High School FootballSaturday, November 14
Orem and West both won their 5A semifinals and will play for the title next Friday
The Daily Orem team
If you're an Orem Tigers fan, mark next Friday. Orem beat Woods Cross 56-10 by mercy rule in the 5A semifinals at Rice-Eccles Stadium, and West topped Bountiful 29-12. That sets up a heavyweight title game between the top-seeded Panthers and the second-seeded Tigers.
West and Orem won their semifinals and meet for the 5A title
Utah 5A football playoffs
Semifinals
Final
Next Friday
Sources: ABC4 Utah, Deseret News, KSL Sports
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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 | 1 West vs. 2 Orem | Next Friday |
Woods Cross, seeded No. 14, had upset No. 3 Box Elder, 29-26 in overtime, and No. 6 Alta, 31-24. "I think we're playing our best football right now, but I think we could be better," Orem coach Andy Stokes said. West, meanwhile, fell into an early three-touchdown hole against Orem in last year's semifinals and never recovered.
- West: 13-0, first title game since 1993
- Orem: 10-2, with losses to 6A Skyridge and Mater Dei
- West's Kamden Lopati: 206 passing yards, 96 rushing yards
- Orem's halftime lead over Woods Cross: 42-10
Orem's Lewis passed for 342 yards as both winners rolled
- 342
- passing yards for Orem's Tanner Lewis
- 5
- touchdowns in Lewis' 15-for-16 game
- 21-0
- West's halftime lead over Bountiful
Source: ABC4 Utah
Sources: ABC4 Utah, Deseret News, KSL Sports