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2021 Standard-Examiner All-Area Football 3rd Team

By Patrick Carr - | Dec 18, 2021

BRIAN WOLFER Special to the Stan

Bonneville's Carson Jones takes a handoff against Weber in a game Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, at Weber High School in Pleasant View.

OFFENSE

KOY DIXON

Bonneville

Quarterback • Senior

Dixon completed 67.5% of his passes for 1,538 yards and 15 touchdowns against six interceptions, and rushed for 744 yards and 13 touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.

LUKE JACOBS

Viewmont

Quarterback • Junior

In seven games, Jacobs threw for 752 yards and four touchdowns with two interceptions, rushed for 865 yards on 8.6 yards per carry with eight touchdowns and caught one TD pass, according to stats reported by the team.

DAX SUMKO

Box Elder

Running back/Linebacker • Sophomore

Sumko rushed for 835 yards and nine scores on 6.1 yards per carry on offense. On defense, he made 58 total tackles with 10 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. On special teams, he returned 13 kicks for 326 yards, according to MaxPreps.

DREW BOWLES

Bountiful

Running back/Linebacker • Senior

Bowles lead-blocked for a prolific offense, totaled 847 yards and six touchdowns on offense, and made 49 tackles with 3.5 tackles-for-loss, 1.5 sacks and an interception on defense, according to MaxPreps.

STOCKTON SHORT

Weber

Receiver • Senior

Short caught 41 passes for 723 yards and seven touchdowns, according to stats reported by the team.

MITCH NIELSEN

Farmington

Tight end/Linebacker • Junior

Nielsen caught 41 passes for 729 yards and six scores, according to MaxPreps.

RHETT DIXON

Roy

Offensive line • Senior

Dixon blocked for a rushing attack that totaled 2,681 yards and 37 touchdowns in 11 games, averaging 6.9 yards per carry.

ELI CULLIMORE

Davis

Offensive line • Senior

Cullimore was the team’s best offensive lineman.

JESHUA KOCH

Layton Christian

Offensive line • Junior

Koch blocked for a team that had two 1,000-yard rushers.

MATT BOWEN

Viewmont

Offensive line • Senior

Bowen was the team’s top offensive lineman.

JOSH CRIDDLE

Morgan

Offensive line • Junior

Blocked for an offense that totaled 4,412 yards and averaged 34.9 points per game.

CHANDLER CHRISTENSEN

Syracuse

Kick returner/Receiver • Senior

Christensen had 340 return yards between kickoffs and punts, according to MaxPreps. On offense, he caught 74 passes for 692 yards, six touchdowns and rushed for 364 yards with two scores.

DEFENSE

CARSON JONES

Bonneville

Defensive end/Running back • Senior

In seven games of an injury-interrupted season, Jones made big plays for the Lakers including a fumble return for a touchdown.

XANDER PETICO

Bonneville

Defensive tackle • Senior

Petico made 40 tackles with nine tackles-for-loss, six sacks and two blocked punts, according to MaxPreps.

NOAH BURRASTON

Morgan

Defensive end • Senior

Burraston had 43 total tackles with 14 tackles-for-loss, five sacks and three fumble recoveries, according to stats reported by the team.

JED JUDKINS

Farmington

Defensive end • Junior

Judkins made 56 tackles with 10.5 tackles-for-loss and 6.5 sacks, according to MaxPreps.

PORTER HANSEN

Layton

Linebacker/Kicker • Senior

Hansen had 67 total tackles with 7.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, one interception and one blocked kick on defense, according to MaxPreps. At kicker, he made 32 of 35 extra points and went 7 for 9 on field goals.

CADEN STRONG

Northridge

Linebacker • Senior

Strong made 112 tackles with four tackles-for-loss, four sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one blocked kick, according to MaxPreps.

HUNTER NEILSON

Bountiful

Linebacker • Senior

Neilson had 79 tackles with nine tackles-for-loss, three sacks, one interception, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two blocked kicks, according to MaxPreps.

COLBY DICKSON

Roy

Safety • Senior

Dickson made 97 tackles on defense with three tackles-for-loss, three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, one interception, five passes defended and two blocked kicks, according to MaxPreps. He had 109 receiving yards and two scores on offense.

JADEN GALLEGOS

Ogden

Defensive back/Receiver • Senior

In seven games, Gallegos had 13 tackles with two interceptions on defense. On offense, he made 36 catches for 623 yards and three touchdowns, according to MaxPreps.

ILAI JARED TAGIDUGU

Layton Christian

Defensive back/Athlete • Junior

Tagidugu made 50 tackles with three interception returns for touchdown, three pass defenses, two tackles-for-loss and one fumble recovery, according to MaxPreps. He had 501 yards of total offense and 257 return yards on special teams with an average of 28.6 yards per return.

DAXTON FADDIS

Syracuse

Safety/Running back • Junior

Faddis had 65 tackles with six tackles-for-loss, four interceptions, one interception return for touchdown and one forced fumble, according to MaxPreps. On offense he rushed for 545 yards and four TDs.

JAYCE JONES

Weber

Kicker • Senior

Jones made 48 of 51 extra points and 5 of 7 field goals, with a long field goal of 50 yards.

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