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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 13

BYU basketball moves to 4-0 and Skyridge heads to the 6A title game

Plus, a free AI buildathon for teens at UVU and Utah gas prices down 27 cents

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BYU BasketballTop story

No. 23 BYU stays unbeaten with an 86-⁠71 win over Montana State

BYU beat Montana State 86-⁠71 at the Marriott Center

  • Montana State71
    BYU86
    FinalBYU never trailed and improved to 4-0.

Source: ABC4 Utah

If you missed it: No. 23 BYU moved to 4-0 Thursday night at the . Rob Wright III led the Cougars with 22 points, seven assists and five steals, and freshman Bruce Branch III added 17.

The Cougars shot a season-high 58% from the field and went 16-of-18 on layups. Dawson Baker made his season debut after 350 days of injury treatment and recovery.

  • Halves: BYU scored 43 points in each
  • Double figures: four BYU players
  • Baker's debut: two points, two rebounds, eight minutes
  • Bobcats' top scorers: Jeremiah Davis and London Praytor, 14 each

BYU won the fast-break and paint battles

28Fast-break points4
46Points in the paint24

Source: ABC4 Utah

Baker said the team "reminds me a lot of that Sweet 16 team (from 2025)." BYU hosts Northern Colorado on Wednesday.

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Skyridge edges Herriman 35-⁠34 and heads to the 6A state title game

If you follow high school football, here's one to know: top-seeded is headed to the Utah 6A championship game. The Falcons beat No. 4 Herriman 35-34 in Thursday's semifinal at Rice-Eccles Stadium after trailing 31-21 to start the fourth quarter.

A one-point semifinal came down to the final minutes

35-34
final score of Skyridge's win over Herriman
61 yards
on Filisi Filipe's touchdown run that put Herriman up 31-21
2:19
left when Jagger Fountaine scored on a two-yard run
1:19
left when Herriman's field goal try sailed wide right

Source: Lehi Free Press

Fountaine drove the comeback. His 29-yard touchdown pass to Malosi Shepard cut the gap, and a 12-play drive ended with his own score. Kicker Evan Kopp's extra point made it 35-34.

  • Halftime: Herriman led 21-14
  • Third quarter: Herriman managed only a 24-yard field goal
  • Kickoff return: Logan Gregory took it to the Falcon 20

Ethan Schriever had 10 tackles for Skyridge's defense

Source: Lehi Free Press

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Ethan Schriever10
Jaden Tahi7
Latu Moeai6
Eli Mortensen6
Andrew Price6
Drayson Afalava6

Herriman drove into Falcon territory after the go-ahead score, but the kick missed and Skyridge ran out the clock. "Defense battled today," coach Justin Hemm said. Herriman came in averaging 38.1 points a game, third in 6A, according to Deseret News.

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If you have a teen curious about AI, Project Paideia is holding a free buildathon at Utah Valley University in Orem on Sat., Nov. 21. Students ages 13 to 18 pick a problem they care about and use AI to build, test and share a solution, and no coding experience is required. There are two four-hour sessions, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m., and each student attends one. Registration details are at projectpaideia.com. TechBuzz NewsFOX 13 News Utah

BYU football, an AI buildathon and a Christmas market are coming up

  1. Nov. 14BYU hosts Baylor at LaVell Edwards Stadium at 1:30 p.m.
  2. Nov. 21Project Paideia's free AI buildathon for teens will run at UVU in Orem.
  3. Dec. 10The Utah Valley Christkindlmarkt will open in Provo, running through Dec. 12.

Sources: Deseret News, TechBuzz News, Daily Herald

Football

No. 10 BYU (7-2, 4-2) hosts Baylor (6-3, 4-2) on Sat., Nov. 14, at LaVell Edwards Stadium, with a 1:30 p.m. kickoff on Fox. Baylor coach Joe Klanderman said of Provo, "That stadium can swallow you up." Deseret News

Holiday market

The Utah Valley Christkindlmarkt, a German-inspired Christmas market, is coming to the Utah County Courthouse campus in Provo from noon to 9 p.m., Dec. 10 to Dec. 12. The county said it will celebrate local makers, food and culture. Daily Herald

Airport

Provo Airport held a "topping out" ceremony Tuesday for the final beam of its Terminal Expansion Project, and leaders outlined progress on Phases 2 and 3. Airport director Brian Torgersen said, "We're trying to run an airport and keep those operations moving during construction as well." KSL Sports

Gas prices

Utah's average price for a gallon of gas dropped 27 cents in the past week, to $4.22, according to AAA's Mountain West Group. The national average fell below $4 a gallon for the first time since July. Gephardt Daily

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Whodunit? UVU Theatre staged "Clue" inside the Old Alumni House instead of a theater, and only 12 seats a night were available. The building once hosted donors and board meetings for former UVU President Matt Holland, and the show sold out months ahead.

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  1. Thurs., Nov. 12BYU hits 17 threes to beat Queens, 98-82, in Provo
  2. Wed., Nov. 11BYU stands behind Bear Bachmeier before Saturday's Baylor game
  3. Tues., Nov. 10BYU turns to Baylor after the loss at Utah, and Orem's football team is in the semifinals
  4. Mon., Nov. 9Skyridge beats American Fork 28-21 and heads to Rice-Eccles
  5. Sun., Nov. 8Orem rallies past Pleasant Grove in the 5A quarterfinals
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Daily Oremto me · Fri., Nov. 136:00 a.m.

BYU basketball moves to 4-0 and Skyridge heads to the 6A title game

Plus, a free AI buildathon for teens at UVU and Utah gas prices down 27 cents

The TLDR

  1. No. 23 BYU beats Montana State 86-71 to stay unbeaten
  2. Skyridge edges Herriman 35-34 and reaches the 6A final
  3. Free AI buildathon for teens at UVU on Nov. 21
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