2022 Standard-Examiner All-Area Football 2nd Team
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- Syracuse High’s Miles Draper (43) chases a Weber ball carrier during a prep football game at Weber High School on Sept. 9, 2022.
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- Farmington quarterback Easton Wight throws a pass against Weber in a 6A second-round playoff game Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, in Farmington. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Ogden’s Chet Colvin (23) sizes up oncoming Ben Lomond defender Izzy Arocha (13) in the 70th Iron Horse Game on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ogden High School.
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- Morgan’s Gunnar Lish (22) celebrates a touchdown during a prep football game at Bear River High School in Garland on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.
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- Weber receiver Salesi Moa (8) runs with the football during a Region 1 football game against Layton on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in Layton. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Davis player Easton Baggett (1) runs the ball as Layton’s Mike Shumway (39) dives for a tackle in a Region 1 football game Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Layton. (ISAAC FISHER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Roy running back Robert Young carries the football during a football game against Fremont on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at Roy High School. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Bonneville’s Kena Kailiponi (51) yells as he and teammate Hunter Davis (3) take the field before a Region 5 football game against Box Elder on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Adam Wilson, center, celebrates a later-overturned interception with Zach Richards (21) and Stockton Marriott (4) in the 70th Iron Horse Game on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Ogden High School.
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- Fremont receiver Ridge Whitney hauls in a pass during a football game against Roy on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at Roy High School.
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- Box Elder’s Tallin Chappell runs for a big gain during a Region 5 football game against Northridge on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, in Layton. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Farmington High’s Dayton Runyan carries the ball during the 6A state semifinals against Corner Canyon on Nov. 10, 2022 at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
EASTON WIGHT
Farmington
Quarterback • Junior
Wight threw for 3,146 yards with 36 touchdowns against 11 interceptions, a 62.3% completion rate and a 109.6 quarterback rating.
JACKSON STEVENS
Davis
Quarterback • Junior
Stevens completed 65.7% of his passes for 3,253 yards, 24 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a 94.9 quarterback rating.
CHET COLVIN
Ogden
Running back/Punter • Senior
In nine games, Colvin rushed for 857 yards and six touchdowns with an average of 7.0 yards per carry. He also caught three passing touchdowns.
GUNNAR LISH
Morgan
Running back/Safety • Senior
Lish rushed for 845 yards and 15 touchdowns on offense, and had 26 tackles with two interceptions on defense.
EASTON BAGGETT
Davis
Receiver • Senior
Baggett caught 93 passes for 1,056 yards and seven touchdowns.
SALESI MOA
Weber
Receiver • Freshman
Moa caught 56 passes for 934 yards (16.7 yards per catch) and seven scores.
ROBERT YOUNG
Roy
Kick return/Receiver/Defensive back • Sophomore
Young averaged 20.4 yards per reception with five touchdowns and 6.2 yards per rush with five touchdowns, totaled 161 return yards and made 20 tackles with one pick-six on defense.
BRANDON WITT
Box Elder
Offensive line • Senior
Witt led an offensive line that paved the way for a 3,097-yard rushing attack with 28 rushing TDs.
TYLER BUCKWAY
Morgan
Offensive line • Senior
Buckway’s play up front helped Morgan’s balanced offense produce 72 touchdowns.
KASON HANCOCK
Layton
Offensive line • Senior
Hancock led Layton’s offensive line and helped the offense score 27 touchdowns.
CADE DRAPER
Roy
Offensive line • Sophomore
Draper anchored the offensive line and helped Roy’s offense average 5.5 yards per rush and score 40 total touchdowns.
AIDEN KOSKI
Layton Christian
Offensive line • Senior
Koski helped LCA’s running game run for 235.8 yards per game, 7.5 yards per carry and 33 total touchdowns.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
CASE WAYMAN
Bonneville
Defensive tackle • Junior
In 10 games, Wayman had 68 total tackles with 12 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and two forced fumbles, and started on the offensive line.
TALLIN CHAPPELL
Box Elder
Defensive tackle/Tight end • Senior
Chappell had 53 tackles with 10 tackles for loss, five sacks and one forced fumble in 10 games. He caught two touchdowns on offense and helped block for the Bees’ 3,097-yard running game.
SHAUN MOORE
Morgan
Defensive end • Senior
Moore made 54 tackles with six tackles for loss, five sacks, 12 batted balls at the line of scrimmage for a defense that allowed 6.9 points per game.
ZORAM PETELO
Layton Christian
Defensive end • Senior
Petelo made 28 tackles with five sacks and two tackles, helping hold down a defensive line that allowed 1.52 yards per carry against 1A teams this year.
KENA KAILIPONI
Bonneville
Linebacker • Senior
In 10 games, Kailiponi made 123 total tackles with seven tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, five passes defended and was named Region 5 Defensive MVP.
MILES DRAPER
Syracuse
Linebacker • Senior
Draper made 82 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, one fumble recovery and helped the Titans win an unbeaten Region 1 title.
BRIGHAM MORRISON
Bountiful
Linebacker • Junior
In 10 games, Morrison had a team-high 90 tackles with eight tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery on defense. He scored three touchdowns on offense and helped Bountiful to an unbeaten Region 5 title.
ADAM WILSON
Ogden
Defensive back/Receiver/Kicker • Senior
Wilson intercepted seven passes and made 23 tackles on defense, had 504 receiving yards with three scores on offense and made four field goals and 16 extra points at placekicker.
RIDGE WHITNEY
Fremont
Defensive back/Receiver • Senior
Whitney made 57 tackles with three interceptions, seven passes defended and three tackles for loss on defense. He returned 14 kickoffs for 488 yards and one touchdown, and led the team with 496 receiving yards and one TD.
DAXTON FADDIS
Syracuse
Safety • Senior
Faddis made 69 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss, three interceptions, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and one fumble return for a touchdown.
DAYTON RUNYAN
Farmington
Safety/Receiver • Junior
Runyan intercepted nine passes with two pick-sixes, had six pass defenses, one forced fumble and 55 tackles on defense. He had four receiving TDs and 276 return yards on special teams.
RHETT THOMPSON
Syracuse
Kicker • Senior
Thompson was a perfect 50 for 50 on extra points, kicked 13 of 16 on field goals with a long of 45 yards and had 18 touchbacks from kickoffs.
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