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Woods Cross Brighton

Wildcats

Bengals

The Brighton (Salt Lake City, UT) varsity football team won Friday's home playoff game against Woods Cross (UT) by a score of 44-7.

Game Details: Brighton High School

This game is a part of the "2023 UHSAA - Mountain America - Football State Championships - 5A Football Championship" tournament.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Woods Cross	0	0	0	7	7
Brighton	3	21	13	7	44

Final score provided by S. Leonard.

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Game Stats

Brighton (23-24)

Woods Cross

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	8	11	126	.727	15.8		1		72.5
15	Lock Smoot (Sr)	8	11	126	.727	15.8		1		72.5

Brighton

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	32	44	350	.727	10.9	5	29	133.7
2	Jack Johnson (Sr)	31	43	333	.721	10.7	4	29	125.4
12	Bubba Ellis (So)	1	1	17	1.000	17.0	1	17	177.1

Woods Cross

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	TD
	Team Totals	31	112	3.6	1
7	Charlie Coats (Sr)	4	10	2.5
9	B. Smith-Mecham (Sr)	5	18	3.6
15	Lock Smoot (Sr)	16	67	4.2	1
22	Krew Fornelius (Jr)	2	-3	-1.5
23	Isaac Johnson (Sr)	2	15	7.5
30	Cash Henderson (Sr)	2	5	2.5

Brighton

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	16	118	7.4	50	1
2	Jack Johnson (Sr)	1	5	5.0	5	0
10	Beau La Fleur (Jr)	4	23	5.8	8	0
12	Bubba Ellis (So)	2	7	3.5	4	0
28	Mason Haertel (Jr)	8	83	10.4	50	1
	Ryce Palepoi (Fr)	1	0	0.0	0

Woods Cross

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg
	Team Totals	8	134	16.8
2	Hammond Reece (Jr)	2	30	15.0
3	Sanchez Ricky (Jr)	1	12	12.0
9	B. Smith-Mecham (Sr)	5	92	18.4

Brighton

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	32	350	10.9	29	5
0	Nash Matheson (Sr)	6	100	16.7	29	1
7	Case Beames (Jr)	2	15	7.5	10	0
9	Donovan Wismer (Sr)	8	95	11.9	24	1
10	Beau La Fleur (Jr)	3	27	9.0	15	1
11	Rowan Hennings (Sr)	3	26	8.7	17	1
13	Easton Smith (Sr)	1	6	6.0	6	0
14	Sam Storrs (Jr)	1	8	8.0	8	0
28	Mason Haertel (Jr)	1	3	3.0	3	1
85	Myles Peters (Sr)	7	70	10.0	26	0

Woods Cross

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	112	134	246
2	Hammond Reece (Jr)		30	30
3	Sanchez Ricky (Jr)		12	12
7	Charlie Coats (Sr)	10		10
9	B. Smith-Mecham (Sr)	18	92	110
15	Lock Smoot (Sr)	67		67
22	Krew Fornelius (Jr)	-3		-3
23	Isaac Johnson (Sr)	15		15
30	Cash Henderson (Sr)	5		5

Brighton

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	IR	Total
	Team Totals	118	350	25	40	0	533
0	Nash Matheson (Sr)		100		40		140
2	Jack Johnson (Sr)	5					5
3	K. Morzelewski (Sr)			25			25
7	Case Beames (Jr)		15				15
9	Donovan Wismer (Sr)		95				95
10	Beau La Fleur (Jr)	23	27				50
11	Rowan Hennings (Sr)		26				26
12	Bubba Ellis (So)	7					7
13	Easton Smith (Sr)		6				6
14	Sam Storrs (Jr)		8				8
28	Mason Haertel (Jr)	83	3				86
85	Myles Peters (Sr)		70				70

Woods Cross

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	112	126	134	238
2	Hammond Reece (Jr)			30	30
3	Sanchez Ricky (Jr)			12	12
7	Charlie Coats (Sr)	10			10
9	B. Smith-Mecham (Sr)	18		92	110
15	Lock Smoot (Sr)	67	126		193
22	Krew Fornelius (Jr)	-3			-3
23	Isaac Johnson (Sr)	15			15
30	Cash Henderson (Sr)	5			5

Brighton

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	118	350	350	468
0	Nash Matheson (Sr)			100	100
2	Jack Johnson (Sr)	5	333		338
7	Case Beames (Jr)			15	15
9	Donovan Wismer (Sr)			95	95
10	Beau La Fleur (Jr)	23		27	50
11	Rowan Hennings (Sr)			26	26
12	Bubba Ellis (So)	7	17		24
13	Easton Smith (Sr)			6	6
14	Sam Storrs (Jr)			8	8
28	Mason Haertel (Jr)	83		3	86
85	Myles Peters (Sr)			70	70

Woods Cross

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls
	Team Totals	22	6	28
2	Hammond Reece (Jr)	1		1
7	Charlie Coats (Sr)	3	1	4
9	B. Smith-Mecham (Sr)	2	2	4
10	Ryan Moss (Sr)	2	3	5
20	Dalton Schanz (Sr)	3		3
30	Cash Henderson (Sr)	5		5
51	C. Pututau (Sr)	3		3
52	Jonah Suliafu (Sr)	2		2
55	Charlie Howe (Jr)	1		1

Brighton

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	46	25	71	8.0
1	Siale Ofa (Sr)	4	1	5
3	K. Morzelewski (Sr)	4	3	7	1.0
5	Miles Morgan (Sr)	4	1	5	1.0
8	Drew Morgan (Sr)	1	0	1	.0
10	Beau La Fleur (Jr)	1		1
15	Kaimana Fuertes (Sr)	1		1
18	Ryan Williamsen (Jr)	4		4	1.0
21	Andrew Wood (Sr)	4	2	6	1.0
23	Gus Blake (Jr)	1	1	2
24	Dylan Thomas (Sr)	2	2	4	1.0
27	Mitchell Romney (Jr)	1	1	2
29	Miles Jensen (Jr)		1	1
30	Luke Reece (Sr)	1		1
35	William Little (So)	1	1	2
45	Grady Bell (So)	1	1	2
54	Kaleb Miller (Jr)	5	3	8
78	James Kincaid (Sr)	1		1	1.0
90	Kimball Shill (Sr)	4	4	8	1.0
91	Easton Adamson (Sr)	1		1	1.0
94	Tyree Pearson (Jr)	2	3	5
99	Caleb Stock (Jr)	2	1	3
	Dax Matheson (Fr)	1		1

Sacks

Woods Cross has not entered any sacks stats.

Brighton

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks	Ydl	Hurs
	Team Totals	4.0	24	1
3	K. Morzelewski (Sr)	1.0	7
5	Miles Morgan (Sr)	1.0	5
78	James Kincaid (Sr)	1.0	7
90	Kimball Shill (Sr)	1.0	5	1

Defensive Statistics

Woods Cross has not entered any defensive statistics stats.

Brighton

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Caus
	Team Totals	1	0	0.0	1	1
5	Miles Morgan (Sr)				1
8	Drew Morgan (Sr)	1	0	0.0	0
21	Andrew Wood (Sr)					1

Kickoffs

Woods Cross has not entered any kickoffs stats.

Brighton

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	8	456	57.0	60	2
31	Drake Fletcher (Sr)	8	456	57.0	60	2

Punts

Woods Cross has not entered any punts stats.

Brighton

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	1	51	51.0	51	0
85	Myles Peters (Sr)	1	51	51.0	51	0

Kickoff and Punt Returns

Woods Cross has not entered any kickoff and punt returns stats.

Brighton

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	25	25.0	25	3	40	13.3	15	1	65
0	Nash Matheson (Sr)					3	40	13.3	15	1	40
3	K. Morzelewski (Sr)	1	25	25.0	25						25

Woods Cross

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6	1	7
9	B. Smith-Mecham (Sr)			1	1
15	Lock Smoot (Sr)	1	6		6

Brighton

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	6	36	0	0	8	44
0	Nash Matheson (Sr)	1	6	0			6
9	Donovan Wismer (Sr)	1	6	0			6
10	Beau La Fleur (Jr)	1	6	0			6
11	Rowan Hennings (Sr)	1	6	0			6
28	Mason Haertel (Jr)	2	12	0			12
31	Drake Fletcher (Sr)					8	8

Woods Cross

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	1	1.0					1
9	B. Smith-Mecham (Sr)	1	1	1.0					1

Brighton

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	5	6	.8	1	1	1.0	24	8
31	Drake Fletcher (Sr)	5	6	.8	1	1	1.0	24	8

Woods Cross

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals	1						1
15	Lock Smoot (Sr)	1						1

Brighton

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	Total
	Team Totals	1	5	6
0	Nash Matheson (Sr)		1	1
9	Donovan Wismer (Sr)		1	1
10	Beau La Fleur (Jr)	0	1	1
11	Rowan Hennings (Sr)		1	1
28	Mason Haertel (Jr)	1	1	2

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Recap Video

Recap: Brighton vs. Woods Cross 2023 2:48

Game Story

Utah High School Football - Woods Cross trounced by Brighton

October 27, 2023: Salt Lake City, UT 84121

Brighton Bengals (Salt Lake City, UT) fans left the game satisfied Friday as they observed their football team rout the visiting Woods Cross Wildcats (Woods Cross, UT), 44-7 in a non-league test.

With the win, Brighton improves its record to 8-3 on the season. The Bengals travel to Timpview (Provo, UT) to confront the Thunderbirds in a non-league test on Friday, November 3. The Thunderbirds go into the test with a record of 8-2. Timpview won 35-28 in their recent non-league test against Orem (Orem, UT)

With the loss, Woods Cross moves to 7-5 on the season.

Check In
1st Quarter
0 - 3 The scorer has checked in. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:21p
Game Attendance
1st Quarter
Attendance Dozens

Posted @ 6:21p
Field Conditions
1st Quarter
Field Conditions Dry

Posted @ 6:21p
Weather Conditions
1st Quarter
Weather Conditions Cold

Posted @ 6:21p
0 - 3

Update
Woods Cross1st Quarter Under a minute
Woods Cross - 3rd down, Under a minute, ball on their own 22-yard line. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:23p
0 - 3

Punt
Brighton1st Quarter Under a minute
Woods Cross has punted to Brighton. Brighton has the ball on their own 39-yard line. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:24p
0 - 3

End of 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:24p
0 - 3

Update
Brighton2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Brighton - 1st down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on Woods Cross' 32-yard line. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:27p
0 - 3

Update
Brighton2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Brighton - 2nd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on Woods Cross' 32-yard line. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:27p
0 - 3

Update
Brighton2nd Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Brighton - 3rd down, ~11 minutes to go, ball on Woods Cross' 33-yard line. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:28p
0 - 3

Turnover on Downs
Woods Cross2nd Quarter ~10 minutes to go
Brighton has turned possession over on downs. Woods Cross has the ball on their own 38-yard line. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:29p
0 - 3

Update
Brighton2nd Quarter ~8 minutes to go
Brighton - 1st down, ~8 minutes to go, ball on their own 45-yard line. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:35p
0 - 3

Red Zone Alert
Brighton2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Brighton is inside Woods Cross' 20. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:37p
0 - 3

Update
Brighton2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Brighton - 1st down, ~6 minutes to go, ball on Woods Cross' 18-yard line. WCHS 0, Brighton 3

Posted @ 6:40p
0 - 9

Passing Touchdown
Brighton2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Brighton - Pass completed for a TD. WCHS 0, Brighton 9

Posted @ 6:42p
0 - 10

Made Point After
Brighton2nd Quarter ~6 minutes to go
Brighton - PAT Good. WCHS 0, Brighton 10

Posted @ 6:43p
0 - 16

Rushing Touchdown
Brighton2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Brighton - Rushing TD. WCHS 0, Brighton 16

Posted @ 6:49p
0 - 17

Made Point After
Brighton2nd Quarter ~4 minutes to go
Brighton - PAT Good. WCHS 0, Brighton 17

Posted @ 6:49p
0 - 17

Red Zone Alert
Brighton2nd Quarter Under a minute
Brighton is inside Woods Cross' 20. WCHS 0, Brighton 17

Posted @ 6:58p
0 - 23

Passing Touchdown
Brighton2nd Quarter Under a minute
Brighton - Pass completed for a TD. WCHS 0, Brighton 23

Posted @ 7p
0 - 24

Made Point After
Brighton2nd Quarter Under a minute
Brighton - PAT Good. WCHS 0, Brighton 24

Posted @ 7:01p
0 - 24

Halftime
Halftime
WCHS 0, Brighton 24

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Posted @ 7:03p
0 - 24

Start of 3rd Quarter
Woods Cross3rd Quarter
Woods Cross to kick off to Brighton.

Posted @ 7:24p
0 - 30

Passing Touchdown
Brighton3rd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Brighton - Pass completed for a TD. WCHS 0, Brighton 30

Posted @ 7:30p
0 - 31

Made Point After
Brighton3rd Quarter ~9 minutes to go
Brighton - PAT Good. WCHS 0, Brighton 31

Posted @ 7:31p
0 - 37

Rushing Touchdown
Brighton3rd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Brighton - Rushing TD. WCHS 0, Brighton 37

Posted @ 7:44p
0 - 37

Missed Point After
Brighton3rd Quarter ~1 minute to go
Brighton - PAT Missed. WCHS 0, Brighton 37

Posted @ 7:44p
0 - 37

End of 3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
WCHS 0, Brighton 37

Posted @ 7:47p
6 - 37

Rushing Touchdown
Woods Cross4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Woods Cross - #15 Lock Smoot with a Rushing TD. WCHS 6, Brighton 37

Posted @ 7:50p
7 - 37

Made Point After
Woods Cross4th Quarter ~11 minutes to go
Woods Cross - #9 Ben Smith-Mecham PAT Good. WCHS 7, Brighton 37

Posted @ 7:51p
7 - 43

Passing Touchdown
Brighton4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Brighton - Pass completed for a TD. WCHS 7, Brighton 43

Posted @ 7:59p
7 - 44

Made Point After
Brighton4th Quarter ~7 minutes to go
Brighton - PAT Good. WCHS 7, Brighton 44

Posted @ 7:59p
7 - 44

Two-Minute Warning
Woods Cross4th Quarter ~2 minutes to go
Woods Cross has the ball on Brighton's 36-yard line. WCHS 7, Brighton 44

Posted @ 8:07p
7 - 44

Red Zone Alert
Woods Cross4th Quarter Under a minute
Woods Cross is inside Brighton's 20. WCHS 7, Brighton 44

Posted @ 8:08p
7 - 44

Update
Woods Cross4th Quarter Under a minute
Woods Cross - 1st down, Under a minute, ball on Brighton's 4-yard line. WCHS 7, Brighton 44

Posted @ 8:09p
7 - 44

Interception
Brighton4th Quarter Under a minute
Brighton intercepts a Woods Cross pass and has the ball on their own 4-yard line. WCHS 7, Brighton 44

Posted @ 8:09p
7 - 44

End of Game
Final
WCHS 7, Brighton 44

Posted @ 8:11p

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Rankings & Records

Woods Cross (23-24)

UT	Class
43	15

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
7-5	4-3	4-2	2-3	1-0	.583	.571	386	290

Brighton (23-24)

UT	Class
16	7

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Win %	Region %	PF	PA
8-4	4-2	5-1	3-3	.667	.667	374	242

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Woods Cross	8.3	9.4	6.8	7.8	32.2
Brighton	7.2	11.2	7.5	4.1	31.2

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Team Stat Comparison

Woods Cross		Brighton
290.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	117.3
75.8	Passing Yards Per Game	260.2
366.8	Total Yards Per Game	377.4
44.8	Tackles Per Game	52.8
1.3	Sacks Per Game	2.4
30.6	Points Per Game	29.8

Team Leaders

Woods Cross		Brighton	National Avg.
#15 Lock Smoot82.7	Rushing Yards Per Game	#28 Mason Haertel53.3	20.6
#15 Lock Smoot74.5	Passing Yards Per Game	#2 Jack Johnson299.9	50.5
#15 Lock Smoot157.2	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Jack Johnson298.8	36.9
#7 Charlie Coats6.3	Tackles Per Game	#54 Kaleb Miller8.2	2.7
#51 Clarence Pututau0.5	Sacks Per Game	#91 Easton Adamson0.8	0.2
#30 Cash Henderson7.2	Points Per Game	#31 Drake Fletcher5.8	2.1

Record Breakdown

Woods Cross (23-24)		Brighton (23-24)
7-5	Overall	8-4
4-3	League	4-2
2-1	Non-League	3-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
0-0	Common Opponent	0-0
4-2	Home	5-1
2-3	Away	3-3
1-0	Neutral	0-0
1-1	Playoff	1-1
6-5	In-State	7-4
1-0	Out-of-State	1-0