CEDAR CITY — The Deseret Morning News today reports on the upcoming 2-A Semi- Final Game between Grand County Red Devils and the North Summit Braves Tomorrow at 11am . The DN says all season long, the Grand County High offensive line has been quietly making things happen. The four seniors and one sophomore that make up the crew have been the unsung heroes on a team that lost just one regular-season game, is third in 2A in offensive production with 33.0 points per game, and is marching back to its second consecutive 2A semifinal game on Saturday morning.

Grand County, the second-seeded team from the 2A South region, will meet North Summit, the No. 1 seed from the northern region, at 11 a.m. at Southern Utah University. After winning just two games all of last season, the Braves have averaged 25.8 points per game this year, lost just twice during the regular season, and upset county rival South Summit to earn the top region ranking en route to earning their spot among the final four.

Leading the North Summit offense is junior playmaker Ryan McMichael, who scored twice in the Braves’ quarterfinal victory over Gunnison. McMichael leads the team with 675 rushing yards and 15 rushing touchdowns along with all 571 of the team’s passing yards and seven passing touchdowns. Seniors Josh Birk and Trevor Hale add dimension to the offense, rushing for 650 and 432 yards, respectively, and combining for 11 scores.

Seniors Koi Cook and Jacob Francis top the both the rushing, passing and defensive stat boards for Grand County, which has also received major contributions from Layton Call and Cameron Taylor, who scored twice in the Red Devils’ win against South Sevier in the quarterfinal round.

Juniors Koby Sobremesana, Tanner White and Ronnie Dolphin have also contributed to spreading out opposing defenses all season long.

The Braves have won 7 State Championships since 1964 while the Red Devils have won One State Championship out of 6 opportunities.

Parry's Power Guide picks The Devils by 13 points.

>>Man Sentenced To Prison For Deadly Stabbing

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Utahn is heading to prison after his conviction yesterday for killing a man and burying him in a backyard in the city of Roy. Daniel Rivera was sentenced to one-to-15-years for the 2011 deadly stabbing of Victor Flores. Rivera was also sentenced to five additional years for desecrating a human body. Thanks to a tip last year, police recovered Flores' body in the backyard of a Roy-area home.

>Evidence Presented For Unsolved Murder Case

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- A Utah judge is hearing evidence in connection with a murder cold-case more than two-decades old. Third District Judge Elizabeth Hruby-Mills heard testimony yesterday to determine whether Thomas Noffsinger should stand trial for the 1989 murder of Felicia Pappas. The judge could decide as early as today. Pappas' case went unsolved until 2011 when DNA evidence led authorities to Noffsinger. He's already serving a life sentence for a different murder.

>>Mom: School Crossed Line With Advertising Message

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- The mother of a high school student in Highland is raising concerns over the presence of a fast food chain at her son's school. KSL-TV says Chick-fil-A plastered Lone Peak High School with a marketing presence on Halloween including its famous cow mascot. Elizabeth Luntz says any child who attends a public school shouldn't be subject to commercial marketing tactics especially if they're within the confines of the school. The principal at Lone Peak and at least one other official donned the chicken sandwich restaurant's cow mascot costume.

>>Changes To Number Of Fish Anglers Can Take

(Salt Lake City, UT) -- There's some good news for Utah's angling community. State wildlife officials are raising the number of fish that can be legally taken in 2014. Anglers will be permitted to keep their two daily limits of fish but they have to count any fish kept in a freezer in the total.

>>Toddler Nearly Drowns In Bucket

(West Valley City, UT) -- A West Valley City family is sending its thanks to the rescue crew who saved the life of an infant who fell head-first into a bucket of water. Officials say the toddler would have drowned had it not been for the fast-acting rescuers. The nine-month-old was listed in extremely critical condition last night

>>Doctor's Defense Rests Its Case

(Provo, UT) -- The defense team for the Utah doctor on trial in Provo for his wife's murder says it has rested its case. The "Tribune" reports the defense lawyer for accused physician Martin MacNeill called only four witnesses yesterday. All of them supported MacNeill's claim that he did not murder his wife Michele MacNeill in April, 2007.

>>Anti-Child Trafficking Group Gives Utah "C"

(Murray, UT) -- An advocacy group whose aim is ending child sex trafficking around the world says Utah is improving in its mission to stop the practice. The group Shared Hope International says Utah gets a grade of "C," which is a sharp improvement over the "F" it earned in 2011. The group says Utah has gotten better ever since lawmakers increased penalties for perpetrators.

>>Utahn Survives Armed Robbery Attempt

(Bountiful, UT) -- A Bountiful man is lucky to be alive this morning after he survives being shot at during a failed robbery attempt. Authorities say Chris Fullmer was sitting alone in his car waiting for his wife to show up when a masked gunman approached and tried to rob him. The robber then used a stun gun to shock Fuller before firing at him twice with a real gun. The victim is expected to make a full recovery although Fullmer says he'll be concerned until the culprit is caught and thrown in jail.

>>Provo Man's Artistic T-Shirt A Hit

(Provo, UT) -- A Provo man's artistic efforts on Instagram are being hailed nationally. KSL-TV says David Lesue is gaining in popularity for his homemade T-shirts which he calls "Stately Type." Lesue says the hand-lettered shapes of each state offer folks a new way to show their home-state pride. Lesue's works are available online at www.statelytype.com

　

(Undated) -- Black Friday is right around the corner and shoppers are sharing their strategies for buying winter holiday gifts.

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Black Friday is November 29th, but professional organizer and mother Linda Reinberger urges people to get started early on their holiday shopping planning and offers these tips.


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She adds often it's less expensive to order gifts online if they're going to be sent out-of-town because it's easy to find free wrapping and shipping on websites.


(Salt Lake)-A new group is fighting back against critics of Utah’s caucus system. Members of Protect Our Neighborhood Elections gathered at the state Capitol on Thursday to voice their opposition to switching to a direct primary. "The folks who have proposed this change to a straight primary system say that it will increase participation among women, among minorities, among disenfranchised groups. I think that’s exactly wrong," said James Gonzalez, a democrat.

The debate was sparked when a group called Count My Vote emerged, arguing that the state’s caucus-convention system allows small groups to fill neighborhood meetings and ultimately dictate elections. "If you look at the chronicles of Mormon history you will see notations of mass meetings occurring as early as the 1850’s," said Gonzalez. "They were not disenfranchising meetings. They were enfranchising meetings. And today, still, they are enfranchising meetings."

Under the state’s current system, voters choose delegates at neighborhood meetings, who then go on to conventions where candidates are picked.

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