Last year, the Viewmont football team won four games all season. This season, it took the Vikings only four weeks to match that mark. 

Through four games, the Vikings remain undefeated. Its latest win was arguably the most important, as the team has started region play. Viewmont ran its overall record to 4-0 with a close 33-27 victory over Region 5 foe and Davis County rival Bountiful. 

This thrilling contest took extra time to decide the winner. 

It didn’t look good early for Viewmont, as it fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter. Bountiful struck twice in the first quarter with a pair of touchdowns. Emerson Geilman connected with Connor Clark on a 22-yard score midway through the period. With 1:16 to go before the beginning of the second quarter, Zeke Murdock scored on a 1-yard run. 

Viewmont got on the board when Titan Longson scored on an 8-yard touchdown. The point after was unsuccessful, leaving the score at 14-6 for Bountiful. The Redhawks went up by two scores once again when Geilman had a 1-yard TD run with 6:48 before halftime. The eventful second quarter then saw Viewmont’s Titan Longson score on a 1-yard touchdown run. That, combined with Drew Breese’s point-after kick made it 20-13 for the Redhawks. But Bountiful scored again just before the half when Geilman threw his second TD pass of the game. This one went to Britton Tidwell from 29 yards out. Bountiful was in control at the break, leading 27-13. 

The Redhawks didn’t score again. 

Viewmont’s defense clamped down, and the offense added some second-half scores. Longson threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Kingston Mickens with just under two minutes to play in the third quarter. The point after missed, making the score 27-19. With 2:35 left in regulation, Longson and Cache Tuia hooked up on a 15-yard TD pass. Needing a two-point conversion to tie things up, Viewmont got it when Mickens caught a pass in the end zone from Longson. 

In the first overtime, with the game knotted at 27-27, neither team scored. That forced a second overtime, where Viewmont got the game-winning score on a 10-yard run. 

Longson had a big day for Viewmont. The quarterback had two touchdowns on the ground and 47 yards rushing. He also added 303 yards passing and 22 completions with two scores. Drez Jensen racked up 160 yards on 11 catches, while Jordan Jones added eight catches for 76 yards. Benji Tolman had eight carries for a team-high 60 yards. Blake Moore was all over the field on defense, totaling 15 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Zach Anderegg had eight tackles and an interception. 

For the Redhawks, now 3-1 on the year and 0-1 in league play, Geilman was 12 of 26 passing for 253 yards and two touchdowns. Murdock led all players with 97 yards rushing, while Clark hauled in five passes for 90 yards and a score. Bountiful had seven sacks on the night, making things rough for Longson and the Vikings. Dawson Allsop had three of the sacks to go along with 12 tackles. Connor Mertz had 13 tackles and 2.5 sacks. 

Next up for Viewmont is a home game with Northridge on Friday. The Redhawks travel to Bonneville this Friday to take on the Lakers. 

Woods Cross

The Wildcats had a tough setback last Friday in their Region 5 opener, falling to Bonneville at home by the score of 32-29. Now 0-1 in region games, the Wildcats are 2-2 overall with a game at Clearfield on Friday. 

This back-and-forth contest saw many standouts. 

Viliami Tapa’atoutai had a monster game for Woods Cross. The junior running back led all rushers with 193 yards on the ground. He added touchdown runs of 2 yards and 1 yard. His second score put the Wildcats on top 29-26 with 8:37 to play. Unfortunately for Woods Cross, Bonneville scored the game-winning touchdown with 37 seconds to play. 

Jesse Simmons added 52 yards on the ground and TD runs of 1 and 38 yards. The quarterback also completed three passes for 32 yards in the Wildcats’ run-oriented offense. Hayden Thorne had nine tackles, and Okusitino Sa added seven. 

Davis 

The Darts have been on a roll since their season-opening loss to Lehi. This past game, at home against Kearns on Sept. 6, showcased Davis’ explosiveness and dominance. 

The score isn’t a misprint: Davis won 80-0. 

In an overmatched contest, Davis got off to an eye-opening 42-0 lead – by the end of the first quarter. Quarterback Tradon Bessinger threw five touchdown passes in the first quarter alone, hitting Bode Sparrow from 80 yards and 8 yards out to open the game. He then connected with Tyson Baggett on a 37-yard score, followed by TD passes to Easton Frasure (6 yards) and again to Baggett (50 yards). Isaac Morrison added a 58-yard punt return with 3:26 to play in the first quarter. 

After scoring 42 minutes in the game’s first 12 minutes, the Darts added 17 more in the second quarter. Bessinger tossed TD pass No. 6 when he hit Ryder Stringham from 1 yard out. Jaxton Itaaheau then had a 57-yard TD run, which proceeded Finn Garff’s 42-yard field goal late in the half. 

The Darts didn’t need to do much in the second half, already up by an incredible 59-0 score. In the fourth quarter, Johnny Parker and Charlie Shupe each had 23-yard TD runs. Konner Gallup finished the scoring with a 9-yard fumble return for a touchdown with under a minute to play. 

In a half of action, Bessinger threw for 210 yards to go with his six touchdowns. He now has a state-leading 18 touchdown passes. 

Davis next plays at Taylorsville on Friday for a chance to go to 4-1. 

Farmington

It’s been a tough year so far for Farmington, which is still looking for win No. 1 on the season. 

Last week, on Sept. 6, the Phoenix had a tall order when it traveled to Corner Canyon to face the state power chargers. Farmington fell 35-7 but played to a 7-7 second half after trailing 35-0 at the break. 

Travis Hoopes led Farmington in rushing with 53 yards on 12 carries. Will Peterson was 14 of 25 for 109 yards. Afu Fiefia had four catches for 36 yards. Playing against one of the state’s top offenses, Farmington defense was led by Jett Salmon’s eight tackles. 

The Phoenix can get their first victory of the season this Friday when they host Mountain Ridge in the final non-region game of the season.