Hillcrest Huskies Football
Midvale · 5A Region 4 · 8-2 in 2026
Hillcrest is 8-2 through 10 games of the 2026 season, scoring 39.3 points a game and allowing 14.6. The Ledger Rating of +9.0 places them 43rd among all 106 Utah 11-man programs and 12th 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 -23.9 in difficulty. Projected to finish 8-2.
2026 schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Opp rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | vs |  Desert Hills | L 0–40 | +0.1 |
| Aug 21 | vs |  Deer Creek | W 53–7 | -40.0 |
| Aug 28 | at |  Cottonwood | W 51–0 | -61.4 |
| Sep 4 | vs |  Granger | W 45–0 | -14.6 |
| Sep 11 | at |  Hunter | W 33–30 | -11.2 |
| Sep 18 | at |  West | L 6–55 | +45.4 |
| Sep 25 | vs |  West Jordan | W 48–8 | -20.3 |
| Oct 2 | at |  Cyprus | W 53–6 | -33.2 |
| Oct 8 | vs |  Taylorsville | W 49–0 | -46.5 |
| Oct 14 | at |  Kearns | W 55–0 | -56.9 |
Opponent rating is that team's Ledger Rating, so a loss to a strong team reads differently from a loss to a weak one.
Hillcrest roster
All 56 players we carry for Hillcrest, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alani Latu #5 | WR / S | 2027 | 4.92 | |
| Miles Ence #87 | TE / DE | 2027 | 4.53 | |
| Taft Ashby #26 | TE / LB | 2028 | 4.40 | |
| Tyler Ashby #2 | WR / S | 2027 | 3.87 | |
| K'Von Houston #15 | QB | 2027 | 3.29 | |
| Levi Lavaka #11 | WR / DB | 2027 | 2.75 | |
| Kyle Preston #6 | WR / LB | 2027 | 2.45 | |
| Jacob Molina #25 | WR / DB | 2028 | 2.32 | |
| Angelo Ieremia #62 | OL / DL | 2027 | 2.02 | |
| Maxwell Call #22 | RB / S | 2028 | 1.96 | |
| Jonas Kartchner #7 | WR / DB | 2027 | 1.96 | |
| Keli'i Batimana #0 | RB / DB | 2028 | 1.56 | |
| Connor Court #21 | WR / DB | 2027 | 1.50 | |
| Weston Allen #12 | K/P | 2027 | 1.46 | |
| Luke Worth #88 | TE / LB | 2027 | 1.26 | |
| Makaio Rayco #1 | WR / LB | 2027 | 1.25 | |
| Vincent Pham #4 | WR / S | 2027 | 1.23 | |
| Jackson Funk #13 | RB / DE | 2027 | 0.94 | |
| Graham Breivik #18 | WR / DB | 2027 | 0.90 | |
| Isaiah Blackman-Hassell #27 | WR / DB | 2028 | 0.90 | |
| Christian Celis | WR | 2027 | 0.75 | |
| Mason Sluga #63 | OL / DL | 2027 | 0.69 | |
| Lucas Olsen #99 | WR / DB | 2029 | 0.58 | |
| Bradford Rasmussen #19 | RB / LB | 2029 | 0.47 | |
| Royceton Palaita #44 | OL / DE | 2030 | 0.43 | |
| Jude Kartchner #3 | WR / S | 2028 | 0.42 | |
| Ry Iti #72 | OL / DL | 2030 | 0.28 | |
| Isaac Pruden #23 | WR / S | 2029 | 0.26 | |
| Alexis Villanueva #14 | WR / DB | 2028 | 0.20 | |
| Lance Iranon #24 | RB / LB | 2029 | 0.20 | |
| Royal Palaita #17 | QB | 2029 | 0.13 | |
| Max Metcalf #64 | OL / DL | 2028 | 0.12 | |
| Abram Salazar-Bell #29 | WR / LB | 2029 | — | |
| Asai Mossman #10 | RB / LB | 2028 | — | |
| Bentley Boren #57 | OL / DL | 2028 | — | |
| Boston Kalt #56 | OL / DL | 2029 | — | |
| Caleb Price #58 | OL / DL | 2028 | — | |
| Colin Lopez #53 | OL / DL | 2027 | — | |
| Collin Ence #80 | TE / DE | 2029 | — | |
| Emmett Christensen #55 | OL / DL | 2029 | — | |
| Frank Wormsley #78 | OL / DL | 2028 | — | |
| Grady Lavea #60 | OL / DL | 2027 | — | |
| Isaiah Tagoa'i #30 | RB / LB | 2029 | — | |
| Leo Betton #50 | OL / DL | 2029 | — | |
| Loukkas Stewart #32 | WR / S | 2029 | — | |
| Nicolas Juarez #70 | OL / DL | 2030 | — | |
| Oliver Caballero #67 | OL / DL | 2029 | — | |
| Osyodesan Ramirez-Guerrero #68 | OL / DL | 2027 | — | |
| Quinn Wolters #51 | OL / DL | 2029 | — | |
| Ramy Ismael #28 | WR / DB | 2028 | — | |
| Randy Vergara #65 | OL / DL | 2029 | — | |
| Sam Young #33 | TE / S | 2029 | — | |
| Santos Trinidad #52 | OL / DL | 2027 | — | |
| Silas Esia #8 | WR / S | 2029 | — | |
| Tatum Barnes #71 | OL / DL | 2028 | — | |
| Zach Richardson #16 | WR / S | 2028 | — |
About the program
Head coach: Robert Kaelin, year 4 at Hillcrest.
Roster: 55 players, 20 seniors.
Line play
Offensive line — 79.6, 28th statewide
run blocking and measured sacks allowed
Defensive front — 83.7, 20th 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 | 3-7 | missed playoffs |
| 2024 | 1-8 | |
| 2023 | 1-9 | missed playoffs |
Rivalries
Brighton
Brighton leads 32–12 (44 meetings since 1962). No source calls this a rivalry. The full history ›
5A Region 4
Who else Hillcrest plays in their region, ranked.
The rest of the season
The live rankings carry the week-by-week projection for Hillcrest, the matchup breakdown for every game left, and the playoff picture — all of it updated the same night games finish.
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