Bingham (South Jordan, Utah) at Brighton (Salt Lake City)
Chayden Johnston, Bingham
File photo by Christian Wininger
The top two teams in the latest Utah 5A newspaper rankings butt heads Friday night in a key Region 3 matchup. Brighton wants to avenge a pair of losses to Bingham from last season and start the year 5-0 for only the third time in the last 11 seasons. The Bengals feature running back/linebacker
Osa Masina, rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports. The 6-4, 207-pound senior had a season-high 13 tackles and one sack in a 34-6 blowout of Hunter (West Valley City) last week. No. 22 Bingham has been resilient since a 23-20 overtime loss at No. 5 Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas) on Sept. 5. The Miners bounced back by bludgeoning their next two opponents by a combined margin of 98-0.
Follow live scoring of this game on QwixcoreJust the facts: Bingham senior kicker
Chayden Johnston has made three field goals from beyond 40 yards already this season. The Utah commit is 4-for-6 on field goals overall. … Despite a pair of losses to Bingham last season, Brighton still maintains a comfortable 28-14-1 advantage in the all-time series against Bingham, which began in 1969.
Mitch Stephens: Brighton 28, Bingham 27
Kevin Askeland: Bingham 28, Brighton 21
Jamie DeMoney: Brighton 24, Bingham 22
Stephen Spiewak: Bingham 35, Brighton 28
Leland Gordon: Bingham 17, Brighton 14
Colin Ward-Henninger: Bingham 28, Brighton 20
