5A: Top 10 Teams going into Week 7

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week six of the high school football season brought an upset victory and changes to the back of our 5A top 10. However, the best teams took care of business as we move closer and closer to the state tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol><li><strong>1. Lehi Pioners (6-0)</strong><br>Coming off their impressive upset over Corner Canyon, Lehi took care of business vs. Fremont 46-0. Pioneers running backs Carson Gonzalez and Kolose Latu combined for 194 rushing yards and three touchdowns.</li><li><strong>2. Timpview Thunderbirds (5-1)</strong><br>The Thunderbird's defense shut out Alta in the first half while the offense consistently found the end zone, equating to a 42-14 win. [player_tooltip player_id='406949' first='Micah' last='Beckstead'] rushed for over 150 yards and two touchdowns as Timpview rebounded after their close loss to Skyridge last Friday.</li><li><strong>3. Stansbury Stallions (6-0)</strong><br>In a mid-season rivalry matchup, the Stallions were able to best Tooele 34-0. Linebackers [player_tooltip player_id='406962' first='Easton' last='Baker'], Micheal Geovijan, and [player_tooltip player_id='406862' first='Mateaki' last='Helu'] combined for 25 tackles and four sacks.</li><li><strong>4. Springville Red Devils (5-1)</strong><br>The Red Devils outlasted Provo in a thrilling 18-14 win. [player_tooltip player_id='406997' first='Tevita' last='Valeti'] dominated on the gourd while the defense led by defensive end Siosifa Kolomalu and defensive tackle [player_tooltip player_id='406957' first='Dallin' last='Johnson'] only allowed one touchdown.</li><li><strong>5. East Leopards (3-3)</strong><br>[player_tooltip player_id='406878' first='Amini' last='Amone'] and the Leopards rushing attack dominated the second half against Olympus. Defensive tackle Papaseea Matelau and linebacker Sam Tuakoi combined for 30 tackles on the night.</li><li><strong>6. Park City Miners (5-1)</strong><br>The Miners jumped out to a 21-3 halftime lead and were able to hold off Highland in the second half for the 21-16 win. Quarterbacks Maximilian Grizzell and [player_tooltip player_id='406910' first='Chase' last='Beyer'] combined to throw three touchdowns.</li><li><strong>7. Brighton Bengals (5-1)</strong><br>The Bengals scored at least one touchdown in every quarter to overwhelm Skyline 41-23. Brighton running back Kace Gurr found the end zone three times to help the Bengals secure their fifth win.</li><li><strong>8. Box Elder Bees (5-1)</strong><br>Box Elder running backs Daxton Sumko and Easton White both had over 120 rushing yards as the Bees got their fifth win. Linebacker and receiver Mason Jeppsen led Box Edler in tackles and receiving yards as the Bees defeated a stout Viewmont team 55-31.</li><li><strong>9. Bountiful Red Hawks (4-2)</strong><br>The Redhawks handed the Bonneville their first loss of the season, 23-14, after holding the Lakers to their lowest point total since week one. Kaden Mertz and Tyler Black combined for 18 tackles and 3.5 sacks to help Bountiful get the big win that vaulted them back into our top 10.</li><li><strong>10. Bonneville Lakers (5-1)</strong><br>Bonneville fell to Bountiful after failing to generate offensive momentum for most of the game. The Lakers got off to a slow start to begin the game, which continued to start the second half as they scored zero points in the first and third quarters. Bonneville was 5-0 going into this game for a reason and should be climbing back up in our rankings in no time.</li></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->