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2020 Standard-Examiner All-Area Football First Team
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LOGAN SHOBE, MVP
Ogden
Running back/linebacker • Senior
Shobe rushed for a state-high 1,793 yards on 8.2 yards per carry with 21 touchdowns, 306 receiving yards, 58 tackles on defense, five sacks and one kickoff return for touchdown.
KAMEN BEST
Bonneville
Quarterback • Senior
In 10 games, Best completed 67.1% of his passes, threw for 2,618 yards and 24 touchdowns against 10 interceptions. He rushed for four touchdowns as well.
PARKER KINGSTON
Roy
Quarterback • Junior
In 10 games, Kingston threw for 1,561 yards, 15 touchdowns and zero interceptions while rushing for 937 yards and 14 touchdowns.
IZZY GORDON
Roy
Running back • Senior
In 10 games, Gordon rushed for 1,298 yards on 7.0 yards per carry with 10 rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns.
SPENCER FERGUSON
Davis
Running back • Senior
Ferguson rushed for 1,692 yards, which led both the 6A classification and Region 1, on 6.7 yards per carry with 21 rushing touchdowns, 201 receiving yards and one receiving score.
DAVID SPJUT
Davis
WR/Returner/DB • Senior
Spjut caught 72 passes for 1,444 yards, which led Region 1 and ranked third in the state, with 11 touchdowns. Spjut returned 29 kickoffs and punts for a total of 690 yards, with three punt return touchdowns.
RYKER KEELE
Morgan
Offensive/defensive line • Senior
Keele blocked for an offense that put up 3,666 yards of total offense — 2,300 rushing and 1,366 passing — while averaging 6.9 yards per play and 33.3 points per game. On defense he made 15 total tackles.
TOM TURPIN
Bonneville
Offensive/Defensive line • Junior
Turpin blocked for Region 5's best passing offense and the No. 4 passing offense in 5A, which gained 2,759 yards in 10 games. On defense, Turpin made 43 total tackles with 11 tackles-for-loss, seven sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
TYKE HEPNER
Roy
Offensive line • Senior
Hepner blocked for an offense that gained 4,238 total yards — 2,648 rushing and 1,590 passing — while averaging 7.5 yards per play and 35.7 points per game.
DAVIS RICHARDSON
Davis
Offensive/defensive line • Senior
Richardson blocked for an offense that gained 4,800 total yards — 2,580 passing and 2,220 rushing — while averaging 7.3 yards per play and 35.4 points per game. On defense, he made 24 tackles with four tackles-for-loss and one sack.
BAXTER WISE
Bear River
Offensive line • Senior
Wise blocked for a rushing attack that gained a Region 11-best 1,887 yards, averaged 5.0 yards per carry and scored 23 touchdowns.
CANNON DEVRIES
Weber
Kick returner/WR/Safety • Junior
DeVries return 19 punts and kickoffs for 487 yards with one punt return touchdown, one kick return touchdown and returned a blocked field goal for touchdown. On offense, he had 534 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. On defense he had seven interceptions and 32 tackles.
GAVIN HANSEN
Box Elder
Defensive end • Senior
Hansen made 74 total tackles with a Region 5-best 17 tackles-for-loss and 15 sacks.
MICHAEL MOKOFISI
Woods Cross
Defensive tackle/Offensive line • Senior
Mokofisi made 44 total tackles with 8.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks, three pass breakups and one blocked kick.
AISEA MOA
Weber
Defensive end/Tight end • Junior
In nine games, Moa totaled 24 tackles with eight tackles-for-loss, five sacks and one forced fumble. He caught one touchdown pass on offense.
KACE JONES
Bear River
Linebacker/running back • Senior
Jones totaled 68 tackles, including 11 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery on defense. At running back, he rushed 195 times for for 1,367 yards and 16 touchdowns.
ADRIAN MEDEL
Bonneville
Linebacker • Senior
Medel totaled 105 tackles, including 73 solo stops, with six tackles-for-loss, four sacks and one fumble recovery.
NOLAN BARRONG
Weber
Linebacker • Senior
In nine games, Barrong made 48 total tackles with eight tackles-for-loss, one sack and one interception.
JORDAN FAIFAI
Syracuse
Linebacker • Junior
Faifai totaled 132 tackles with 10 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks and returned one fumble for a touchdown.
RYAN ALVAREZ
Ben Lomond
Safety/Kick returner/WR/RB • Senior
Alvarez totaled 88 tackles with two interceptions, one sack and one interception returned for touchdown. On special teams he had 140 kick return yards and one punt return touchdown. On offense, he had 1,171 total yards with 16 touchdowns.
CADE HARRIS
Roy
DB/WR/kick returner • Senior
In 10 games, Harris made 18 tackles with four interceptions, two pass deflections and one interception return for touchdown on defense. On offense, he caught 42 passes for 643 yards and five touchdowns, rushed for 362 yards and seven scores, converted three 2-point conversions and totaled 241 return yards on special teams.
TANNER STANLEY
Morgan
Defensive back • Senior
Stanley totaled 33 tackles and intercepted six passes, returning three interceptions for touchdowns.
BROOKS FORNELIUS
Bountiful
Defensive back/Receiver • Senior
Fornelius totaled 31 tackles on defense with seven interceptions, one fumble recovery and returned three interceptions for touchdown. On offense, he caught 39 passes for 741 yards with 10 scores.
JACKSON LEAVER
Davis
Kicker/Punter • Senior
Leaver went 7 of 7 on field goal attempts and 52 of 54 on extra points, with a long field goal of 52 yards. Leaver also averaged 36.8 yards per punt and eight of 35 punts were downed inside the 20-yard line.
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