Prediction: Corner Canyon (Utah) runs table to UHSAA title

The 2025 high school football season will be getting underway in less than six weeks, which means it’s officially preview season. Rivals is breaking down the nation’s top teams from coast-to-coast, and today we make our way to Utah as the Corner Canyon Chargers are coming off one of the most successful seasons in program history. I mean, anytime you can beat IMG Academy, you’ve got to consider that apart of the best campaign ever, right? Returning a star-studded cast on offense, can the Chargers live up to the expectations of winning another state championship in 2025?

Player Spotlight: QB Helaman Casuga

The 4-star 2026 signal caller shared time under center with fellow junior Bronson Evans as the two combined to throw for 3,515 yards and 39 touchdowns. Casuga, who is already committed to Texas A&M, heads into the season with high expectations of leading the Chargers to win another state championship. With receivers like Jerome Myles and Chryshaun Lee having both graduated, Casuga and Evans will have to rely on wideouts like Kai Meza and Isaiah Morris to step up in their place this fall.

Others to watch: OL Esun Tafa, WR Kai Meza, S Diesel Dart, WR Isaiah Morris, EDGE Manase Brown

Season Prediction: 9-1

We don’t see this going any other way: Corner Canyon wins a UHSAA Class 6A state championship. How can we be so certain, especially when they play teams like Liberty (Ariz.) and Lone Peak? Well, when they meet Liberty in a Arizona vs. Utah title, we see that being the only loss by the Chargers all season long. The rest of the way, however, we feel goes in Corner Canyon’s favor as they make a run back to the 6A title game, meet Lone Peak and come away victorious for the program’s sixth state championship. With the kind of talent they’ve got coming back, it’s difficult seeing this not end in Corner Canyon bringing home some hardware.

Game-By-Game Predictions

Aug. 15 – Bingham (Utah) Miners – W
Corner Canyon’s home opener goes as planned in a rout of Bingham to kick things off.

Aug. 22 – at West Broward (Fla.) Bobcats – W
The Chargers make their way down to the hot, humid Sunshine State to take on the Bobcats in the Broward County Classic. We see Corner Canyon pulling off the dub and improving to 2-0.

Aug. 29 – Fremont (Utah) Silversmen – W
The third game of the season goes completely the Chargers’ way in a 48-13 victory.

Sept. 5 – Liberty (Ariz.) Lions – L
In the Chargers’ fourth game of the season comes against Arizona powerhouse Liberty, but they fall in a 35-34.

Sept. 12 – Brighton (Utah) Bengals – W
Coming off the lone loss thus far, the Chargers take it all out on the Bengals in a blowout.

Sept. 19 – Lone Peak (Utah) Knights – W
Up against arguably one of the other top teams in the state, the Chargers edges out the Knights in a tight contest.

Sept. 26 – at Skyridge (Utah) Falcons – W
The Chargers make it three in a row when they narrowly edge out the Falcons, 35-28.

Oct. 3 – at Cedar Valley (Utah) Aviators – W
Corner Canyon earns its fourth victory in a row when they defeat Cedar Valley by 41 points.

Oct. 9 – American Fork (Utah) Cavemen – W
In front of a packed crowd in the regular season home finale, Corner Canyon comes away with a 42-16 win.

Oct. 15 – at Lehi (Utah) Pioneers – W
Playing in their final game of the season, the Chargers are able to pull off a a one-score victory over the Pioneers.