Top Utah high school football games of the week with projections

Here is a list of the best games in the state for this week, Oct. 17-20, as determined by the MaxPreps Freeman Rankings. Top Utah high school football games of the week

1. East (Salt Lake City) [8-0] at Logan [7-2]
Game date: Wednesday
East's state rank: 1
Logan's state rank: 7
Projected: East 28, Logan 24

2. Mountain Crest (Hyrum) [7-2] at Northridge (Layton) [8-1]
Game date: Wednesday
Mountain Crest's state rank: 9
Northridge's state rank: 8
Projected: Northridge 27, Mountain Crest 26

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3. Bingham (South Jordan) [7-2] at Pleasant Grove [6-3]
Game date: Wednesday
Bingham's state rank: 6
Pleasant Grove's state rank: 19
Projected: Bingham 31, Pleasant Grove 14

4. Alta (Sandy) [7-2] at Cottonwood (Salt Lake City) [2-6]
Game date: Wednesday
Alta's state rank: 4
Cottonwood's state rank: 33
Projected: Alta 42, Cottonwood 17

5. Box Elder (Brigham City) [6-3] at Highland (Salt Lake City) [5-4]
Game date: Wednesday
Box Elder's state rank: 17
Highland's state rank: 27
Projected: Box Elder 21, Highland 17

6. Orem [6-2] at Timpanogos (Orem) [7-2]
Game date: Wednesday
Orem's state rank: 15
Timpanogos's state rank: 25
Projected: Orem 22, Timpanogos 17

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7. Olympus (Salt Lake City) [5-4] at Woods Cross [7-2]
Game date: Wednesday
Olympus's state rank: 38
Woods Cross's state rank: 10
Projected: Woods Cross 28, Olympus 8

8. American Fork [3-6] at Riverton [5-4]
Game date: Wednesday
American Fork's state rank: 43
Riverton's state rank: 18
Projected: Riverton 26, American Fork 10