1st Round 2022 Utah high school football playoff pairings

utah high school football
gamestrat high school football sideline instant replay

The 2022 Utah high school football playoffs begin this weekend.

In 6A, Corner Canyon is the top-seed followed by Skyridge. In the High School Football America Utah Top 10, those two are reversed with Skyridge finishing the regular season ranked No. 1.

Related: HSFA Utah Top 10

Defending 6A champ Lone Peak is the 11th seed. The Knights will open with No. 22 Copper Hills Friday night.

The top eight seeds in 6A and 5A all receive first round byes.

Defending champ Lehi is the top seed in 5A. The Pioneers enter the postseason a perfect 10-0 and ranked No. 3 in our Top 10.

Below are all of the first round matchups, plus the seeding in every classification.

6A

Seeding – No. 1 Corner Canyon, No. 2 Skyridge, No. 3 Bingham, No. 4 American Fork, No. 5 Farmington, No. 6 Syracuse, No. 7 Davis, No. 8 West Jordan (all receive first round byes)

1st Round Games (October 21)

No. 17 Herriman at No. 16 Layton, 6 p.m.

No. 24 Hunter at No. 9 West, 7 p.m.

No. 20 Westlake at No. 13 Mountain Ridge, 6 p.m.

No. 21 Weber at No. 12 Roy, 6 p.m.

No. 18 Fremont at No. 15 Granger, 7 p.m.

No. 23 Kearns at No. 10 Riverton, 6 p.m.

No. 19 Cyprus at No. 14 Pleasant Grove, 6 p.m.

No. 22 Coopper Hills at No. 11 Lone Peak, 6 p.m.

5A

Seeding – No. 1 Lehi, No. 2 Timpview, No. 3 Springville, No. 4 Stansbury, No. 5 Brighton, No. 6 Bountiful, No. 7 Spanish Fork, No. 8 Provo (all receive first round byes)

1st Round Games (October 21)

No. 17 Timpanogos at No. 16 Park City, 6 p.m.

No. 24 Highland at No. 9 Box Elder, 6 p.m.

No. 20 Viewmont at No. 13 Cedar Valley, 6 p.m.

No. 21 Olympus at No. 12 Payson, 6 p.m.

No. 18 Skyline at No. 15 East, 4 p.m.

No. 23 Wasatch at No. 10 Woods Cross, 5 p.m.

No. 19 Alta at No. 14 Bonneville, 4 p.m.

No. 22 Uintah at No. 11 Orem, 6 p.m.

4A

Seeding – No. 1 Crimson Cliffs, No. 2 Desert Hills, No. 3 Dixie (all receive first round byes)

1st Round Games (October 21)

No. 9 Logan at No. 8 Cedar, 4 p.m.

No. 13 Pine View at No. 4 Ridgeline, 5 p.m.

No. 12 Green Canyon at No. 5 Snow Canyon, 6 p.m.

No. 10 Hurricane at No. 7 Sky View, 3 p.m.

No. 11 Bear River at No. 6 Mountain Crest, 7 p.m.

3A

Seeding – No. 1 Juab, No. 2 Morgan, No. 3 Grantsville. No. 4 Canyon View (all receive first round byes)

1st Round Games (October 21)

No. 9 Ogden at No. 8 Manti, 4 p.m.

No. 12 Carbon at No. 5 Richfield, 6 p.m.

No. 10 Union at No. 7 Juan Diego, 6 p.m.

No. 11 Ben Lomond at No. 6 North Sanpete, 5 p.m.

2A

Seeding – No. 1 South Summit, No. 2 San Juan, No. 3 Emery. No. 4 Beaver (all receive first round byes)

1st Round Games (October 21)

No. 9 Millard at No. 8 Delta, 6 p.m.

No. 12 Grand at No. 5 Summit Academy, 6 p.m.

No. 10 South Sevier at No. 7 Judge Memorial, 6 p.m.

No. 11 ALA at No. 6 Providence Hall, 6 p.m.

1A

1st Round Games (October 28)

No. 8 Parowan at No. 1 Layton Christian, 4 p.m.

No. 5 North Sevier at No. 4 Milford, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Duchesne at No. 3 Kanab, 6 p.m.

No. 7 North Summit at No. 2 Enterprise, 6 p.m.

1A – 8 Player

Seeding – No. 1 Gunnison Valley (gets first round bye)

No. 5 Whitehorse at No. 4 Water Canyon, 6 p.m.

No. 6 Altamont at No. 3 Monticello, 6 p.m.

No. 7 Monument Valley at No. 2 Rich, 6 p.m.

Click Here to Follow Utah High School Football Playoff Scores LIVE

Play Football

nfl play football

About the Author

Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.