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Farmington, Bountiful, Viewmont pick up wins in week one of prep football

Sep 01, 2022 02:11PM ● By Josh McFadden

T

he long wait is over for football fans: the season is here. 

While the college and pro ranks don’t officially kick off the season for a few more weeks, high school teams have their first week in the books. Locally, a trio of teams got off to good starts with victories. 

Farmington

Beginning its second year in Class 6A’s Region 1, Farmington defeated Pleasant Grove 19-14 in the first game of the season on Aug. 12. 

The Phoenix got off to a good start, leading 12-0 at the end of the first quarter. Boston Reinhold scored on a 61-yard touchdown run a minute and a half into the game. In the final minute of the quarter, Adam Stucki hauled in a 5-yard pass from Seth Warner. 

Neither team scored again until the fourth quarter. 

After Pleasant Grove scored a TD to make it 12-7, the Phoenix went up 19-7 when Reinhold plunged across the goal line from the 1. Pleasant Grove answered to make it 19-14 with three minutes left. But the Phoenix held off the Vikings’ rally to preserve the win.

Reinhold had a strong outing, posting 120 yards on 23 carries. Easton Wight went 11 for 16 for 152 yards and no interceptions. Mitch Nielsen was the leading receiver with four catches for 60 yards. Ethan Briggs was the leading tackler with eight stops. Mason Smith and Luke Hansen each had sacks. 

Next up for Farmington is a home contest with Bountiful this Friday at 7 p.m. 

Bountiful

Speaking of the Redhawks, they also picked up a victory in week one. The defending Region 5 champs had little trouble with Highland last Friday, winning 28-3. 

Bountiful started off slowly, not scoring on offense until the third quarter. The Redhawks went into the locker room up 7-0 after scoring on an 84-yard interception return from Faletau Satuala on the final play of the first half. Brigham Morrison made it 14-0 in the third quarter after scoring on a 37-yard run. Then, after a Highland field goal late in the third, Corbin Cottle took the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a TD.

Cottle scored his second touchdown of the evening with 4:44 left in the game. His 11-yard score put his team up by 25. Cottle had 15 carries for 42 yards, while Morrison had 45 yards on just three carries. He was also stout on defense, racking up 12 tackles. But Jacob Brooks may have been the top defensive star. He had two interceptions to go along with his eight tackles. Satuala was also stellar, posting eight tackles and a sack in addition to his pick-six. 

Viewmont 

The Vikings had a challenging 3-6 campaign in 2021, but they are off on the right foot this year. On Aug. 12, Viewmont beat Logan by two scores on the road, winning 30-16.

The Vikings trailed 3-0 early but scored two straight touchdowns to take control. First, Scott Noel scored on a 20-yard pass from Luke Jacobs in the first quarter. Then, with just under nine minutes to play in the second quarter, Miles McGrath scored from 2 yards out to make it 14-3. Logan countered with a touchdown to cut the deficit to 14-10. But Britton Christensen hit a 39-yard field goal with 2 ½ minutes left in the half to leave the score at 17-10 at the break. 

Logan scored early in the third with a touchdown; however, the PAT missed, so the Vikings remained up 17-16. The rest of the game belonged to Viewmont, which outscored Logan 13-0 the rest of the way. Noel scored his second and third TDs of the game, both on passes from Jacobs. The first was a 19-yarder with 4:41 left in the third. The second was a 22-yard score with 3:24 left to play. 

Noel’s three touchdowns were part of a big offensive day for the Vikings. He totaled 61 receiving yards. McGrath put up big rushing numbers, rumbling for 197 yards on 22 carries. Jacobs added 88 yards on the ground and 103 yards through the air. Ryan Lockhart had nine tackles and a sack for Viewmont. Nathan Savage added six tackles and an interception. 

The Vikings look for two wins in a row this Friday when Hillcrest comes to town. 

Davis 

Against the talented Lehi Pioneers, Davis struggled in week one, losing 48-0. The Darts had 185 yards of offense on the day, including a net zero yards on the ground. 

Lehi put the game away early, scoring 14 points in the first quarter. Lehi added 20 more points in the second quarter to go up 34-0 at halftime. Jackson Stevens was a bright spot. The quarterback went 23 of 36 for 185 yards. Josh Barker was the game’s leading pass-catcher with six catches. Jordan Taula and Crew Cunningham had sacks, and Damon Brown paced the team with nine tackles.

Davis will try to regroup this Friday at West Jordan.


Woods Cross

The Wildcats opened the season with a tough 31-21 loss to West Jordan. For Woods Cross, it was a tale of two halves. 

After falling behind 7-0 in the first quarter, the Wildcats scored two quick touchdowns to go up 14-7 heading into the second quarter. First, Jacob Howes scored on a 5-yard run. Then, with 43 seconds to play in the first quarter, Kelvan Malepeai scored on an 80-yard pass from Lock Smoot. In the second quarter, the Vikings improved on their lead when Brock Tandy had a 56-yard TD reception from Smoot. It was 21-7 for Viewmont. 

It was all downhill from there. 

The Jaguars went on a 24-0 second-half run, rallying for a 10-point win. The Wildcats play at Kearns this Friday, looking for redemption and their first win.  

(To see additional photos from this week’s football games, go to davisjournal.com)λ