Comments about ‘5A high school football preview: Cottonwood at Alta’

Go get em colts

not gonna happen. This will be a bigger blowout than the first game of the season. Gotta love starting your season and ending it with absolutely embarrassing blowouts to Alta.

Missing 4A I am sure.

Hopefully this game doesn't get chippy at the end if it's a blowout, and I hope the Alta kids are smart enough to walk away and stay eligible for the next game.
Of course Alta has to win the game and while it's likely they'll win I doubt it will be nearly as big of a blowout. Playoff football is different and unless you're playing a team that is either incredibly overmatched, or just doesn't care nearly as much, you won't see a blowout.
I think Cottonwood will be able to do some similar things as we saw Fremont do, but there are only so many trick plays that will work and pretty soon if you're not able to run the ball and pick up first downs you get in a big hole. Close through the mid-way point in the third and then I see Alto pulling away and winning by 20.

Look for the two time defeinding state champs to take care of business and ease to a sound victory. Alta 35 Cottonwood 14

it will be closer to Alta 35 Cottonwood 21. Alta's D is hurting without Hause flying around as a linebacker. Still, with all the other talent on the team Alta will win, but it will be close until the 4th quarter.

Alta has struggled in the second round of the playoffs almost every year that Hamilton and his staff have been there! Maybe they get high on themselves or they are just looking forward to the turf. Anyone that says Alta is going to roll, is going to enjoy a nice like wake up party tomorrow and may be eating some crow tomorrow night!

CWOOD will keep it close because Alta will have stupid penalties and cheap stuff like they have all season.

two of the dirtiest teams in the state. Get your whistles ready, some peeps going to earn Personal Fouls in this game.

Alta is a very tough team with a good offense and defense. Cottonwood is tough as well and if they take care of the ball and play good defense it will be a close game.

If you mean by struggled, that thye've WON almost every game in the second round since he's been there, they you're correct.
Last year they played Davis. Davis was a good team. Compound that with the fact Alta's qb was home with the flu most of the week, I'd have to say it wasn't much of a "struggle".

this game will be the team that has less than 200 penalty yards. (If either of these teams can keep it under 200)

IT WAS A BAD SNAP! Could the holder have recovered in time to still place the ball?
Maybe. But he's in highschool and he reacted. I can assure you the called play was NOT a fake field goal.

If you watched the game you would have seen the "fake" field goal was a bad snap that was perfectly played by the holder and run for a TD. Say what you want but Alta ran the ball the final 20 plays of the game.

we are glad your kids don't go to Alta too. Anyone who has played or coached knows that in the first couple of games you're practicing plays, personnel, formations, etc. and the only real game time experience you get is in a blowout game. CW can whine all they want about class, and keep your version for yourselves because for me and mine we'll keep Hamilton's version which consists of turning out excellent young men, a winning football program, and a sense of belonging and responsibility that only happens when you have a coach who loves and cares about the kids first. Coaches like Hamilton don't come along often and we're glad we have him.

Alta's already prepping for Bingham, they aren't taking this game seriously at all. I would feel pretty confident too though if Payne was telling us all of Alta's plays like he's doing to us

You won't have him for long as it's no secret that he's been interviewing for every high profile HS job from Texas to California.

cow cow cork it aready. DL

The flock is going to eat you Cwood and the rest of the STATE.

We cant be stopped. You didnt even give us a game last time.

We own this State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Hawks!!!

How cute--Go Cottonwood send the birds home. Last game doesnt matter, can you say "Brighton Bengals"

Either way, these are two great schools with great players. I hope its a good game... obviously I am pulling for CHS. Payback baby.