(Photo courtesy of Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY — The semifinals of the 2025 Utah high school football playoffs have arrived, bringing the state’s top teams under the lights at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Thursday’s action featured both 5A semifinal matchups, followed by Provo and Ridgeline kicking off the 4A slate in game three of the day.

From intense battles to highlight-reel plays, the semifinals delivered a full day of competition and local standouts rising to the moment on the biggest stage of the season.

5A Semifinals

No. 4 Orem Tigers 34 vs. No. 1 West Panthers 7

After the first half, no one would have guessed that the East Panthers were the No. 1 team in the classification and favored over the Orem Tigers.

Orem could do no wrong in the first quarter. The run game w

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