Football Recap: Bountiful RedHawks vs. Alta Hawks
With a playoff game on the line, Bountiful rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Alta Hawks 42-14. The win was familiar territory for the RedHawks who have now won seven matches in a row.
Bountiful was led to victory by Emerson Geilman and Siaki Fekitoa. Geilman rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Fekitoa rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Geilman got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 71 yards.
Bountiful was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Alta's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Nolan Lohnes, who picked up 32 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 58 yards. Matt Mckea also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 108 receiving yards.
Bountiful pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Alta, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Bountiful will host Maple Mountain at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Maple Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.9 points per game this season. Alta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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