Longhorns
| 09/26/25 @ Northridge | 38-42 |
| 09/19/25 vs Clearfield | 34-7 |
| 09/12/25 @ Bonneville | 61-21 |
| 09/05/25 vs Roy | 41-23 |
| 08/29/25 @ Salem Hills | 15-33 |
West Field dropped down to 5-2 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They took a 42-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northridge Knights. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (34), the Longhorns still had to take the loss.
West Field's loss came despite strong showings from Easton Eilertson and Gavin Ortegon. Eilertson threw for 383 yards and four TDs, while Ortegon picked up 196 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Ortegon really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 80 yards. Another pass catcher making a difference was Phoenix Sandoval, who picked up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
As for Northridge, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4. The victory almost wasn't to be: they were down 31-13 in the second quarter.
Grant Slater was a one-man wrecking crew as he threw for 357 yards and five TDs. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (120.4).
Looking ahead, West Field will host Layton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Longhorns will be up against the Lancers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.71 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Northridge, they will head out to square off against Roy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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