinals

Plus, Skyline beats Provo on a field goal with two seconds left.

The TLDR

  1. Orem beats Pleasant Grove 35-16 in the 5A quarterfinals
  2. No. 25 BYU routs Omaha 108-67 at the Marriott Center
  3. Bountiful holds off Springville 23-17
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