Layton gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They breezed past the Tooele Buffaloes to the tune of 50-7. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Lancers had established a 36-point advantage.
Solomon Lee
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Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Layton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Solomon Lee, who rushed for 68 yards and a pair of TDs. Those 68 rushing yards gave Lee a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Wilcox, who threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Layton's run defense was locked in: Tooele could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. While two picked up at least eight total tackles, Lincoln Peterson stood above the rest. He forced one fumble and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss). Layton didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.4.
Layton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Leading the way was Jp Garlick and his one interception. Another thorn in Tooele's side was Peterson, who forced one fumble and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the defeat, Tooele had strong showings from Mavrik Chlarson, who picked up 60 receiving yards and one score, and Erick Rojas, who rushed for 43 yards.
Coming up, Layton will head out on the road to face off against Box Elder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tooele, they will host Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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