High school football: South Summit Wildcats 2012 preview

Region championships: 10 (1925, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 2000, 2009 co)

Playoff appearances: 35

All-time playoff record: 40-31

State championships: 4 (1977, 1978, 1984, 1988)

State championship record: 4-7

Most played rivalry: 82 meetings with North Summit dating back to 1942. North Summit leads 45-33-4. Meet on Sept. 28.

Felt’s Factoid(s): Wildcat Blake Marchant set a state record for blocked kicks in a game — three — when he blocked two punts and a PAT to help the Wildcats win the 1977 Class 1A championship over Beaver.

South Summit coaching history

2005-current —Jerry Parker (50-28)

1997-2005 — Garry Walker (52-55)

1995-1996 — Tom Crittenden (1-17)

1992-1994 — Jerry Parker (13-17)

1975-1991 — Tom Crittenden (113-62)

1972-1974 — Roy Ritchins (14-18)

1970-1971 — Unknown (10-8)

1969 — Doug Toole (4-4)

1967-1968 — Roy Ritchins (5-13)

1958-1966 — Unknown (25-35-1)

1952-1957 — Hue Jewkes (23-16-2)

1913-1951 — Unknown (13-58-2)

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Deseret News First Team all-staters the past 10 years

2011 — Bonner Mitchell, OL/DL

2011 — Lucas Rydalch, OL/DL

2010 — Parker Anderson, QB/DB

2010 — Cody Angell, OL/DL

2010 — Chance Field, OL/LB

2010 — Levi Thompson, RB/LB

2010 — Trevor Rydalch, Specialist

2009 — Judd Rydalch, TE/DE

2009 — Trevor Rydalch, Specialist

2009 — Trevor Lewis, QB

2009 — Levi Thompson, RB/LB

2007 — Harley Atkinson, RB/DL

2007 — Conor Peterson, QB/DB

2007 — Marc Yos, RB/LB

2006 — Brayden Stembridge, RB/LB

2005 — Clif Leavitt, RB/DB

2003 — Kolton Buckner, RB

2002 — Mike DeGering, LB

To view second team and honorable mention all-staters through the years, check out the Deseret News All-State Archives.

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Contributing: Jessica Wilde, Conner Johnson, Steve Mundee and prep football historian George Felt.