Lone Peak (Highland, Utah) at Bingham (South Jordan, Utah)Lone Peak would take over the No. 1 ranking in Utah with a win over Bingham. Led by senior quarterback
Chase Hansen, the No. 2 Knights are 6-0 and average 39 points per game. Hansen, a University of Utah commit, already has more than 1,000 passing yards and nearly 500 rushing yards with 20 total touchdowns. One of his top receiving targets is BYU recruit
Micah Hannemann.
Bingham was blown out by Orange Lutheran (Orange, Calif.), 42-7, in week three but still tops both the MaxPreps Utah rankings as well as those published by the
Deseret News newspaper. The
Salt Lake Tribune, however, ranks Lone Peak No. 1 and Bingham No. 2. The Miners' claim as Utah's top program is centered on the fact they have not lost to an in-state opponent in 21 consecutive games. The go-to guy in Bingham's offense has been senior running back
Daniel Palepoi, who has 778 rushing yards on 130 carries with six touchdowns. These teams have not met since 2008, a game won by Bingham, 24-8.
Mitch Stephens: Bingham 35, Lone Peak 28
Steve Montoya: Bingham 21, Lone Peak 10
Stephen Spiewak: Bingham 28, Lone Peak 24
Kevin Askeland: Bingham 34, Lone Peak 20
Jamie DeMoney: Lone Peak 33, Bingham 30
Lone Peak will try to keep quarterback Chase Hansen on his feet and blast Bingham to become Utah's unanimous No. 1 team.
Photo by David Argyle
