You know when the calendar turns to October that high school football starts to wind down. 

The regular season, which begins in mid-August, will end Oct. 18 for local teams. Davis County teams will spend the stretch trying to improve their RPI rankings so they can earn a good seed for the state tournament. 

With three games to go, Davis and Farmington in Region 1 and Bountiful, Viewmont and Woods Cross in Region 5 each had winning records. 

Davis 

The Darts ran into a strong defense last Friday at Fremont, falling to the Silverwolves 19-10. Coming into the contest, Davis had won five games in a row and had averaged 51.8 points per game during that span. 

But Davis had a hard time against Fremont. 

The Darts were up 7-6 at halftime, playing good defense of their own. Jaxton Itaaheau hauled in a 37-yard touchdown pass from Tradon Bessinger with 2:12 to go in the first quarter. It was his 28th TD pass of the season, tops in Class 6A. Neither team scored in the second. 

Fremont went up 12-7 midway through the third, and Davis cut it to 12-10 with just under four minutes to play in the quarter when Finn Garff hit a 36-yard field goal. But the Darts didn’t score again, and Fremont put the game away with a touchdown with under five minutes to go. 

Davis struggled on the ground, rushing for just 39 yards. Bessinger had 318 passing yards but tossed two touchdowns. He had only thrown one all season going into the contest. Itaaheau and Bode Sparrow each had more than 100 yards receiving on the day, totaling 113 and 101, respectively, on five catches apiece. Juni Moala racked up 14 tackles, while Cole Lark had 11 tackles and a sack. Sparrow had eight tackles and an interception on defense. 

The 5-2 Darts (1-1 in Region 1) host Layton on Friday.

Farmington

The Phoenix have won two of their last three games after starting 0-4. Last Friday, they picked up a key 24-17 win at home over Layton to move to 1-1 in league play. 

Farmington fell behind 7-0 early on an interception return for a touchdown by Layton. The Phoenix then went on a 24-0 run, starting with an 8-yard blocked kick return by Kava Fiefia late in the first quarter. 

In the second quarter, Travis Hoopes scored on an 8-yard TD run, putting the Phoenix up 14-7 at halftime. In the third quarter, Jaxon Beynon hit a 40-yard field goal, followed by a 6-yard touchdown run by Lucas Peterson just 46 seconds later. 

Layton scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and held Farmington off the board, but the Phoenix held on for the seven-point win, improving to 2-5 on the season. 

Peterson had 112 yards rushing and a touchdown on 17 carries. Hoopes added 98 yards and a score on the ground to go along with five catches for 38 yards. Farmington intercepted three Layton passes, with Afu Fiefia, Carter Tingey and Peterson doing the honors. Peterson also led the way with seven tackles. 

This Friday, the Phoenix travel to Weber to play the Warriors. 

Bountiful

The Redhawks moved to 6-1 on the year and 3-1 in Region 5 with a 41-0 shutout win over Clearfield last Friday. Bountiful has now won three games in a row. 

Bountiful scored all 41 of its points in the first three quarters and totaled 21 in the first quarter alone. Siaki Fekitoa rumbled 43 yards into the end zone in the second quarter to put his team up 28-0 at halftime. The Redhawks added 13 more points in the third quarter to punctuate the dominant performance. Junior Tippy took a pass from Emerson Geilman 15 yards into the end zone early in the third. Dawson Allsop then ran 15 yards for another score with just under four minutes left before the fourth quarter. 

Fekitoa had a big night, churning out 137 yards rushing on only seven carries. Allsop had eight carries for 68 yards. Geilman had two touchdown passes and 163 yards on 10 of 14 passing. Brian Bushman led the Redhawks with four catches for 53 yards. Eight other players had catches. Allsop also paced the defense with eight tackles. Manu Tia and Marlow Watson each had a sack. 

The Redhawks are a game behind region-leading Roy. Bountiful takes on Box Elder at home this Friday. 

Viewmont

The Vikings have now surpassed last season’s win total, with just three more games to go. Now 5-2, Viewmont impressively defeated Box Elder 49-21 last Friday. 

Viewmont played a nearly flawless first half in racing to a commanding 42-6 lead. 

Quarterback Titan Longson was brilliant on the day. The senior quarterback threw five touchdown passes in the first half alone. He connected twice with Drez Jensen (63 yards and 19 yards) and once with Jordan Jones (10 yards), Benji Tolman (14 yards), Kingston Mickens (18 yards). On the final play of the first half, Mickens threw a 14-yard touchdown completion to Jones on a trick play. 

Longson had 389 yards passing on the night. He also completed 86% of his passes – 25 of 29. Jones had eight catches for 116 yards, and Jensen caught five balls for 98 yards. Mickens added four catches for 76 yards. 

The defense allowed just four completions and 53 yards all night. Blake Moore and Cooper Willoughby each had eight tackles. 

The Vikings have a big game this Friday at home against Roy. Viewmont is 2-2 in region play. 

Woods Cross 

Woods Cross is also 2-2 in Region 5. The Wildcats fell to Roy last Friday, 33-14, to drop to 4-3 overall. 

The loss came despite another big night from junior running back Viliami Tapa’atoutai. He posted his fourth 100-yard game of the season against Roy, rushing for 111 yards on 26 carries. Krew Fornelius had a 44-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter from Jesse Simmons. With 4:37 to go in the third quarter, Ryker Martin had a 38-yard TD reception from Simmons. That score cut the margin to 20-14 heading into the fourth quarter. But Roy blanked Woods Cross 13-0 in the fourth quarter. 

The Wildcats host Northridge this Friday for a chance to get above .500 in region play.