Game Details - Football

A year after their thrilling 45-44 overtime playoff battle, No. 6 seed Summit Academy (6-5) and No. 2 seed Emery (8-2) meet again in the 2A semifinals at Zions Bank Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. Both teams enter following impressive quarterfinal victories. Emery dominated American Leadership 70-21 behind a complete offensive performance, while Summit Academy pulled away from South Sevier 42-28 sparked by Liam Larson's 93-yard touchdown run. Emery's high-powered offense (39.0 ppg) features quarterback Treven Gilbert, who has thrown for 2,314 yards and 28 touchdowns while completing 64% of his passes. Porter Hurdsman leads all receivers with 804 yards and 12 touchdowns, while Hayden Abrams adds 623 yards and six scores. The ground game is powered by Jaxon Johnson (543 yards, eight TDs) and Ty Yost (465 yards, four TDs). Summit Academy's offense (25.0 ppg) relies heavily on running back Bronson Dixon, who has rushed for 967 yards and 12 touchdowns on 167 carries. The Bears utilize two quarterbacks, with Preston Mackowiak (869 yards, 11 TDs) and Cash Whitman (979 yards, seven TDs) splitting time. Kyle Lively leads all receivers with 881 yards and 13 touchdowns. Defensively, Emery (27.4 ppg) is led by Ty Yost (65 tackles) and Hayden Abrams (49 tackles, four sacks). Summit Academy's defense (26.8 ppg) features Alexander Meredith (76 tackles, five interceptions) and Tug Wilbur (61 tackles, 10 sacks). Last year's playoff meeting saw Summit Academy block an extra point in overtime before scoring the winning touchdown. The Bears enter having won three of their last four games, while Emery has scored 222 points during their current four-game winning streak. The winner advances to next week's 2A championship game against either No. 4 Delta or No. 1 San Juan.