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The first half of Saturday’s marquee matchup between No. 3 Utah and No. 9 BYU was a bit of a roller coaster, as Utah quickly jumped out to a two-touchdown lead before relinquishing it to a 20-point BYU run before halftime. However, Morgan Scalley’s Utes scored another two touchdowns and took the ball away from Bear Bachmeier four times on the day and won, 28-20.
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Morgan’s first four possessions Saturday in the 3A semifinals ended with an interception, two turnovers on downs and a lost fumble. Richfield turned the two takeaways into nine points, and the Trojans were still looking for their first score when the second quarter began, but Morgan coach Jared Barlow didn’t see a reason to change the game plan.
The first Kalani Sitake vs. Morgan Scalley BYU-Utah matchup ended with Sitake taking a loss to his close friend. Sitake’s Cougars fell to Scalley’s Utes by a 28-20 score Saturday in Salt Lake City, continuing Utah’s undefeated season and snapping BYU’s three-game rivalry win streak.
No. 3 Utah secured a 28-20 victory over No. 9 BYU in a high-stakes Holy War matchup on Saturday. The win keeps the Utes undefeated at 9-0, while the loss impacts BYU's path toward the Big 12 Championship.
Jurors found two men not guilty of murder on Friday after the men testified that they acted in self-defense in a fatal shooting at a Christmas gathering last year. Kevin Charles Scarbourough, 39, and Zachary Gage Prescott, 25, were each found not guilty of murder, a first-degree felony, and felony discharge of a firearm, a third-degree felony, after spending much of 2026 in jail.
To no one’s surprise, playing two games in the Beehive State in less than 24 hours didn’t work out so well for the Omaha Mavericks. Utah State routed the Summit League team 90-56 Saturday afternoon at the Spectrum in a game that tipped off just 17 hours after the final buzzer of Omaha’s 108-67 loss to BYU in Provo.
The Utah Orchid Society will host the "Banquet of Orchids" at the Red Butte Garden Orangerie. The event will feature hundreds of orchids and orchid sales.