Week seven of high school football featured just about everything for local Region 5 teams. One squad won in a blowout, while another was on the other end of a lopsided affair. The third team was a close heartbreaker. 

With three games to go in the regular season, a lot can still happen before the state tournament begins in late Oct. 

Bountiful

The Redhawks’ latest conquest took about half of a quarter to decide. At home last Friday against Region 5 newcomer Clearfield, Bountiful effectively moved to 3-1 in region play and 4-3 on the season about six minutes into the game. 

Bountiful returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, courtesy of Brock McSwain from 89 yards out. That was a sign of a lot to come in the first half. At the 10:09 mark of the first quarter, Faletau Satuala had a 7-yard touchdown pass from Emmerson Geilman. This preceded the next score, a 10-yard run from Freddie Feditoa, just two minutes later. With 5:51 to play in the first quarter, it was the defense’s turn, as Satuala, playing on that side too, returned an interception 64 yards for a score. 

It was 26-0 with just under six minutes left in the opening quarter. And the Redhawks weren’t done yet. 

Brigham Morrison had an 8-yard TD run with 2:47 to play in the quarter. Then, Satuala had his third touchdown of the first quarter when he hauled in a 23-yard pass from Geilman. The first-quarter damage was this: 40-0 in favor of the Redhawks. 

It didn’t stop there. 

Bountiful racked up 27 more points in the second quarter, beginning with Geilman’s 23-yard TD pass to Sawyer Crane. Damon Manwill scored on an 11-yard run, followed by a 34-yard interception return from Crane, who joined Satuala in scoring on both sides of the ball. Fekitoa had a 4-yard TD run with 1:15 before halftime. The halftime score was 67-0. You read that correctly. 

Bountiful spent the second half essentially running out the clock with backup players. Clearfield did put two touchdowns on the board in the second half, but the final tally was 67-14 for the Redhawks. 

Geilman completed all 11 of his passes, amassing 150 yards and three touchdowns. Fekitoa and Manwill each carried the ball eight times, getting 59 yards and 56 yards, respectively. Jacob Brooks had five catches for 60 yards. In addition to the interceptions that Satuala and Crane ran back for scores, Evan DeHart also picked off a Clearfield pass. 

Bountiful plays at Box Elder on Friday. The Redhawks have scored a total of 105 points in the past two weeks. 

Woods Cross

At the other end of the spectrum, it was a rough outing last Friday for the Wildcats, who dropped to 4-3 (2-2 in region play) with a 51-17 loss to Roy. 

Woods Cross led 3-0 at the end of the first quarter, thanks to a 42-yard field goal from Ben Smith-Mecham. But after Roy got a safety seconds into the second quarter, it was all downhill from there for the Wildcats. Down 3-2, Roy scored 21 more points in a row to go up 23-3. Woods Cross narrowed the gap to 23-10 with a 51-yard run from Lock Smoot. After another Roy touchdown, Woods Cross made things interesting at 30-17 with 9:17 left in the game. That’s when Cash Henderson got into the end zone with a 5-yard run. But Roy answered with three consecutive touchdowns to win going away. 

In a losing effort, Smoot had 12 carries for 92 yards and a touchdown. Isaac Johnson had four tackles, 1.5 sacks, and an interception for Woods Cross. 

The Wildcats play at Northridge on Friday. 

Viewmont 

The Vikings dropped to 0-4 in Region 5 and 2-5 overall with a narrow 31-28 defeat at the hands of Box Elder. It was the third single-digit loss of the season for the Vikings. 

Viewmont scored seven points in each quarter and kept pace with the Bees all night. Daren Tovey threw touchdown passes to Cache Tuia (38 yards), Kingston Mickens (6 yards), and Drez Jensen (11 yards), and Dax Nielsen had a 5-yard TD run in the second quarter. Jensen’s score with 3:48 left in the game tied things up at 28-28.

But Box Elder hit a 20-yard field goal with just two seconds to play to secure the win, giving the Vikings their fourth-straight loss. 

Tovey had a strong outing in defeat. The senior quarterback had 256 yards and three touchdowns on 17 of 25 passing. He also rushed for a team-high 59 yards on 12 carries. Mickens had nine catches for 113 yards on the day. Tuia also had 113 yards receiving, getting his yardage on just four catches. Landon Sharp led the defense with 11 tackles. 

To get back on the winning track, Viewmont will have to get past Roy on the road this Friday.