Bear River Bears Football
Garland · 4A Region 11 · 6-3 in 2026
Bear River is 6-3 through 9 games of the 2026 season, scoring 35.4 points a game and allowing 33.9. The Ledger Rating of +4.2 places them 54th among all 106 Utah 11-man programs and 13th in 4A. That number is opponent-adjusted and blowout-capped, so beating a good team by a little counts for more than beating a bad one by a lot. Their schedule so far rates +1.4 in difficulty. Projected to finish 6-4.
2026 schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Opp rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | at |  Ogden | W 36–13 | +6.5 |
| Aug 21 | vs |  Box Elder | L 34–50 | +24.2 |
| Aug 27 | vs | Thunder Ridge (ID) | W 49–35 | -7.6 |
| Sep 4 | at |  Sky View | W 35–32 | +6.3 |
| Sep 11 | vs |  Stansbury | L 7–52 | +25.8 |
| Sep 18 | at |  Tooele | W 47–33 | -20.4 |
| Sep 25 | vs |  Green Canyon | W 28–21 | -0.4 |
| Oct 2 | at |  Mountain Crest | L 35–49 | +11.0 |
| Oct 8 | at |  Deseret Peak | W 48–20 | -32.7 |
Opponent rating is that team's Ledger Rating, so a loss to a strong team reads differently from a loss to a weak one.
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Bear River roster
All 87 players we carry for Bear River, best grade first. Click any name for his full card — production, recruiting, game log and film, right here on this page. Grade is out of 10 and combines production, recruiting recognition and the quality of the opponents faced. Every player on the roster is here, not only the ones a recruiting service has already found.
| Player | Pos | Class | Ht/Wt | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Braegger #3 | WR/LB | 2027 | 6.10 | |
| Preston Wilkinson #16 | QB/DB | 2027 | 5.63 | |
| Glaiden Behrens #1 | WR/DB | 2027 | 5.05 | |
| Karson Summers #2 | WR/DB | 2027 | 4.65 | |
| Bennett Allen #11 | RB/LB | 2028 | 4.36 | |
| Rigdon Vonk #0 | RB/LB | 2028 | 3.94 | |
| Ty Hess #9 | WR/DB | 2027 | 3.60 | |
| Brady Payne #40 | TE/DL | 2027 | 3.32 | |
| Delyn Groom #52 | OL/DL | 2027 | 2.61 | |
| Waylon Loveland #10 | TE/DB | 2027 | 2.54 | |
| Jack Christensen #21 | RB/DB | 2028 | 2.17 | |
| Kimber Hess #72 | OL/DL | 2028 | 2.17 | |
| Daxtyn Barlow #53 | OL/DL | 2028 | 1.58 | |
| Wyatt Woolstenhulme #17 | F/LB | 2027 | 1.49 | |
| Kael Christensen #4 | TE/LB | 2027 | 1.48 | |
| Cade Dahle #77 | OL/DL | 2028 | 1.33 | |
| Jaspur Buhl #29 | RB/LB | 2029 | 1.26 | |
| Riggs Richards #44 | OL/LB | 2029 | 1.24 | |
| Spencer Holmes #5 | TE/DB | 2028 | 0.90 | |
| Jennings Morley #23 | WR/DB | 2030 | 0.89 | |
| Summit Phillips #16 | WR/DB | 2030 | 0.89 | |
| Dalton Marble #15 | QB/DB | 2028 | 0.81 | |
| Helaman Nelson #99 | K | 2028 | 0.69 | |
| Porter Wood #56 | OL/DL | 2027 | 0.53 | |
| Ronel Rodriguez #76 | OL/DL | 2027 | 0.53 | |
| Oaklin Martin #7 | QB/OLB | 2027 | 0.20 | |
| Caleb Womack #20 | RB/LB | 2028 | 0.12 | |
| Nixon Canfield #25 | WR/LB | 2029 | 0.12 | |
| Raylan Moler #71 | OL/DL | 2029 | 0.12 | |
| Tegean Mohr #60 | OL/DL | 2027 | 0.12 | |
| Gabe Holmes #14 | QB/DB | 2028 | 0.12 | |
| Andy Ponce Bravo #58 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Asher Marble #31 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Beckam Taylor #50 | OL/DL | 2027 | — | |
| Blake Kwapis #63 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Bracken Miller #74 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Braxon Crozier #19 | WR/DB/K | 2029 | — | |
| Cannon Higgs #21 | WR/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Canyon Bowcutt #64 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Carter Frandsen #24 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Carter West #75 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Cash Loveland #23 | TE/LB | 2029 | — | |
| Charlie Durfee #9 | WR/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Cody Wolfe #77 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Cooper Woolstenhulme #73 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Dillon Hawkes #56 | OL/LB | 2030 | — | |
| Dillon Lamont #60 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Gabe Scott #85 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Gideon Nelson #37 | K | 2030 | — | |
| Grayson Deaton #74 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Hazen Christensen #50 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Isaiah Walker #26 | RB/DB | 2027 | — | |
| Jackson Fronk #10 | QB/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Jacob Pearson #55 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Jagger Anderson #71 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Jake Coburn #43 | QB/WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Jarret Rhodes #22 | WR/DB | 2028 | — | |
| Jayden Hernandez #66 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Jayson Hatley #70 | OL/DL | 2028 | — | |
| Jerett Gibbs #22 | RB/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Jonathan Mendez #70 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Kage Anderson #30 | RB/LB | 2029 | — | |
| Krew Kofoed #58 | OL/LB | 2030 | — | |
| Lincoln Fry #78 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Luke Peavler #5 | RB/LB | 2030 | — | |
| Mackay Harmon #54 | OL/DL | 2028 | — | |
| Madden Pendlebury #61 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Matthew Petersen #27 | WR/LB | 2029 | — | |
| Michael Shepherd #59 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Monte Mellen #65 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Ozzie Williams #19 | WR/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Pace Pelton #76 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Phoenix Harris #42 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Redden Corbridge #68 | OL/DL | 2030 | — | |
| Ryan Palmer #51 | OL/DL | 2029 | — | |
| Sam Wood #55 | OL/LB | 2030 | — | |
| Sawyer Allen #29 | WR/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Skyden Garza #24 | WR/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Stockton Carter #6 | WR/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Tennyson Buie #12 | WR/DB | 2028 | — | |
| Travis John #67 | OL/DL | 2028 | — | |
| Trevor Stocking #15 | QB/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Turner Thompson #8 | WR/DB | 2027 | — | |
| Ty Christensen #32 | WR/DB | 2028 | — | |
| Tyce Keller #18 | WR/DB | 2029 | — | |
| Wyatt Nessen #14 | WR/DB | 2030 | — | |
| Zedekiah Whitmore #33 | RB/LB | 2029 | — |
About the program
Head coach: Craig Anhder, year 1 at Bear River.
State championships: 3 — 2006, 2004, 2003.
Roster: 86 players, 16 seniors.
Line play
Offensive line — 86.3, 15th statewide
run blocking and measured sacks allowed
Defensive front — 60.2, 76th statewide
run defense and measured pass rush
Both are unit ratings, identical for every lineman on the roster, because sacks and rushing yards are things five men do together.
Recent seasons
| Year | Record | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3-8 | lost R1 |
| 2024 | 4-8 | |
| 2023 | 4-8 | lost R1 |
Rivalries
Box Elder — Battle for the Golden Spike
Box Elder leads 74–27–2 (Reported by Standard-Examiner, 2024-08-28). First played in 1923, and Box Elder won it 51-0. The full history ›
4A Region 11
Who else Bear River plays in their region, ranked.
The rest of the season
The live rankings carry the week-by-week projection for Bear River, the matchup breakdown for every game left, and the playoff picture — all of it updated the same night games finish.
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