Chris Christensen

PLAIN CITY -- It didn't take long for the home crowd and the Fremont Silver Wolves to take control of their non-league game against the Bonneville Lakers on Tuesday night.

A smothering defense and an efficient offense helped the Silver Wolves jump out to a commanding 41-16 halftime lead and they cruised to a 60-36 victory.

"I thought that we executed on both sides of the ball, especially in the first half," Fremont coach Corey Melaney said. "We lost a little there in the second half, but we're always going to be a defensive team and that worked out for us tonight.

PLAIN CITY -- No one was talking about it, but in the minds of the Fremont High football team, Friday must have been a measure of sweet revenge.

Facing a Bingham Miners team that beat them last year in the state 5-A championship game, the Silver Wolves put together one of their best efforts of the season in dispatching the Miners 27-20 at Moyes Field.

BRIGHAM CITY -- It was homecoming for the Box Elder Bees Friday night and while celebrations were happening all over the place, the home team and home crowd saved the best one for last.

Trailing 17-13 with under a minute remaining in the game, Box Elder quarterback Brtton Gunter found a wide open McKay Parrish in the corner of the end zone to cap a thrilling

20-17 come from behind victory over the Bonneville Lakers in the second to last region game for both teams.

WASHINGTON TERRACE -- In the latest edition of great games between rivals Roy and Bonneville, the host Lakers took advantage of a couple of Royals' turnovers and turn them into a 13-0 homecoming victory Friday night in Region 5 action.

"The past two weeks have been tough on us," Bonneville coach Randy Johnson said. "We played two tough teams up there (in Cache Valley) and we didn't have our full complement of players because they were banged up. We were kind of able to get back on track tonight, but we still have some things to work on to get better.

OGDEN -- For the first time in many years, the Ogden Tigers are sitting atop the Region 11 standings with a glossy 2-0 record after knocking off the Bear River Bears 20-9 in region action Friday night.

"I thought that we might be 2-0 at this point in region play," Ogden coach Troy Kolan said. "We needed to make some adjustments at halftime after failing to execute on the offensive side of the ball (including giving up that safety). Once we made that transition in the blocking scheme, we played well in the second half."

Ogden quarterback Anthony Sattiewhite gave up the first points of the game as he was brought down in the end zone for a safety and a 2-0 lead for Bear River. Both teams struggled to move the ball offensively at all the rest of the half, although the Bears did come up short on a 31-yard field goal with six minutes left in the second quarter.

BRIGHAM CITY -- They finished tied for the Region 5 football title last year, but until someone acutally knocks off the Mountain Crest Mustangs from their perch alone, Box Elder coach Robbie Gunter will keep the focus of his Bees players on winning each game as it comes.

"We have some serious holes to fill with the kids that graduated last year," Gunter said. "But the kids are working hard and trying to get back into playing the way we want to play. We don't have a lot of experience, but our struggles won't be for a lack of effort."