Prep football: Bonneville races to lead, holds off Weber for 38-20 win
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- Bonneville receiver Max Diaz (15) leaps to catch a ball at the sideline as Weber High’s Rodney Glover (24) tries to contest during a football game Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace.
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- Bonneville players Isaac Mansaray, left, and Max Diaz celebrate a touchdown against Weber during a game Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Weber High’s Tavin Nye (2) dives in an attempt to reach Bonneville ball-carrier Ashton Archuleta (7) in a football game Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Weber High quarterback Aidan Carter throws the football against Bonneville on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Weber’s Salesi Moa (8) goes to the ground as Bonneville’s Isaac Mansaray, rear, contends for a tackle in a football game Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Bonneville receiver Isaac Mansaray carries the football in a game against Weber on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Weber High’s Tyson Higgs (28) runs the football as Bonneville’s Keaton Fuit (20) looks on during a game Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- An unknown Weber player grabs Bonneville quarterback Jaxon Johnson (14) from behind during a football game Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
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- Bonneville High quarterback Jaxon Johnson readies to throw the football in a game against Weber on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Washington Terrace. (BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner)
WASHINGTON TERRACE — It was a different week of high school football, but two things remained the same: Bonneville hasn’t lost, and Weber hasn’t won.
Bonneville built a big first-half lead and then survived a wild, very long second half to capture a 38-20 non-region victory over the Warriors on Friday night.
Laker junior quarterback Jaxon Johnson threw three touchdown passes to lead the 5A home team over the 6A visitors in a mild, yet resounding, upset win.
Tifaga Havili rushed for two touchdowns for the Lakers, their first and last tallies of the game in a bookend performance.
Senior signal caller Aidan Carter threw three touchdowns for the Warriors.
The Lakers had a 21-0 lead at the half, which proved enough to outlast a better performance by Weber after the break.
Weber finally took the zero off the books with a 3-yard touchdown pass from Carter to Tyson Higgs on fourth-and-goal to make it 21-7 with 8:33 left in the third.
With the Warriors (0-3) seeming to have some momentum, Bonneville took it back on an epic 17-play drive of 7 minutes, 16 seconds that ended in a 24-yard field goal by Ashton Archuleta, upping the lead to 24-7.
Now again backed with confidence, Bonneville converted a 57-yard swing pass from Johnson to Colby Mickles into another TD and a comfortable 31-7 edge.
Carter tossed his second score of the half on the next possession, this one a 16-yarder to Nakosi Swain with 8:12 remaining to make it 31-13.
Havili’s second touchdown, a 2-yard burst, closed out the Laker log for their final points.
Carter’s third touchdown pass, a 14-yard toss to Salesi Moa finally ended a wild second half and the 38-20 finale.
Bonneville (3-0) dominated the first 24 minutes, putting three scores on the board, and took a commanding 21-0 lead into the locker room.
Havili ran it in from 8 yards out with 1:52 left in the initial quarter to open the onslaught and a 7-0 Laker lead.
Weber fumbled on its next possession and the Lakers were in business at the Warrior 36 as the second period opened.
Johnson then threw his first of two touchdown passes in the second stanza where the lead grew to near insurmountable. Max Diaz was on the receiving end of a 14-yarder from Johnson at the 10:46 mark, making it 14-0.
The Warriors turned it over on downs and Bonneville went on the march again.
This time, Johnson connected with Hunter Davis for a 20-yard scoring strike and the 21-zip lead midway through the quarter.
Aided by the fumble recovery in the first quarter, Bonneville ran 21 plays from the line of scrimmage compared to only five for Weber. The Lakers were simply more efficient in the second quarter, with two touchdowns, when the number of plays evened out.
More than 30 penalties were called on the two teams.
