Three Region 9 high school football teams each made a statement in the first week of region play on Friday night.

Snow Canyon outlasted Desert Hills on the road to snap a losing streak against the Thunder.

Pine View relied on their superstar Brock Harris in a convincing victory at home against Dixie.

And Crimson Cliffs had to play all four quarters against a scrappy Tigers team, avoiding the upset with a 21-16 gut-check victory in Hurricane.

Snow Canyon 27, Desert Hills 15

Both teams tried to establish physical ground games in a low-scoring first half.

“I thought our effort was really good,” Snow Canyon coach Mike Esplin told St. George News after the win, adding that some younger players had to step up after the Warriors were shut out at Woods Cross 21-0 last week.

“It’s hard to wi

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