After starting their season with two straight games on the road, West Field is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-field for the first time when they go up against the Salem Hills Skyhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully West Field focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Last Friday, West Field ended up a good deal behind Richfield and lost 45-26. While losing is never fun, the Longhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Wildcats are ranked 32nd).
Tyce Abbott put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
West Field wouldn't let Richfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Field can thank Cash Colohan and Quinn Cooper for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Salem Hills blew past Cottonwood, posting a 48-10 win at home.
Among those leading the charge was Jedi Nelson, who threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. Taige Bills also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Salem Hills' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 6.5 times. Wyatt Hopkins was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself.
West Field's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Salem Hills, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1.
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