Copper Hills lost against Westlake back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Grizzlies took a 35-21 bruising from the Thunder. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Grizzlies couldn't quite close it out.
Tija Tate
| 08/15/25 vs Northridge | 144 |
| 09/26/25 @ Westlake | 134 |
| 08/29/25 @ Hunter | 80 |
| 09/19/25 vs Cedar Valley | 58 |
| 09/05/25 @ Layton | 48 |
Copper Hills lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Logan Batt, who rushed for 82 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and one TD. Copper Hills also got a significant boost from Tija Tate, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 134 yards.
A big part of Westlake's victory came down to the chemistry between BOSTEN FOUNTAINE and his top target MALIK SIKA. FOUNTAINE threw for 291 yards and four TDs while SIKA picked up 100 receiving yards and three scores. FOUNTAINE's passing game has become a key predictor of Westlake's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. DYLAN BLAKEY helped FOUNTAINE out on the ground, rushing for 94 yards.
Copper Hills is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-4. As for Westlake, their record is now 5-2.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Copper Hills is set to take on their familiar foe Bingham at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Westlake will challenge rival Riverton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: FOUNTAINE and Xander Thayer.
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