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With school starting next week in southern Utah's Washington County, some parents are worried about ongoing construction at Enterprise High School.

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ENTERPRISE, Utah — With school starting next week in southern Utah’s Washington County, some parents are worried about ongoing construction at Enterprise High School.

“I’m concerned about them walking to and from the portables that are set up, because it will be snowy,” said Heather Cram, who has four students attending the school. “I’m concerned about strangers being in our school.”

Enterprise High School also serves as a middle school and houses students from seventh through 12th grade in the rural community about 50 miles from St. George.

The school has been undergoing an extensive remodel for more than a year. It’s not expected to be completed until 2025.

“We told our parents that this would be a significant amount of time,” said Steven Dunham, director of communications for the Washington County School District. “We need them to be patient with us because this is not going to be done overnight. This is not a project we can finish in three months.”

Dunham said the significant project has run into a few unexpected problems, like supply chain issues, labor shortages, and having to install a brand new sewer line. Even so, construction is still on track to finish on time.

Cram said she grew concerned when she saw that the front of the building is completely open right as school is starting. She told KSL TV that she doesn’t know how all the construction workers will be supervised.

“There’s a lot of turnover in the construction community,” she said. “I have a lot of respect for them, my husband has worked in construction. It doesn’t mean they’re bad people, but it would just take one bad person and one student to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

Dunham said it’s standard practice to remodel schools in phases while classes are still taking place and that they are taking security seriously.

“We will ensure that the building is safe while the children are in the facility and the construction is going on,” he said, “and come 2025, fingers crossed, they will have a fantastic facility.”

When the remodel is finished, the school will have new front offices, a lunchroom, a commons area, and a media center. There will also be more classrooms and security upgrades. In addition, every component inside Enterprise High is being updated to the current building code.

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Without the buzz saw San Juan Broncos to deal with in another state championship game, Beaver left little doubt on Saturday who the 1A champs are.

After back-to-back 2A runner-up finishes to San Juan the past two years, top seed Beaver rolled to the 1A title on Saturday at Southern Utah University with a convincing 28-6 victory over No. 3 seed Enterprise.

The win was Beaver’s 14th state title in school history, and third in the past five years. In the other two years, it was runner-up to San Juan.

“Enterprise is a really good team, and I was really pleased with the way our kids came out. We drove down and scored the first series, set the tone. Our defense played phenomenal all night,” said Beaver coach Jonathan Marshall.

As it has throughout the season, Beaver got the job done with a dominant defensive performance, holding Enterprise to just 188 yards of total offense, and only 47 in the first half. In limiting the Wolves to one TD, the Beavers finished the season only allowing an average of 7.6 ppg.

“We knew they were going to be big. We just had to toughen up and go get them,” said Beaver linebacker Kutlur Matheson. “Just be tougher than them, that was our biggest thing.”

Saturday’s championship was the third-career football state title for Marshall — who’s also coached Beaver to nine girls basketball state championships. He never concerns himself with what classification the title comes in.

“I don’t care what classification we’re in. Our goal is to be the best team we can be, get to this game and give ourselves a chance to win it. We fell short the last two years, but our kids today they played like champions,” said Marshall.

Beaver got on the board first, scoring on its opening drive of the game after chewing nearly six minutes off the clock. Matheson hauled in a six-yard TD pass from Bodie Wheatley for the 7-0 lead.

The Beavers scored again just before the end of the first quarter as Tavyn Hollingshead darted into the end zone from 2 yards out for the 14-0 lead.

The second quarter wasn’t as productive for Beaver as it threw an interception and missed a field goal, but it still maintained the 14-0 lead until halftime.

Enterprise’s offense couldn’t do anything in that opening half, and it totaled just 47 yards and four first downs compared to 158 yards of total offense for the Beavers.

Enterprise’s hope for a quick start in the third quarter fizzled quickly with a fumble after just one first down, and Beaver quickly capitalized on the short field as Hollingshead hauled in a screen pass from Wheatley and raced 34 yards into the end zone for the 21-0 lead with 9:32 remaining in the third quarter.

Enterprise avoided getting shutout when Ryker Phillips scored on a 6-yard TD run on fourth and goal that cut the lead to 21-6 with 1:35 left in the third quarter.

It was short-lived momentum, however, as Beaver immediately responded with a seven-play, 65-yard drive that Deegan Blackner capped with a six-yard TD run of his own.

“I was really proud of our offense. Enterprise is a really good defensive team, and I thought our offense just made some gigantic plays and some big plays at key times,” said Marshall.

Hollingshead finished the game with 96 rushing yards on 16 carries, while Tate Gale rushed for 53 yards on 10 carries.

Beaver finished the season with a 12-1 record, with that lone loss coming in Week 4 when it lost 20-0 at Duchesne. Marshall said that was the best thing that could’ve happened to his team in hindsight as his players had to grow up a lot with their mentality.

“If it wouldn’t have happened against Duchesne it would’ve happened against somebody else,” said Marshall. “Sometimes losing is a good thing for you.”

ST. GEORGE — Crimson Cliffs is headed to the 4A state football semifinals.

The Mustangs, by way of a quarterfinal victory over defending champion Desert Hills, will next face Ridgeline, which handled Payson 45-6 Friday night.

The other semifinal will pit Park City against Green Canyon. Click here for the updated 4A playoff bracket.

It didn’t take long for Crimson Cliffs to establish itself against the Thunder as the Mustangs galloped to a 20-0 lead and never looked back. Crimson Cliffs improved to 11-1 for the season, its only blemish a 26-23 loss Aug. 18 against 6A Bingham.

Desert Hills, meanwhile, finished 7-5 in its first season under coach Solomona Tapasa.

Crimson Cliffs 41, Desert Hills 16

An old adage during playoff football says that if you play good defense and win the turnover battle, you’re going to win a lot more games than you lose.

Crimson Cliffs stuck to the script Friday night, forcing three Desert Hills turnovers and riding its defensive dominance to a 41-16 win, sending the Mustangs to the 4A state semifinals next week.

The No. 2 seed Mustangs (11-1) put the game out of reach on the first play of the second half when McCord Christiansen raced 85 yards for a touchdown and an insurmountable 27-6 advantage.

The No. 10 seed Thunder (7-5) tried to establish its vaunted running game but Crimson Cliffs’ 3-4 defense never allowed Desert Hills’ offense to build any momentum.

The home team set the tone in the first quarter, forcing punts on Desert Hills’ first two possessions while scoring touchdowns on its first two drives.

Malakai Alofipo collected a 67-yard touchdown strike from Steele Barben for Crimson’s first score, then Barben sidearmed a laser beam to Ty West for a 55-yard score and the Mustangs jumped out to a 14-0 early lead.

Then with Desert Hills moving the ball and threatening to get into the game, Crimson Cliffs senior Jace Sweeten intercepted Thunder quarterback Gerrit Grondel to end the drive.

“That play is designed to bait that throw in,” Sweeten told St. George News. “We just called it at the right time. They threw it, I caught it and ran it.”

Christiansen capped the ensuing Crimson drive with his 15-yard run to the house, barreling through multiple Thunder defenders and putting the Mustangs up 20-0.

Grondel and the Thunder answered with a long scoring drive, featuring runs by Tytan Mason and short passes to the sidelines.

Javiyen Cummings caught Grondel’s 3-yard TD toss to get the Thunder on the board. After a blocked extra point Crimson led 20-6.

Then Desert Hills got the ball back and tried to score right before halftime. Grondel’s pass in the red zone was intercepted by Crimson junior Brayden Smith, maintaining the Mustangs’ two-touchdown lead at the break.

“We had linebackers covering down low, so I just stayed deep,” Smith said. “Parker (Andrus) rushed the quarterback and so he had to get it out quick. And I was just on my guy, jumped the route and got it.”

The Thunder kicked off to open the second half and the Mustangs needed one play for Christiansen to rip off the 85-yard scoring run that turned the game into a blowout.

Desert Hills put Tristan John’s 15-yard field goal on the board next, making the tally 27-9.

But Crimson Cliffs kept the pedal down with Barben’s 3-yard TD pass to West, putting the Mustangs up 34-9 with 4:14 remaining in the third quarter.

The Thunder got the ball back and had a promising drive going until Mustangs junior linebacker McKay Wright forced a fumble and recovered it, again stopping Desert Hills.

“I just blitzed and ended up running into that dude and he dropped the ball,” Wright said. “I tried to pick it up and go for six, but I got caught trying to pick up the ball.”

Christiansen later scored his third touchdown of the game, a 3-yard barrel into the house, to provide Crimson’s last score with 8:37 left in the contest.

Grondel found Marcus Anderson for a 10-yard Desert Hills touchdown that provided the final margin.

Barben and company form an explosive offense for the Mustangs but it might be Crimson’s 3-4 pressure defense that makes them so tough to beat.

“I think that’s just coach Wayne (Alofipo) putting us in the right spots,” Wright said. “He knows what he’s doing and it’s just other guys making plays. That’s all it is, us just working and coach Wayne’s scheme.”

A playoff season of rematches continues now for Crimson Cliffs, which plays No. 6 seed Ridgeline (10-2) in a 4A semifinal contest Friday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. at Rice Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.

The game marks the third year in a row that Crimson plays Ridgeline in the 4A semifinals.

Last year, Crimson won 27-13. The year before that, Crimson lost to the Riverhawks 49-34.

“Start getting ready. Part 3,” Sweeten said.

1A state playoff results

Beaver 20, Kanab 13

Enterprise 18, Duchesne 12 (OT)

The 1A championship game is set, and two Southern Utah teams will face off on Saturday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. at Southern Utah University in Cedar City.

The top-rated Beavers (11-1) withstood a challenge from the No. 4 Cowboys (7-5) to advance to the 1A state title game against No. 3 Enterprise (11-1), which needed overtime to knock off No. 2 Duchesne (10-2)

In Beaver’s semifinal win, the difference was a Deegan Blackner-to-Baylor Blackburn 50-yard halfback pass. The upset-minded Cowboys were paced by Griffen Bone, who scored both of Kanab’s touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Enterprise’s Brayden Gardner scored the winning touchdown in overtime, propelling the Wolves to an 18-12 OT victory over Duchesne.

No. 1 Rich 50, No. 4 Water Canyon 14 (1A, 8-man)

Water Canyon’s season came to an end against top-seeded Rich (7-4). The Wildcats (5-5) got two touchdowns from Aaron Barlow on passes of 23 and 30 yards from quarterback Johnnie Johnson.

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ST. GEORGE — A boy who had less than a 12% chance to live has beaten the odds, and for his 16th birthday, the Enterprise community came together and formed a motorcade to celebrate his life.

On Monday, about a block from the home of Corbin Kirkham, fire engines, an ambulance, motorcycles, trucks and cars lined up in anticipation of passing by the teen’s home to celebrate the miracle milestone of his 16th birthday.

After coming into the world prematurely, Corbin endured a multitude of medical complications. In addition to having cerebral palsy and lung and heart issues, he also is legally blind, as previously reported by St. George News.

Even so, the teen’s bright disposition and his endless positivity continue to capture the community, Enterprise City Mayor Brandon Humphries told St. George News.

Once word spread about a possible “honk party” that would pass by Corbin’s house in celebration of his birthday, the mayor said he was completely on board. And seeing the community come together for a teen who sees the good in everyone and everything is heartwarming, he said.

“It’s something we don’t get to see every day,” he added.

The motorcade included a high school cycling team, several all-terrain vehicles, motocross bikes, fire engines and trucks from the Enterprise Fire Department, and an ambulance from Enterprise City Ambulance.

The group of approximately 100 community members gathered at the corner of 200 East and 200 South, about a block or so from the teen’s home, Ricci Harvey, with Enterprise City told St. George News. The procession passed by Corbin, who was sitting in a lawn chair in front of his house, and the turnout was amazing, Harvey said.

During the festivities, Corbin also was given a football jersey from the football team, and a cycling jersey from the Utah High School Cycling League.

The prompt for the celebration was simple: it all started with a Facebook post.

During a phone call with St. George News on Wednesday, Stacy Mitchell, Corbin’s mother, said she wanted to celebrate her son’s birthday with a “honk parade,” since her son loves all things with an engine and wheels. And being that her son was turning 16 — the age when most teens are getting their driver’s licenses — she said she thought that having a few cars, motorcycles or bicycles drive by the house would make her son’s birthday special.

From there, “it blew up,” she said, and it seemed like the entire community became involved. The number of people who “took time out of their day,” to participate was “overwhelming,” she added.

Corbin, who was born prematurely at 1 pound and 7 ounces, was not supposed to live two days, let alone 16 years, his mother said, adding that her son spent the first two years of his life shuffling between Primary Children’s Hospital and St. George Regional Hospital. The nurses who cared for her son still remember him, she said.

So much so, she said, that a group of these nurses from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit sent a video to wish him a happy birthday, Mitchell said. She said she was amazed that they still remembered taking care of him more than a decade and a half ago.

The procession likely would not have happened without the efforts of the mayor though, said Mitchell. She said the mayor has been continuously wonderful and even presented her son with a “key to the city” a while back. While this gesture brought a lot of joy to her son, she said in some ways her son already believed he had a key to the city due to the community’s effort to make him feel included.

While Mitchell’s decision to relocate to the Enterprise area a few years ago was based primarily on the quality of the school system and its curriculum and activities geared toward special needs students, she said she found something else: a loving community that truly cares.

“So many people took time out of their busy day, and some even took time off of work, to make Corbin feel special,” Mitchell said. “You don’t see that every day.”

St. George News reporter Jessi Bang contributed to this report.

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The University of South Australia (UniSA) is taking its enterprising expertise to Boston, USA, this week as part of South Australia’s delegation to the BIO International Convention (BIO).

UniSA is the only university participating in the 16-organisation delegation led by the South Australian Government.

UniSA Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Enterprise, Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington AO, says BIO provides a unique opportunity to showcase the University’s expertise in biomaterials engineering, pharmaceutical innovation, and research commercialisation to a global audience.

“As South Australia’s University of Enterprise, UniSA has an excellent track record in connecting industry with researchers and knowledge experts, and commercialising scientific research,” Prof Hughes-Warrington says.

“We have many state-of-the-art research laboratories and exceptional facilities for collaborating with industry. These include our Enterprise Hub, which provides a fantastic virtual and physical space. We are currently working with more than 2500 industry partners and are keen to build on our global connections at BIO.

“We will be highlighting the incredible work of our researchers and partners, with a focus on the capability within South Australia.”

The BIO event aims to promote the critical role of biotechnology and pharmaceutical science on a global stage and foster new partnerships to broker innovations with life-changing impact.

UniSA’s delegation will share its own capabilities in these disciplines and those that complement them – from cancer research, therapeutics, clinical trials and personalised medicine to advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence. This includes cutting-edge research in diverse areas such as using Australian Indigenous native plant extracts to reduce anti-inflammatory activity, and reducing antimicrobial resistance in humans, animals and plants.

UniSA has commercialised more than 130 research innovations, including technology licencing deals and the creation of spin-out companies. These include spin-out companies Cincera, which aims to treat inflammatory and fibrotic conditions by blocking key enzymatic targets, reducing inflammatory impacts on peripheral tissues in the process, and Ferronova, which is developing a new cancer device to accurately identify sentinel lymph nodes for management of solid tumours.

UniSA’s Enterprise Hub works with organisations across 13 industry sectors to help them reach their commercial goals, drawing on its researchers, industry partnerships, and the experts in UniSA’s commercialisation arm.

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