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, and the pair checked in next to each other on the playoff bracket as well.
No. 4 Layton and No. 5 Davis each hit the top five in the 6A boys basketball 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.
First and second-round matchups are held Feb. 18-20 at home sites. The quarterfinals through the title game will be played Feb. 25-27 at the University of Utah’s Huntsman Center 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.; No. 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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