Ridgeline beats Highland 50-24 in 4A football quarterfinals
Top-seeded Ridgeline advances to a Nov. 12 semifinal against No. 5 Crimson Cliffs at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
LOGAN - No. 1 Ridgeline defeated No. 8 Highland 50-24 on Friday, Nov. 6, in the UHSAA 4A football quarterfinals, according to the UHSAA 4A football state championship bracket, which the association links from its football page.
Ridgeline, the higher seed, hosted the quarterfinal at its home field. The teams reached the round with first-round wins on Oct. 30, the bracket shows: Ridgeline beat No. 16 Mountain View 45-0, and Highland beat No. 9 Bear River 70-42.
Ridgeline plays No. 5 Crimson Cliffs in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah. Crimson Cliffs advanced Friday with a 28-14 win over No. 4 Snow Canyon. The 4A championship is set for 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20, also at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
Why this matters
Friday's win sends Ridgeline to a 4A semifinal next week at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Sky View and Mountain Crest were eliminated in the Oct. 30 first round, the same bracket shows.
Source: UHSAA 4A football state championship bracket (MaxPreps-hosted, linked from UHSAA); UHSAA football page.