Utah 2022 high school football season kicks-off with defending 4A champ Desert Hills picking-up a W

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desert hills football opens 2022 with a win

Posted By: Jeff Fisher August 12, 2022

Reigning 4A champ Desert Hills is off to a 1-0 start in 2022. The Thunder, ranked No. 10 in the High School Football America Utah Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football, opened with a 28-21 win over Brighton Thursday night. It was the only high school football game in the state that is opening the 2022 this weekend.

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After a 90-minute weather delay, Desert Hills started rolling by scoring on four of its first five possessions.

Opening night of High School football is on hold! Waiting for the lightning to subside and hopefully we’ll get this going!!@dhillshigh @DhillsAthletics vs @bengalsbhs @AFCU @AlemaHarrington @tonyparks801 @KUTV2News pic.twitter.com/cUtnbrUlrR
— Dave Fox (@Davefox2) August 12, 2022

Desert Hills quarterback Noah Fuailetolo threw two touchdown passes and ran for one.

Noah Fuailetolo with a 75 yard TD pass to Lincoln Holmes to start the first quarter. pic.twitter.com/lKNkkvEOpc
— CougarSports (@RecruitCoverage) August 12, 2022

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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.