4A high school football preview: Springville vs. Timpview

Today, 11 a.m. — Rice-Eccles Stadium (field turf)

TV: KJZZ — Radio: 1230 AM — Parry's Power Guide: Timpview by 20

Springville's football program has accomplished a number of fabulous things this fall, from winning its region to compiling an 11-1 record to advancing all the way to today's 4A state championship game.

But for the Red Devils to accomplish their ultimate goal, they'll have to do something no team has done since 2003 — beat mighty Timpview on The Turf inside Rice-Eccles Stadium.

Timpview hasn't lost on The Turf since Logan beat the Thunderbirds back in 2003, and in the years that have followed, the T-Birds have simply been money at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

In winning four of the last five 4A titles and advancing to this year's 4A championship game, Timpview has won nine consecutive games on The Turf.

It won't take long to learn this morning whether the T-Birds can win 10 in a row, as they'll collide with Springville to decide the 4A championship at 11 a.m. inside Rice-Eccles Stadium.

"Since I've taken over as the head coach — knock on wood — we haven't lost on The Turf," said Timpview coach Louis Wong. "For us, that's a goal. Some teams are excited about making it to the University of Utah. We're definitely excited to get there, but our No. 1 goal is to win it.

"People say, 'Man, you've done this and you've done that. How do you top it?' I'm not trying to top it. I'm just trying to maintain it. There's no topping winning a state championship."

For prep football teams, there is indeed nothing better than winning a state title, and for Timpview's seniors, winning a fourth championship in a row would cement their legacies in the history of the T-Birds' illustrious program.

Many of the key cogs on this year's Timpview team watched the T-Birds rack up their last three state championships from the sidelines, but those guys have been an indispensable part of their school's success this fall.

Accordingly, they can't wait to show what they can do in a championship game.