Bountiful rolled to a 47-0 shutout and Woods Cross stunned No. 3 Box Elder in overtime on Friday, Oct. 30, sending two area teams into the UHSAA 5A football quarterfinals.
Farmington's season ended the same night with a 37-18 loss at Davis in the 6A first round. Viewmont (3-7) did not qualify for the 5A playoff bracket.
Bountiful 47, Granger 0
The No. 4 Redhawks never let No. 13 Granger into the game. Bountiful scored 20 points in the first quarter and led 34-0 at halftime, according to the Deseret News scoreboard.
Hudson Malmrose threw three touchdown passes and ran for another, KSL Sports reported. Granger finished with zero points in all four quarters.
Bountiful hosts No. 5 Springville in the quarterfinals on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. Springville beat No. 12 Olympus 27-10 in its first-round game, outscoring the Titans 20-0 in the second half.
Woods Cross 29, Box Elder 26 (OT)
This one will be talked about for a while.
The No. 14 Wildcats led No. 3 Box Elder 16-0 in Brigham City with under seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, according to SPIN. Then Box Elder erupted. Judd Howells scored on a 3-yard run. Teiyon Halbasch broke a 56-yard touchdown run to make it 23-8 with 2:13 remaining.
Box Elder still wasn't done. Josh Pugsley returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards. Kadyn Reyes scored from a yard out with one second on the clock, and Howells ran in the two-point conversion to tie it at 23.
In overtime, Box Elder kicked a 32-yard field goal to go up 26-23. Woods Cross handed the ball to Sam Bahr, who had already scored twice. He punched it in from 2 yards out. Final: Woods Cross 29, Box Elder 26.
SPIN called it one of four upsets on the opening night of the state tournament. The Wildcats travel to No. 6 Alta on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. Alta beat Woods Cross 27-21 on Sept. 25 during the regular season, according to SPIN.
Farmington 18, Davis 37
The No. 12 Phoenix couldn't keep pace with No. 5 Davis on the road in the 6A first round. Farmington trailed 24-8 at halftime after Davis scored 16 second-quarter points, according to the Deseret News scoreboard.
Davis senior receiver Bode Sparrow scored four touchdowns, including three rushing and a short touchdown catch, KSL Sports reported. Farmington entered the game averaging 18.1 points per game, 14th in 6A, according to a Deseret News preview published Oct. 29. Coach David Fiefia's squad finished 4-7 in his second season leading the program.
Viewmont's season over
The Vikings finished 3-7 overall and 1-4 in 5A Region 6, according to MaxPreps. Their final game was a 36-35 loss at Woods Cross on Oct. 15. Viewmont did not qualify for the 16-team 5A bracket.
What's next
The 5A quarterfinals are Friday, Nov. 6. All games kick off at 6 p.m. at the higher seed's home field. Bountiful hosts Springville, and Woods Cross plays at Alta. The 5A semifinals are Friday, Nov. 13, at Rice-Eccles Stadium, with the state championship set for Nov. 20.



