Football Recap: John Kulimushi Commands the Offense for Miners Win

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 3:42pm

Football Recap: Bingham Miners vs. Crimson Cliffs Mustangs

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Bingham's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They walked away with a 17-7 win over the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs. That's more bragging rights for the Miners, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Bingham got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was John Kulimushi out in front who picked up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Bingham's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Linkin Wilburger and Trey Johnson.

When it comes to explaining why Crimson Cliffs lost, don't look at Malakai Alofipo. Despite the final result, he picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown. Alofipo got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of52 yards.

The win got Bingham back to even at 1-1. As for Crimson Cliffs, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.

Bingham will challenge Lehi at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Crimson Cliffs, they will head out to take on Springville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Crimson Cliffs focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.

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