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Woods Cross schools game day, Thursday, Oct. 8: Woods Cross vs. Alta, Olympus vs. Woods Cross

By Utah News Staff from the UHSAA schedule · October 8, 2026 · 1 min read
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A symbolic representation of a high school game night in Utah. In the sharp foreground, a single football sits on the grass, slightly out of focus, while in the mid-ground, a volleyball rests near the edge of a court line. The background features the distant, dark silhouette of stadium lights and empty spectator stands against a dramatic sunset sky.
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Woods Cross and Alta (Sandy) meet in 5A girls volleyball at 6:30 p.m. Olympus and Woods Cross meet in 5A football at 7 p.m.

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  • Woods Cross vs. Alta — 5A girls volleyball, 6:30 p.m.
  • Olympus vs. Woods Cross — 5A football, 7 p.m.

Woods Cross schools play two games on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) schedule.

Woods Cross and Alta (Sandy) meet in 5A girls volleyball at 6:30 p.m. Woods Cross is 23-2-0 and ranked No. 1 of 29 in UHSAA's 5A girls volleyball RPI standings. Alta is 6-19-0 and ranked No. 21.

Olympus and Woods Cross meet in 5A football at 7 p.m. Olympus is 4-4 and ranked No. 12 of 28 (RPI .516) in UHSAA's 5A football RPI standings. Woods Cross is 3-5 and ranked No. 14 (RPI .478).

Records and rankings are UHSAA's RPI figures as of Oct. 8, before these games. UHSAA's schedule does not list home teams or sites.

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