High school football: Alta reverses Bingham in fight of
Among Utah’s leading high school competitions was rekindled Thursday night, and Tucker Brown and the Alta Hawks celebrated the competitive struggle they remembered it utilized to be.Brown tossed for one goal and ran for another as Alta managed the line of skirmish and reversed the Bingham Miners 23-13 in a nonregion game in between 2 of Utah’s football thoroughbreds.”We were certainly encouraged
,”said Brown, who completed 26 of 37 passes for 236 yards without any interceptions.”I matured watching this game. All of us know its history and just how much it indicates to everybody.” You might see it out there.
We know each other. It got a little chippy and you saw the personal foul charges. ” Alta’s QB Tucker Brown hands the ball to Trevyn Cooke at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta’s Trevyn Cooke runs the ball past Bingham’s Judd Bowen at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta’s Evan Morton, right, commemorates after scoring versus Bingham at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta’s Trevyn Fabrizio leaps over Bingham’s Grady Johnson at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta’s Ber Strong runs the ball past Bingham’s Jordan Thurman at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta’s Trevyn Cooke runs the ball as Bingham’s Grady Johnson dives to try to stop him at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham compete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham compete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta’s QB Tucker Brown passes the ball against Bingham at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham compete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham contend in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham complete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham compete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham contend in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham complete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta’s Bear Turner obstructs a pass meant for Bingham’s Miles Ward at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham compete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025 .|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham contend in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham compete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Alta and Bingham complete in a football game at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Bingham’s QB Boston Singley aims to pass in a game against Alta at Bingham High School in South Jordan on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025.|Laura Seitz, Deseret News Both teams have second-year coaches. Alta’s Blake Burdette said he and Bingham’s Josh Johnson concurred last year to restore the storied fight between the two schools four miles apart separated by Interstate 15. They are likewise arranged to play next year, and Burdette said he wants to see the series continue. In between 2004-14, the schools played every year( often twice)and frequently challenged for the state champion in the state’s top classification.With Thursday’s win, Alta enhanced its record to 16-14 versus the Miners. The Hawks never ever trailed this time thanks to Brown’s ability to prevent errors, Jack McAllister’s three basket and a defense that frustrated Bingham, keeping the Miners scoreless until early in the 4th quarter.”This was an excellent showing for us … after last week, “said Burdette, whose team was up to Springville 27-21 in the season opener after leading 14-0 in the first quarter.” This was more of what Alta football is about. We want to play difficult and physical and make teams know they have played Alta.”The Hawks’ offensive line assisted develop a running attack and offered Brown simply enough time to discover his talented receivers on short routes. Brown’s ability to link to Ber Strong, Evan Morton, Trevyn Cooke and Trevyn Fabrizio led to numerous third-down conversions and long scoring drives.For the game, Alta had 76 offensive plays, compared to Bingham’s 44. Morton captured a 30-yard goal pass on Alta’s second drive, but the most vital part of the game happened early in the 4th quarter. After the Miners near to within 16-7 with 11:57 staying, Brown completed a 13-play, 78-yard drive with a 13-yard goal run that put
the game away.Bingham, which likewise lost its opener recently, finally found some energy to narrow the gap, but the Miners injure themselves with a pair of personal-foul penalties after each of their touchdowns. After the second score, they needed a two-point conversion to attempt to close within one belongings but the official’s call moved the ball 15 backyards further away and a long pass to the end zone fell incomplete.The Miners had a hard time offensively behind senior quarterback Boston Singley, but he and Teki Finau showed some trigger late in the game. Nevertheless, they both had to leave in the last minutes due to injuries,
and their medical diagnoses were not right away understood.