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Alta Cedar Valley

Hawks

Aviators

The Cedar Valley (Eagle Mountain, UT) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against Alta (Sandy, UT) by a score of 42-28.

Game Details: Cedar Valley High School

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Alta	-	-	-	-	42
Cedar Valley	-	-	-	-	28

Final score provided by J. Taylor.

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Game Stats

Cedar Valley (23-24)

Alta

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	18	25	275	.720	15.3	3		56	147.5
12	Kepa Niumeitolu (So)	18	25	275	.720	15.3	3		56	147.5

Cedar Valley

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	18	35	191	.514	10.6	2	3	34	51.0
1	Ayden Laws (Fr)	3	5	33	.600	11.0	0	0	19	79.6
16	Luke Espersen (So)	15	30	158	.500	10.5	2	3	34	48.3

Alta

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+
	Team Totals	22	185	8.4	29	1
12	Kepa Niumeitolu (So)	1	0	0.0		0
21	Anthony Cottis (Sr)	21	185	8.8	29	1

Cedar Valley

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	37	211	5.7	69	1	2
1	Ayden Laws (Fr)	2	22	11.0	15	0	1
2	Gavin Killian (Sr)	4	18	4.5	9	0
16	Luke Espersen (So)	2	-5	-2.5	-4	0
22	Chevas Gregory (Jr)	29	176	6.1	69	1	1

Alta

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	17	271	15.9	56	3
8	Matt Mckea (Jr)	5	57	11.4	22	1
18	Asher Merrill (Sr)	4	31	7.8	14
21	Anthony Cottis (Sr)	3	48	16.0	32
45	Wyatt Johnson (Sr)	1	9	9.0
88	Bryant Weber (Sr)	4	126	31.5	56	2

Cedar Valley

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	18	189	10.5	35	2
4	Jace McClellan (Jr)	1	2	2.0	2
8	Isaac Cline (Sr)	2	36	18.0	19
10	Champ Buffett (Jr)	3	33	11.0	17
13	Jake Murdock (Sr)	5	34	6.8	12	1
14	Dillon Nieson (Sr)	1	3	3.0	3
22	Chevas Gregory (Jr)	3	35	11.7	19
35	Detmer Murdock (Jr)	1	35	35.0	35	1
81	Bridger Dastrup (Jr)	2	11	5.5	7

Alta

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	20
45	Wyatt Johnson (Sr)	4
56	Seth Watson (Sr)	5
60	S. Toelupe (So)	3
71	A. Malieitulua (So)	4
72	Gabe Ofisa (Sr)	4

Cedar Valley

Offensive Fumbles and Pancake Blocks

#	Athlete Name	Fum	Lost	Pnk Blk
	Team Totals	1	1
10	Champ Buffett (Jr)	1	1

Alta

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	IR	Total
	Team Totals	185	271	15	471
5	Kalvin Liavaa (Jr)			2	2
8	Matt Mckea (Jr)		57		57
11	Leka Tuakoi (Sr)			13	13
18	Asher Merrill (Sr)		31		31
21	Anthony Cottis (Sr)	185	48		233
45	Wyatt Johnson (Sr)		9		9
88	Bryant Weber (Sr)		126		126

Cedar Valley

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	211	189	74	18	492
1	Ayden Laws (Fr)	22				22
2	Gavin Killian (Sr)	18				18
3	Nate Banry (Sr)			19		19
4	Jace McClellan (Jr)		2	31		33
8	Isaac Cline (Sr)		36			36
10	Champ Buffett (Jr)		33	24	3	60
13	Jake Murdock (Sr)		34			34
14	Dillon Nieson (Sr)		3			3
16	Luke Espersen (So)	-5				-5
22	Chevas Gregory (Jr)	176	35		15	226
35	Detmer Murdock (Jr)		35			35
81	Bridger Dastrup (Jr)		11			11

Alta

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	185	275	271	460
8	Matt Mckea (Jr)			57	57
12	Kepa Niumeitolu (So)	0	275		275
18	Asher Merrill (Sr)			31	31
21	Anthony Cottis (Sr)	185		48	233
45	Wyatt Johnson (Sr)			9	9
88	Bryant Weber (Sr)			126	126

Cedar Valley

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	211	191	189	402
1	Ayden Laws (Fr)	22	33		55
2	Gavin Killian (Sr)	18			18
4	Jace McClellan (Jr)			2	2
8	Isaac Cline (Sr)			36	36
10	Champ Buffett (Jr)			33	33
13	Jake Murdock (Sr)			34	34
14	Dillon Nieson (Sr)			3	3
16	Luke Espersen (So)	-5	158		153
22	Chevas Gregory (Jr)	176		35	211
35	Detmer Murdock (Jr)			35	35
81	Bridger Dastrup (Jr)			11	11

Alta

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	28	75	103	3.0
1	Jake Meyer (Sr)		6	6
2	G. Mailei (Sr)		8	8
3	Tony Vainuku (Sr)	2	7	9	3.0
5	Kalvin Liavaa (Jr)	1	12	13
6	D. Singleton (Sr)	6	1	7
9	Manu Taula (Sr)	1	3	4
10	Jaxon Toala (So)	1	7	8
11	Leka Tuakoi (Sr)		4	4
15	Bear Turner (So)	1	2	3
18	Asher Merrill (Sr)	2		2
25	Masumbe Netongo (Jr)	5	2	7
27	Garrett Jessop (Sr)	1	5	6
33	Bennett Coester (So)	4	1	5
41	Jaxon DeMille (Jr)	2	6	8
57	Moses Mailei (Jr)		7	7
72	Gabe Ofisa (Sr)		2	2
77	Leni Lapuaho (Sr)		1	1
86	Slade Taylor (So)	1		1
89	Cole Albrecht (So)	1	1	2

Cedar Valley

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	33	11	44	3.0
4	Jace McClellan (Jr)	1		1
15	Brady Zabriskie (Jr)	1		1
17	Chase Webb (Sr)	8	2	10
20	Jed Feller (Jr)		1	1
23	Luke Ballard (So)	1		1
27	Luke Barrus (So)	2	1	3	1.0
28	Jarom Cline (So)	5	1	6
32	Holden Rich (Jr)	5	2	7
35	Detmer Murdock (Jr)	1		1	1.0
38	T. Johnson (Sr)	4	1	5
45	Losi Toilolo (So)	2	2	4
51	Chase Linford (Jr)	1	1	2
54	Briar Davis (Sr)	1		1
60	Danny Thorup (Sr)	1		1	1.0

Alta

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Hurs
	Team Totals	1.0	2
1	Jake Meyer (Sr)		2
3	Tony Vainuku (Sr)	1.0

Cedar Valley

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl
	Team Totals	2.0	19
27	Luke Barrus (So)	1.0	12
35	Detmer Murdock (Jr)	1.0	7

Alta

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	2	15	7.5	10	2	97	1	1
2	G. Mailei (Sr)					1		1
3	Tony Vainuku (Sr)				1
5	Kalvin Liavaa (Jr)	1	2	2.0
6	D. Singleton (Sr)				1
10	Jaxon Toala (So)				1
11	Leka Tuakoi (Sr)	1	13	13.0
25	Masumbe Netongo (Jr)				6
33	Bennett Coester (So)					1	97		1
41	Jaxon DeMille (Jr)				1

Cedar Valley

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	PD
	Team Totals	3
4	Jace McClellan (Jr)	1
23	Luke Ballard (So)	1
45	Losi Toilolo (So)	1

Alta

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	1	52	52.0	52
48	Coleman Fisher (Sr)	1	52	52.0	52

Cedar Valley

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4	190	47.5	60	3
7	Brayden Jakins (Jr)	4	190	47.5	60	3

Alta

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	3	94	31.3	36	1
8	Matt Mckea (Jr)	3	94	31.3	36	1

Cedar Valley

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	2	71	35.5	38
38	T. Johnson (Sr)	2	71	35.5	38

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Alta has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Cedar Valley

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	5	74	14.8	22	2	18	9.0	15	92
3	Nate Banry (Sr)	1	19	19.0	19					19
4	Jace McClellan (Jr)	2	31	15.5	20					31
10	Champ Buffett (Jr)	2	24	12.0	22	1	3	3.0	3	27
22	Chevas Gregory (Jr)					1	15	15.0	15	15

Alta

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	6	30
8	Matt Mckea (Jr)	1	6		6
11	Leka Tuakoi (Sr)	1	6		6
26	Thiago Moreira (Sr)			6	6
88	Bryant Weber (Sr)	2	12		12

Cedar Valley

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	24	4	28
1	Ayden Laws (Fr)	1	6		6
7	Brayden Jakins (Jr)			4	4
13	Jake Murdock (Sr)	1	6		6
22	Chevas Gregory (Jr)	1	6		6
35	Detmer Murdock (Jr)	1	6		6

Alta

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	6	1.0	0	1	.0		6
26	Thiago Moreira (Sr)	6	6	1.0	0	1	.0		6

Cedar Valley

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	4	4	1.0		1			4
7	Brayden Jakins (Jr)	4	4	1.0		1			4

Alta

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rec	TD IR	Total
	Team Totals	3	1	4
8	Matt Mckea (Jr)	1		1
11	Leka Tuakoi (Sr)		1	1
88	Bryant Weber (Sr)	2		2

Cedar Valley

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	2	2	4
1	Ayden Laws (Fr)	1		1
13	Jake Murdock (Sr)		1	1
22	Chevas Gregory (Jr)	1		1
35	Detmer Murdock (Jr)		1	1

Game Story

Utah High School Football - Alta prevails Cedar Valley

October 13, 2023: Eagle Mountain, UT 84005

The crowd at Friday's non-league contest between the Alta Hawks (Sandy, UT) and the host Cedar Valley Aviators (Eagle Mountain, UT), observed Alta's football squad defeat Cedar Valley by a count of 42-28.

The Hawks now own a 7-3 record. They play next when they host Highland for a non-league contest on Friday, October 20. Alta will clash with a Rams squad coming off a 25-7 league loss to East (Salt Lake City, UT). The Rams record now stands at 3-6.

The Aviators (2-8) will now prepare for their match against Bountiful (Bountiful, UT). The RedHawks enter the non-league match with a 6-4 record. In their last match, Bountiful thwarted Woods Cross (Woods Cross, UT), 24-17, in a league match.

Players of the Game

Alta (23-24)

Congratulations to #12 Kepa Niumeitolu (overall), #21 Anthony Cottis (offensive), #11 Leka Tuakoi (defensive) and #33 Bennett Coester (special teams) for being selected the Alta Football Players of the Game.

Cedar Valley (23-24)

Cedar Valley has not selected any Players of the Game.

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Rankings & Records

Alta (23-24)

UT	Class
15	6

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
10-4	3-3	5-1	5-2	0-1	.714	.500	430	249

Cedar Valley (23-24)

UT	Class
60	20

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
2-9	0-5	1-4	1-5	.182	.000	211	440

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT1	OT2	OT3	OT4	Final
Alta	8.5	8.0	6.5	6.0	9.0	8.0	0	2.0	30.7
Cedar Valley	4.8	4.3	4.1	6.5	-	-	-	-	19.2

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Team Stat Comparison

Alta		Cedar Valley
179.4	Rushing Yards Per Game	155.6
230.2	Passing Yards Per Game	145.9
409.6	Total Yards Per Game	301.5
81.6	Tackles Per Game	48.7
4.2	Sacks Per Game	1.6
28.0	Points Per Game	19.2
80	Pancake Blocks	-

Team Leaders

Alta		Cedar Valley	National Avg.
#21 Anthony Cottis87.6	Rushing Yards Per Game	#22 Chevas Gregory115.8	20.6
#12 Kepa Niumeitolu183.0	Passing Yards Per Game	#16 Luke Espersen132.4	50.5
#12 Kepa Niumeitolu212.9	Total Yards Per Game	#22 Chevas Gregory134.8	36.9
#5 Kalvin Liavaa10.2	Tackles Per Game	#17 Chase Webb7.7	2.7
#3 Tony Vainuku1.4	Sacks Per Game	#3 Nate Banry0.5	0.2
#8 Matt Mckea5.6	Points Per Game	#22 Chevas Gregory7.8	2.1
#72 Gabe Ofisa20	Pancake Blocks	-	6

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Alta	1-1		Cedar Valley	1-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
8/18/23	Westlake	Alta	(W) 34-6		8/25/23	Cedar Valley	Westlake	(W) 13-7
11/9/23	Alta	Bountiful	(L) 20-19		10/20/23	Cedar Valley	Bountiful	(L) 51-7

Record Breakdown

Alta (23-24)		Cedar Valley (23-24)
10-4	Overall	2-9
3-3	League	0-5
4-0	Non-League	2-3
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
1-1	Common Opponent	1-1
5-1	Home	1-4
5-2	Away	1-5
0-1	Neutral	0-0
3-1	Playoff	0-1
9-4	In-State	2-9
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0