Hillcrest Huskies Football
Midvale · 5A Region 4 · 1-1 in 2026
Hillcrest is 1-1 through 2 games of the 2026 season, scoring 26.5 points a game and allowing 23.5. The Beehive Index rating of -1.4 places them 55th among all 106 Utah 11-man programs and 18th 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 -2.5 in difficulty. Projected to finish 6-4.
2026 schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Opp rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | vs |  Desert Hills | L 0–40 | +8.0 |
| Aug 21 | vs |  Deer Creek | W 53–7 | -13.1 |
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.
Hillcrest players
| Player | Pos | Class | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taft Ashby #26 | TE / LB | 2028 | 5.04 |
| Alani Latu #5 | WR / S | 2027 | 4.87 |
| Miles Ence #87 | TE / DE | 2027 | 4.73 |
| Tyler Ashby #2 | WR / S | 2027 | 4.09 |
| K'Von Houston #15 | QB | 2027 | 3.75 |
| Levi Lavaka #11 | WR / DB | 2027 | 2.92 |
| Kyle Preston #6 | WR / LB | 2027 | 2.67 |
| Jacob Molina #25 | WR / DB | 2028 | 2.49 |
| Jonas Kartchner #7 | WR / DB | 2027 | 2.14 |
| Maxwell Call #22 | RB / S | 2028 | 2.12 |
| Angelo Ieremia #62 | OL / DL | 2027 | 2.09 |
| Makaio Rayco #1 | WR / LB | 2027 | 1.43 |
| Weston Allen #12 | K/P | 2027 | 1.36 |
| Luke Worth #88 | TE / LB | 2027 | 1.21 |
| Vincent Pham #4 | WR / S | 2027 | 1.18 |
| Jackson Funk #13 | RB / DE | 2027 | 1.10 |
| Isaiah Blackman-Hassell #27 | WR / DB | 2028 | 0.85 |
| Christian Celis | WR | 2027 | 0.70 |
| Lucas Olsen #99 | WR / DB | 2029 | 0.64 |
| Mason Sluga #63 | OL / DL | 2027 | 0.64 |
| Bradford Rasmussen #19 | RB / LB | 2029 | 0.61 |
| Royceton Palaita #44 | OL / DE | 2030 | 0.41 |
| Jude Kartchner #3 | WR / S | 2028 | 0.40 |
| Ry Iti #72 | OL / DL | 2030 | 0.37 |
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: Robert Kaelin, year 4 at Hillcrest.
Roster: 55 players, 20 seniors.
5A Region 4
Who else Hillcrest plays in their region, ranked.
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