Bonneville won the last time they faced Clearfield, and things went their way on Friday too. The Bonneville Lakers took down the Clearfield Falcons 31-13. That looming 31-13 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lakers yet this season.
Bonneville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Vainga Havili, who rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Havili a new career-high in rushing yards. Reese Cantwell was another key player, picking up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Bonneville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Havili and Jet Hirschi. Bonneville got some further help from Tavi Afuvai: he forced a fumble and made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Clearfield still got an impressive performance from Jordan Tovey, who rushed for 211 yards while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
The win made it two in a row for Bonneville and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Clearfield, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Bonneville will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Box Elder at 7:00 p.m. on October 16th. As for Clearfield, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 35-7 loss against Northridge on the 10th.
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