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he prep football season is moving along swiftly, and just two Davis County teams remain undefeated in region games. In Region 1, Farmington is atop the standings at 3-0. The Phoenix are also an impressive 6-0, one of two undefeated Class 6A teams. Meanwhile, Bountiful, in Region 5, is tied with Box Elder at 2-0 in league games. The Redhawks are 4-2 overall. 

Farmington

Last week, the Phoenix had their closest game of the season, a 21-17 win over Layton. Playing at home, Farmington trailed 17-14 with just over four minutes left in the game before scoring the winning touchdown. 

Easton Wight hit Ben Stucki for a 38-yard score with 4:11 to play. It was Wight’s third touchdown pass of the day. The first two went to Mitch Nielsen, both in the first half. Nielsen first grabbed a 17-yard pass from Wight at the 8:35 mark of the first quarter. Layton made it 7-3 by the end of the first quarter, but the Phoenix struck again just before the half when Nielsen had a 12-yard TD reception from Wight. 

The third quarter belonged to Layton, which had a pair of touchdowns to take the lead. Stucki’s and Wight’s heroics came just in time to preserve Farmington’s undefeated record. 

For the Phoenix, Travis Hoopes led all rushers with 97 yards on 19 carries. Wight had 204 yards passing on 18 completions. Nielsen and Stucki each had four catches. Farmington’s defense picked off four Layton passes, with Dayton Runyan snagging two of them. Luke Hansen had nine tackles. 

The win streak can continue this Friday for the Phoenix when they host Roy. 

Bountiful

The Redhawks won their third game in a row and went to 2-0 in Region 5 by outlasting Bonneville 23-14 last Friday. 

The Bountiful defense performed well, allowing just 195 yards of total offense, including 63 on the ground. Bountiful also recorded three interceptions, with Britton Tidwell getting two of them. Tidwell returned one of those interceptions 22 yards for a score with 2:21 left in the game to seal the victory. Bountiful also had five sacks, two by Kaden Mertz, who also led the team with 11 tackles. 

Bountiful led the whole way, jumping out to a 9-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Quarterback Owen Geilman had a 4-yard touchdown run early in the quarter. The point after missed, but Ben Smith followed up with a long 50-yard field goal with 2:19 to play in the opening period. Bonneville cut the margin to 9-7 at halftime after a TD. However, the Redhawks opened the lead up to 16-7 when Geilman hit Russell Smith on a 3-yard touchdown pass midway through the third quarter. 

Bonneville scored in the first 19 seconds of the fourth quarter but didn’t get on the board again. Tidwell’s pick-six was the final score of the game. 

Geilman led Bountiful with 32 yards rushing. He was also an efficient 19 of 24 passing for 232 yards. Seven Redhawks caught passes. The Redhawks will look to stay unbeaten in region action when they host Box Elder on Friday. 

Woods Cross

After dropping their first Region 5 game, the Wildcats bounced back to move to 1-1 in league play with a 35-21 win over Northridge. The score was knotted at 21-21 at halftime, but the second half belonged to the Wildcats. 

Northridge scored first, but Woods Cross went up 14-7 after back-to-back touchdowns. First, Jacob Howes scored on a 22-yard run with 2:16 to play in the first quarter. He then had a 16-yard TD run with just under 10 minutes left in the second quarter. Northridge took back the lead after scoring two touchdowns. The second score came with 1:33 to play in the first half. However, Woods Cross quickly marched down the field and tied the game. Parker Burden had an 18-yard touchdown pass from Lock Smooth with just 25 seconds to play before halftime. 

The Wildcat defense clamped down in the second half. 

Cash Henderson put his team in front when he scored on a 10-yard touchdown run with 7:21 to play in the third quarter. Henderson added a 4-yard TD run late in the game to solidify the victory. 

The Wildcats had a huge day on the ground, with two players rushing for more than 100 yards. Henderson had 126 yards on 14 carries, while Howes added 104 yards on just 11 carries. Smoot contributed 77 yards on the ground, and Kelvan Malepeai had 65 yards on eight carries. Woods Cross totaled 421 rushing yards, averaging 7.9 yards a carry. Woods Cross also had three interceptions, as Josh Bennion, Isaac Johnson and Carter Freestone each picked off passes. 

The Wildcats host Bonneville this Friday. 

Viewmont

The Vikings are still looking for their first region win. A 55-31 loss to Box Elder last Friday dropped Viewmont to 0-2 in Region 5 and 3-3 overall. 

In the most recent loss, Viewmont gave up 34 second-half points after trailing just 19-14 at halftime. Viewmont struggled offensively in the second half too, managing 12 points. The game was still well within reach for Viewmont after three quarters, as Box Elder led 35-25. But a 20-6 Box Elder run in the final 12 minutes clinched the lopsided win for the Bees. 

Viewmont actually led 19-14 just before halftime. Miles McGrath had a 10-yard touchdown pass from Luke Jacobs in the first quarter. He also had a 1-yard run with 1:31 left in the half. In between those two scores, Jacobs crossed the goal line from 4 yards out. McGrath had a 54-yard run with 4:53 left in the third quarter, but it was all Box Elder from there. Jacobs did have an 11-yard run with 6:37 left in the fourth quarter to cut the Bees’ lead to 42-31. But Box Elder added two more touchdowns after that. 

On the positive side, two Viking players had at least 100 yards rushing. McGrath led the team with 116 yards on 25 carries. Jacobs had 111 on 18 carries. Jacobs was also 10 of 22 passing for 161 yards. Scott Noel led all players with five catches for 129 yards. 

This week, Viewmont takes on Northridge at home as it looks for win No. 1 in region action. 

Davis 

Back up in Region 1, the Darts are 1-1 in league play and 3-3 overall. Davis had won three straight games but fell on hard times again last week with a 48-6 loss to Syracuse. Gage Butler had a 35-yard field goal in the first quarter and a 42-yarder in the second, but that’s all the points the Darts could muster. Meanwhile, Syracuse scored 38 unanswered points to win going away. 

Davis struggled mightily on the ground, recorded a net minus-18 yards. Jackson Stevens was 17 of 33 passing for 126 yards. Tyson Elkins was the game’s leading receiver with eight catches for 75 yards. Easton Baggett caught six passes. Jacob Faerber and Crew Cunningham each had 10 tackles for the Darts. Davis hosts Fremont this Friday. λ