PERFECT PAIRING: For the second consecutive season, the 4A football championship will pit two undefeated teams against one another. Cottonwood, now 13-0, will face defending 4A champion Timpview, who has won 35 straight games and is seeking its third consecutive state title.

Timpview faced an undefeated Pine View team in the 4A championship game a year ago and claimed its second title in two years by posting a 50-7 victory over the Panthers.

Despite a recent trend of matching unbeatens in the 4A title game, it had been a rarity in previous seasons. Before 2007, the last time such an undefeated pairing happened was when Skyline met Orem to decide the state title in 1993.

TAKE TWO: After staging a late rally to earn a 31-28 victory over Manti on Saturday, North Summit became the first 2A football champion to successfully defend a state title in more than a decade.

Grantsville was the last 2A team to win back-to-back football titles, claiming top honors in 1996 and 1997.

NEW COACH NEEDED: Tooele High is accepting applications for head softball coach for the 2008-09 spring season. Applicants should submit a district application form, which can be picked up at the district office, or apply online at tooelesd.org under the Employment Link. The closing date is Nov. 25 at 3 p.m.

For more information, please contact principal Bill Gochis at 435-833-1978, athletic director Richard Valdez at 435-833-1981 or the Human Resources office at 435-833-1900, ext. 1103.

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