The Corner Canyon student section cheers during a football game between the Corner Canyon Chargers and the Liberty Lions (Peoria, Ariz.) held at Corner Canyon High School in Draper on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Week 1 of high school football is finally here, as three games kick off the 2026 season Thursday night Cedar at Wasatch, Stansbury at Skyline, and Skyridge at Mountain Ridge.After Thursday night, there are 55 games on tap for the opening Friday Night Lights of the season followed by three more games on Saturday.On all three nights, be sure to check out the Deseret News scoreboard page to keep tabs on whats going on around the state with scoring updates on nearly every game.Check out whos the favorite in each of the games as well with Parrys Power Guide, a weekly feature by Noland Parry that the Deseret News will publish all 15 weeks of the high school football season.Before we completely shift forward with Week 1 game coverage, heres a look back at the Deseret News region previews for every region in the state.Region 1 Davis unanimously voted as Region 1 favoriteRegion 2 Herriman predicted to finish atop Region 2Region 3 Despite Eric Kjars departure, Corner Canyon tabbed Region 3 favoriteRegion 4 West favored to repeat as region 4 champsRegion 5 Experienced Box Elder team tops Region 5 coaches pollRegion 6 Olympus, Woods Cross headline ultra-competitive Region 6Region 7 Orem heavily favored to finish atop region 7Region 8 Provo eyeing a fourth-straight region crown in new-look Region 8Region 9 Hurricane is unanimous favorite to take Region 9Region 10 Skyline tops preseason Region 10 football coaches pollRegion 11 4A champion Ridgeline is favorite to repeat as Region 11 champ3A North Morgan picked to finish atop 3A North region3A South 3A champion Cedar squeaks past competition in 3A South projections2A North Summit Academy early favorite to finish atop 2A North region2A South San Juan projected to finish atop 2A South once again1A North Experienced North Summit gets nod as 1A North preseason favorite1A South Kanab leads the pack, but challengers are ready in 1A South region1A 8-player Everyone still chasing the Rich Rebels in 1A 8-player Manti Templars fans cheer during a 3A high school football state championship game against the Cedar Reds at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. | Tess Crowley, Deseret News