Game Details - Football

When No. 14 Green Canyon (7-5) visits No. 11 Skyline (9-3) for a 6 p.m. kickoff Friday in the 4A quarterfinals, it will be a matchup few expected to see this deep in the playoffs. Both teams pulled off impressive upsets in the second round over higher-seed Region 9 teams, with Green Canyon stunning No. 3 Snow Canyon 23-20 and Skyline downing No. 6 Pine View 21-14. The Eagles have been one of the state's most explosive offenses, averaging 37.5 points per game behind dual-threat quarterback Xavier Cocci. The senior signal-caller has accumulated 3,505 passing yards with 26 touchdowns while adding 694 rushing yards and 19 scores on the ground. In Skyline's second-round victory, Cocci connected with Alex Brown for a decisive seven-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter. Brown, who has 40 receptions for 817 yards and six touchdowns this season, has been Cocci's favorite target along with deep-threat Sione Tupua (27 catches, 876 yards, eight TDs). The Eagles' ground attack features 1,000-yard rusher Jonah Mailei (1,109 yards, nine TDs), who delivered a 70-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter against Pine View. Defensively, Skyline has been led by Peyton Carter (72 tackles, three sacks) and David Campbell (57 tackles, three sacks, one interception), who anchored a unit that held Pine View's high-powered offense to just 14 points in the second round. Green Canyon counters with a defense that has recorded three shutouts this season and allows 19.3 points per game. The Wolves' defensive standouts include Eli Wheatley (102 tackles, 13 sacks), Sawyer Rainey (93 tackles, five sacks) and Bryson Pabst (85 tackles, six interceptions). The Wolves' upset over Snow Canyon was sparked by Hayden Schramm's crucial 38-yard touchdown reception from Ethan Munk in the second quarter. Munk has thrown for 1,282 yards and 18 touchdowns this season, with Schramm (51 catches, 719 yards, four TDs) and Cody Edelmayer (32 catches, 502 yards, six TDs) as his primary targets. Skyline is seeking its first semifinal appearance since 2008, while Green Canyon last reached the semifinals in 2023. The winner advances to face either No. 2 Crimson Cliffs or No. 7 Stansbury at Rice-Eccles Stadium next week.