The end of the week has brought a stream of high school football coaching news, as two schools hired new coaches while another school is now in the search for another rather suddenly.

Here's a round-up of the news:

- West has hired Keith Lopati to be its football coach, the school confirmed. Lopati has coaching experience at West and Highland among other schools. He played college football at Hawaii. West went 6-6 last year, reaching the quarterfinals of the Class 5A playoffs.

- Layton Christian has hired Kitt Rawlings to continue its football program's recent success. The Eagles were a suprise entry in the Class 1A finals last year. Rawlings was hired last year at Woods Cross, his alma mater, but had to step aside because of health concerns before the start of the season. He is one of the more prolific high school running backs in state history from his days with the Wildcats.

- The St. George Daily Spectrum is reporting that Jake Nelson has stepped down as head coach of Desert Hills. Nelson led the program for the last three years, this year reaching the Class 3A championship before falling to Hurricane. The Spectrum reported that Nelson is taking more time to spend with his family.

We will have more details on all of these stories soon.

— Kyle Goon

kgoon@sltrib.com

Twitter: @kylegoon