Boys basketball playoffs: Region 1 co-champs Layton, Davis earn top-5 seeds in 6A bracket
ISAAC FISHER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
Layton High's Karter Miller (1) tries to scoop a shot past Davis High's Tradon Bessinger (4) during a Region 1 boys basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, in Layton.A home 66-42 home loss to Syracuse on Friday night means Davis High must share its latest Region 1 boys basketball title with rival Layton High as the pair checked in as the No. 4 and 5 seeds, respectively, in the 6A state tournament bracket, released by the UHSAA on Saturday morning.
Davis, Layton and No. 12 Syracuse all benefit from first-round byes; Weber High, the No. 16 seed, will host No. 17 Cedar Valley in the bracket’s lone first-round contest.
It’ll be a region rematch for the Darts (15-8, 6-2) and No. 12 Farmington (12-11, 3-5) on Feb. 20 in Kaysville; Layton (16-8, 6-2) hosts No. 13 Lehi, and No. 11 Syracuse (13-9, 5-3) will hit the road for No. 6 Mountain Ridge in the second round.
All first and second-round matchups are held Feb. 18-20 at home sites; All subsequent rounds will be played Feb. 25-27 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
NORTHERN UTAH PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
First round (Feb. 18): No. 17 Cedar Valley (7-16) at No. 16 Weber (7-16), 7 p.m.
Second round (Feb. 20): No. 12 Farmington (12-11) at No. 5 Davis (15-8), 7 p.m.; N0. 13 Lehi (9-13) at No. 4 Layton (16-8), 7 p.m.; No. 11 Syracuse (13-9) at No. 6 Mountain Ridge (16-7), 7 p.m.
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