Utah Preps Zone

Garret Tietjen from Viewmont High School & Maggie Mendelson from Fremont High School were honored as the recipients of the John Watson Chevrolet Northern Utah High School Basketball Players of the Week for Week 1 of the 2020-21 Utah high school basketball season.

Jake Hatch was joined by Sean Walker to preview Week 2 action in Utah high school football. THey broke down the top games and make their picks in the matchups, including Timpview-American Fork, East-Orem, Bingham-Skyridge & the "Battle of the Summits," among others. Bingham head coach Dave Peck then joined the program to talk about his team's first game being cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests, what he expects in their now-season opener against Skyridge on Friday and what he thinks his team can do this fall overall.

Jake Hatch was joined by Sean Walker from KSL.com to talk about the opening weekend of Utah high school football action. They ran down the top game results of the opening frame of the season and examined some of the early storylines that were created among the 50 games played statewide. Sean and Jake then wrapped up the show by looking at their respective Top-20 rankings after Week 1 as Sean does his for KSL.com and Jake does his for The Zone Sports Network. They looked at the differences in their rankings and what led to their decisions.

Jake Hatch is back as the 2020 Utah high school football season is set to kick-off in what is sure to be an unprecedented season full of many unknowns. Jake revealed the Utah Preps Zone Top-20 preseason rankings throughout the show while checking in around the state with experts to get their thoughts on the teams in their respective areas. Hatch was first joined by longtime co-host and regular contributor Sean Walker from KSL.com. Sean and Jake talked about some of the overarching themes in the upcoming season while also making preseason title picks in the 5A and 6A ranks. Jake then began the 2020 preseason ranking countdown with the Top-5 teams in the state going into the season. (3:41) Patrick Carr from the Standard-Examiner in Ogden checked in with Jake next to talk about football in Weber, Davis & Box Elder counties. He thinks the region races in both Region 1 and Region 5 are more open due to a large number graduations in 2019. Hatch then talked about teams 6-10 in the preseason rankings. (26:31) Jake stayed with in Northern Utah as he went to Cache Valley next and talked about Region 11 with Ajay Salvesen from 106.9 The Fan. Ajay says Sky View is good enough to repeat as region champions, but he is not convinced the Bobcats are the favorite to repeat as 4A state champions. Hatch then broke down teams 11-15 in the preseason rankings (46:21) Finally, the podcast traveled south to St. George to check in on Region 9 with Devin Dixon from ESPN 97.7. Dixon says the hype around Snow Canyon is real, but that the always-competitive region will make the Warriors earn everything they accomplish. Hatch then wrapped up the show with teams 16-20 in the preseason rankings. (59:59) Please be sure to rate and review the podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Also, make sure to follow the Utah Preps Zone Podcast on Twitter.

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 11 of the Utah Preps Zone as they kicked off this edition taking a look back at Week 9 in Utah high school football action. Patrick Carr from the Standard-Examiner in Ogden joined Sean and Jake in the second segment of the podcast to talk about football in Northern Utah. (15:58) Finally, the show wrapped up with Sean and Jake recapping how the region races played out with the playoff pairings coming out this weekend. (35:22)

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 10 of the Utah Preps Zone as they kicked off this edition taking a look back at Week 8 in Utah high school football action. Sean and Jake were joined by Deseret News prep editor James Edward to talk about his thoughts on the football season, the UHSAA's RPI system & the upcoming girl's soccer tournament (18:46) Finally, the show wrapped up with Sean and Jake's look-ahead to Week 9 action this coming weekend. (36:36) Utah Preps Zone is presented by John Watson Chevrolet in Ogden. Check out their full lineup of both new and used vehicles at 3535 Wall Avenue or online at JohnWatsonChevrolet.com

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 9 of the Utah Preps Zone as they kicked off this edition taking a look back at Week 7 in Utah high school football action as well as catching up with Cody Hagen from Corner Canyon High School. Jake Hatch's interviews with Park City High School quarterback Jack Skidmore and head coach Josh Montzingo were featured in the second segment of the show.. (24:47) Finally, the show wrapped up with Sean and Jake's look-ahead to Week 8 action this coming weekend. (36:24) Utah Preps Zone is presented by John Watson Chevrolet in Ogden. Check out their full lineup of both new and used vehicles at 3535 Wall Avenue or online at JohnWatsonChevrolet.com

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 8 of the Utah Preps Zone as they kicked off this edition taking a look back at Week 6 in Utah high school football action. Sean Walker's interviews with Salem Hills High School quarterback Jarret Elmer and tackle John Nelson we featured in the second segment of the show.. (17:37) Finally, the show wrapped up with Sean and Jake's look-ahead to Week 7 action this coming weekend. (33:26)

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 7 of the Utah Preps Zone as they kicked off this edition taking a look back at Week 5 in Utah high school football action. Brandon Gurney from the Deseret News joined Sean and Jake in the second segment of the podcast to talk about the newly released RPI rankings from the UHSAA. (13:52) Finally, the show wrapped up with Sean and Jake's look-ahead to Week 6 action this coming weekend. (33:54)

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 6 of the Utah Preps Zone as they kicked off this edition taking a look back at Week 3 in Utah high school football action. Dusty Litster from Deseret Rewind joined Sean and Jake in the second segment of the podcast to talk about his takes on the football season to this point. (16:14) Finally, the show wrapped up with Sean and Jake's look-ahead to Week 4 action this coming weekend. (34:09)

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 5 of the Utah Preps Zone as they kicked off this editon taking a look back at Week 2 in Utah high school football action. Patrick Carr from the Standard-Examiner in Ogden joined Sean and Jake in the second segment of the podcast to talk about football in Northern Utah. (16:53) Finally, the show wrapped up with Sean and Jake's look-ahead to Week 3 action this coming weekend with a massive showdown between Bingham and Corner Canyon looming. (35:23)

Jake Hatch recapped Week 2 in high school football around the state in Episode 4 of the Utah Preps Zone podcast.

Episode 3 of the Utah Preps Zone began with a look back at what we learned from Week 1 of the high school football season as Sean Walker and Jake Hatch talked about what they took away from the opening weekend of action. They talked about the results, the stars who shined brightest and some of the takeaways from opening night. In the second segment, Sean and Jake talked about the challenges that the four new high schools face as they begin play for the first time before getting to a conversation Sean Walker had with Mountain Ridge head coach Mike Meifu about the challenges he's faced with Mountain Ridge High School so far. (14:35) The podcast wrapped up with a look at Week 2 action as Sean and Jake talked about the matchups that they were looking forward to seeing play out on Thursday and Friday night. (25:05) The Utah Preps Zone podcast is brought to you by John Watson Chevrolet. Check them out at JohnWatsonChevrolet.com

Jake Hatch, Adrian Leiser and Sean Walker recapped Week 1 in high school football around the state in Episode 2 of the Utah Preps Zone podcast.

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch debuted the Utah Preps Zone with a season preview episode combined with a look at Week 1 action this week. In the first segment, Sean and Jake dove into Sean's season primer for KSL.com as they talked about what's new in high school football this fall, including the new crop of prep stars, the UHSAA's new RPI system & classification realignment changes. (2:04). In the second segment, the guys talked about the new schools joining the UHSAA ranks with Cedar Valley, Mountain Ridge and Crimson Cliffs High Schools opening their doors and beginning their first seasons of prep football this weekend. (20:36) Sean and Jake closed up the show with a look at Northern Utah football, which is sponsored by John Watson Chevrolet, before examining some of the other key Week 1 matchups. (32:42)