2023 Standard-Examiner All-Area Football Second Team
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- Ogden’s Max Trujillo carries the football against Ben Lomond in the Iron Horse Game on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at BLHS in Ogden.
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- Ben Lomond’s Davian Muñoz (3) tries to break a tackle from Union’s Tanner Womack (18) in a 3A first-round game Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Ogden.
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- Syracuse receiver Shaun Blanton is upended by a Weber tackler on Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, in Syracuse.
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- Davis receiver Kash Gates battles a Weber tackler on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Kaysville.
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- Box Elder’s Damon Rodriguez (5) rushes against Maple Mountain in a 5A second-round game Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Brigham City.
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- Roy’s Logan Cella (0) breaks through the Bonneville like as Ashton Archuleta (7) pursues in a 5A second-round game Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Roy.
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- Morgan’s Jett Salmon carries the football against Ogden on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Ogden.
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- Weber receiver Salesi Moa (8) battles Roy’s Kili Eleneke (21) during a 6A first-round playoff game Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Roy.
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- Bonneville High senior Max Diaz
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
MARCUS MILES
Layton Christian
Quarterback • Senior
Miles completed 66% of his passes for 2,481 yards, 34 touchdowns and eight interceptions while also rushing for 803 yards and eight TDs on 9.6 yards per rush.
MAX TRUJILLO
Ogden
Running back • Senior
Trujillo rushed 161 times for 1,084 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 6.7 yards per carry, along with picking up 341 receiving yards and three TDs.
TREVOR HALALILO
Layton Christian
Running back • Sophomore
In 11 games, Halalilo had 167 carries for 1,227 yards and 10 touchdowns, averaging 7.3 yards per rush.
DAVIAN MỦ۪OZ
Ben Lomond
Receiver/Secondary • Senior
Muñoz caught 44 passes for 894 yards and 13 touchdowns, averaging 20.3 yards per catch, and totaled 23 tackles on defense.
SHAUN BLANTON
Syracuse
Receiver • Senior
Blanton had 100 catches for 1,093 yards and 13 touchdowns.
KASH GATES
Davis
Receiver/Secondary • Senior
Gates caught 78 passes for 943 yards and 15 touchdowns, and added three interceptions on defense.
DAMON RODRIGUEZ
Box Elder
Returner/Running back • Senior
Rodriguez had a team-high 694 return yards, 508 rushing yards, a team-high 431 receiving yards and 10 total touchdowns.
DAKOTA WILCOX
Weber
Offensive line • Senior
Wilcox blocked for a team that averaged 391 yards of offense per game, including 162.6 rushing yards per game.
JAXON WILBERG
Roy
Offensive line • Senior
Wilberg blocked for an offense that rushed for 2,561 yards and 32 touchdowns on 7.1 yards per carry, helping the team score an average of 35.1 points per game.
CODY KALEIKINI
Box Elder
Offensive line • Junior
Kaleikini blocked for a run-first offense that racked up 3,529 rushing yards and 41 touchdowns on 6.5 yards per carry, 4,786 total yards of offense and an average of 34.3 points per game.
IVERSON REPORT
Layton Christian
Offensive/Defensive line • Junior
In seven games played on the O-line, Layton Christian went 5-2 and rushed for 1,479 yards and 16 touchdowns on 7.8 yards per rush. On defense, Report had 28 tackles, 14 for loss, six sacks and two forced fumbles.
TREY PRICE
Viewmont
Offensive line • Senior
Price allowed zero sacks.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
CASE WAYMAN
Bonneville
Defensive/Offensive line • Senior
Wayman started on both sides of the ball.
AIDEN WILSON
Bear River
Defensive line • Senior
Wilson had 92 tackles, nine tackles for loss, seven sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.
BRYAN PANGAI
Layton Christian
Defensive line • Junior
Pangai made 76 tackles with 11 tackles for loss, seven sacks and two blocked field goals.
LOGAN CELLA
Roy
Linebacker/Running back • Junior
Cella had 60 tackles, four interceptions, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery on defense, with six rushing touchdowns on offense.
PRESTON HANEY
Syracuse
Linebacker • Junior
Haney had 88 tackles with 4.5 for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.
JETT SALMON
Morgan
Linebacker/Running back • Junior
Salmon had 52 tackles with 11 for loss, five sacks, two interceptions and one forced fumble on defense, with five rushing touchdowns on offense.
JACOB BROOKS
Bountiful
Linebacker/Receiver • Senior
Brooks had 102 tackles with 6.5 tackles for loss, two sacks and one interception on defense to go with 446 receiving yards on offense.
SALESI MOA
Weber
Corner/Receiver • Sophomore
Moa totaled 31 tackles with one interception and one fumble recovery on defense to go with 56 catches for 820 yards and 11 touchdowns on offense.
MAX DIAZ
Bonneville
Safety/Receiver • Senior
Diaz had seven interceptions, with three returned for touchdowns.
NATHAN PUGSLEY
Box Elder
Safety • Senior
Pugsley had 138 tackles, nine pass breakups, four interceptions and three blocked kicks.
BRITTON TIDWELL
Bountiful
Safety/Receiver • Junior
Tidwell made 96 tackles with eight interceptions, five pass breakups and one pick-six, plus three receiving touchdowns on offense.
BEAU JOHNSON
Morgan
Kicker • Senior
Johnson went 52 of 54 on extra points, 6 of 10 on field goals with a long of 54 yards, and finished as the leading scorer in Morgan High history.