Region play is in full swing for some local football teams. In Region 5, Woods Cross and Bountiful both won their games last week. 

Woods Cross’ win came over Davis County foe Viewmont, with the Wildcats winning in a one-sided affair 47-7. With the victory, Woods Cross is now 2-1 in Region 5 games and 4-2 overall. Viewmont, meanwhile fell to 2-4 overall and is still looking for its first region victory in three tries. 

In the game last Friday on Viewmont’s home field, the Wildcats had a huge day on the ground. Woods Cross was so successful running the ball that it only had to throw six passes all night. The Wildcats amassed 394 yards rushing. Cash Henderson and Lock Smoot both went over 100 yards, with Henderson totaling 136 yards on 16 carries and Smoot picking up 127 on 11 carries. Also, five Wildcats scored rushing touchdowns, including Smoot, who had TD runs of 15 and 10 yards. Ben Smith-Mecham was the first to score when he crossed the goal line from 10 yards out early in the first quarter. Henderson had a 2-yard touchdown run with 1:53 remaining in the first quarter to put his team up 14-0. 

After Ryker Martin had a 30-yard TD reception from Smoot early in the second quarter, Viewmont got on the board for the first and only time of the game Daren Tovey threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Drez Jensen with 3:32 before halftime, cutting the margin to 19-7. Woods Cross then added to the advantage just before the break when Charlie Coats had a 7-yard TD run, making it 26-7 Wildcats.

Wood Cross outscored Viewmont 21-0 in the second half to account for the rest of the scoring.

For Viewmont, Dax Nielsen and Tovey each had eight carries, getting 34 and 30 yards, respectively. Kellen Wood was all over the field in a losing effort. The sophomore linebacker racked up 20 tackles. Brock Thrall added 11 tackles, and Tovey, in addition to playing quarterback and throwing a TD, had seven tackles and an interception on defense. 

Coats led Woods Cross with six tackles. Henderson had two interceptions along with his fantastic offensive output. 

Woods Cross will host Roy on Friday, while Viewmont will entertain Box Elder. 

Cash Henderson, Woods Cross (30), tries to muscle his way through an onslaught of Vikings. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Bountiful

The Redhawks moved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in Region 5 by defeating Northridge 42-21 last Friday. It was the widest margin of victory for Bountiful this season. 

The Redhawks scored in every quarter, putting up 14 points in both the second and third periods. The Redhawks actually led 42-14 late before Northridge scored with under two minutes to play. Jacob Brooks had two 1-yard touchdown runs on the day and added an 8-yard touchdown reception from Emmerson Geilman in the third quarter. Brandon Tidwell had a 40-yard interception return in the second quarter for the Redhawks’ third score to make it 21-0. 

Siaki Fekitoa had a team-high eight carries for 73 yards, as Bountiful had 201 yards on the ground. Geilman only completed nine passes, but they went for a total of 230 yards and a pair of scores. Brandon Wilkinson had three catches for 84 yards and a touchdown. Brigham Morrison had 71 yards on two catches. He also stood out on defense, getting 11 tackles and 0.5 sacks. Aisake Willis had seven tackles and an interception. 

Bountiful can move up the standings this Friday when it hosts Clearfield.