4A high school football preview: Herriman at Logan

Herriman (8-3) at Logan (10-0)

4A state tournament first round

Saturday, 1 p.m.

Parry's Power Guide: Logan by 35

All-time series: First meeting

Coach vs. coach: Logan's Mike Favero leads Herriman's Larry Wilson, 1-0. When Wilson was coach at Highland, Logan beat Highland 14-0 in 1999 4A championship.

The two highest-scoring teams in 4A this season were Logan and Herriman. Oddly enough, the two will meet in the opening round of the 4A state tournament this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Logan.

Logan was dominant all season running the tables with a 10-0 record and a Region 5 title and averaging 44.9 ppg.

Second-year school Herriman got off to an impressive 5-0 start, but stumbled down the stretch losing to Skyline, Olympus and Herriman in region play to enter the playoffs as the No. 4 seed from Region 7. The Mustangs officially punched their ticket to the 4A state tournament on Tuesday night with a 44-22 play-in game victory over Springville, the Region 8 No. 5 seed.

Logan coach Mike Favero was on hand scouting the game, and he was very impressed with what he saw.

"They're dominant. They played very well on offense, their running back and quarterback are good, and so is their offensive line," said Favero.

Herriman was so dominant early on, it led 30-0 early in the second quarter before Springville had even picked up a first down.

"We started off offensively and just dominated the game, especially in the first half," said Herriman coach Larry Wilson.

Herriman's reward for the victory is a date with the No. 1 team in 4A. It would've avoided such a tough first-round game with a better region record, but such stumbles are all part of building a program.

"There's a process you have to go through with experience, tradition and other those things we don't have. A lot of those things were new to us," said Wilson. "It was a situation where we had that going on, where we also had some significant injuries and suspensions, and a combination of a lot of things put us behind the 8 ball. One thing is the kids have just kept battling, and the coaches just kept battling and we fought through the adversity."