On Friday, American Fork faced West in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The American Fork Cavemen were the clear victor by a 41-15 margin over the West Panthers. That's more bragging rights for the Cavemen, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
American Fork had a senior duo take command as Cade Wilkinson picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns and David Gaisford Jr. threw for 331 yards and five touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kamden Lopati, who threw for 292 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 49 yards. Another pass catcher making a difference was Chachi Pan, who picked up 137 receiving yards and a touchdown.
American Fork's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for West, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
American Fork will host Riverton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Alta at 7:00 p.m. on September 13th.
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