Brighton Bengals Football
Salt Lake City · 5A Region 6 · 1-1 in 2026
Brighton is 1-1 through 2 games of the 2026 season, scoring 32.5 points a game and allowing 19.0. The Beehive Index rating of +7.8 places them 30th among all 106 Utah 11-man programs and 11th in 5A. 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 +5.7 in difficulty. Projected to finish 4-6.
2026 schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Opp rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | at |  West Field | W 34–0 | +1.9 |
| Aug 21 | at |  Weber | L 31–38 | +9.5 |
Opponent rating is that team's Beehive Index rating, so a loss to a strong team reads differently from a loss to a weak one.
Brighton players
| Player | Pos | Class | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dax Matheson #0 | DB | 2027 | 5.64 |
| Easton Gustafson #9 | WR | 2027 | 4.52 |
| Owen Hanson #3 | DB | 2027 | 4.41 |
| Adam Price | - | - | 4.12 |
| Mason Barber #2 | DB | 2027 | 3.36 |
| Jay Thompson #1 | RB | 2027 | 3.26 |
| Graham Liddell #91 | DL | 2027 | 2.66 |
| Griffin Matsumori #7 | QB | 2028 | 2.22 |
| Kaiser Haertel #11 | WR | 2028 | 2.01 |
| Moises Cendejas #26 | - | - | 1.88 |
| James Sorenson #21 | LB | 2027 | 1.80 |
| Carson Chamberlain #98 | - | - | 1.72 |
| Kyson Pataiali'i #24 | - | - | 1.30 |
| Zach Jolley #44 | - | - | 1.30 |
| Titus Mohr #28 | - | - | 1.08 |
| Ryan Nazari #8 | WR | 2027 | 1.02 |
| Kyler Lawson #54 | DL | 2027 | 1.00 |
| Rodrigo Queiroz #5 | DB | 2027 | 0.94 |
| Rush Larsen #75 | OL | 2028 | 0.78 |
| Trevor Mann | RB | 2027 | 0.75 |
| Magnus Macomber #22 | WR | 2027 | 0.75 |
| Liam Chatham #31 | - | - | 0.53 |
| Jack Storrs #14 | - | - | 0.38 |
| Teigan Fisher #90 | RB | 2027 | 0.22 |
Click any name for that player’s full card — production, recruiting, film and the schedule he faced. Grade is out of 10 and combines production, recruiting recognition and the quality of the opponents faced. Every player on the roster is carried, not only the ones a recruiting service has already found.
About the program
Head coach: Josh Montzingo, year 1 at Brighton.
State championships: 1 — 1982.
Roster: 63 players, 18 seniors.
5A Region 6
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