Gunnison Valley vs North Sevier Football Rivalry
36 meetings · Strong
North Sevier leads 20–16 — 36 meetings since 1990. Salina and Gunnison sit about twenty miles apart across the Sevier/Sanpete county line, and the two have played essentially every year since Gunnison Valley's program began around 1990 — the Sanpete Messenger puts it at roughly thirty meetings in Gunnison's thirty-two-year history.
How it started
Salina and Gunnison sit about twenty miles apart across the Sevier/Sanpete county line, and the two have played essentially every year since Gunnison Valley's program began around 1990 — the Sanpete Messenger puts it at roughly thirty meetings in Gunnison's thirty-two-year history. Both Deseret News and the Messenger use the word rival for it, which makes this one of the few small-school pairings in Utah with an explicit editorial designation.
The games that made it
North Sevier dominated from 2014 onward. Gunnison snapped a seven-year losing streak with a homecoming win — its first lead over the Wolves since 2017 — then knocked North Sevier out of the 2025 playoffs in the opening round.
Where it stands
A region game, played annually.
What we could not find
Why it started, beyond proximity. The Richfield Reaper archive is where that would live.
Both programs
| Program | 2026 | Rating | Statewide | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnison Valley | 4-4 | -25.5 | #90 | 1A |
| North Sevier | 3-7 | -42.3 | #100 | 1A |