2023 Standard-Examiner All-Area Football Third Team
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- Roy’s DaeQwan Snider (4) runs the football against Bonneville on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Roy.
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- Ben Lomond’s Manase Tuatagaloa (5) throws a pass as Ogden’s John O’Neil (44) applies pressure in the Iron Horse Game on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, at BLHS in Ogden.
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- Weber High quarterback Crew Cacciacarne (1) rolls out as Davis lineman Carter Knight (28) pursues on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Kaysville.
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- Morgan receiver Lincoln Gilson (5) strides downfield as Ogden’s Zachary Richards (21) pursues on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Ogden.
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- Northridge High junior Jaxon Fresques
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- Box Elder’s Cayden Anderson dives for a touchdown against Maple Mountain in a 5A second-round game Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Brigham City.
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- Ogden’s Carter Rasmussen celebrates his team’s tackle for loss against Cottonwood on Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Ogden.
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- Bonneville’s Tifaga Havili, left, tries to escape Roy’s Jake Viers (3) on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, in Roy.
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- Weber High receiver Ian Elmore carries the football against Fremont on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Pleasant View.
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- Roy’s Colby Frokjer, right, boots a field goal as Bonneville’s Adam Demille (2) attempts a block in a 5A second-round game Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Roy.
THIRD TEAM OFFENSE
MANASE TUATAGALOA
Ben Lomond
Quarterback/Edge • Sophomore
Tuatagaloa completed 65% of his passes for 2,869 yards and 30 touchdowns against 15 interceptions. On defense, he had 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and four sacks.
CREW CACCIACARNE
Weber
Quarterback • Junior
Cacciacarne completed 68.3% of his passes for 2,281 yards and 25 touchdowns against only four interceptions in nine games. He also averaged 40 yards per punt on special teams.
DAEQWAN SNIDER
Roy
Running back • Senior
Snider rushed 130 times for 943 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 7.3 yards per carry.
SIAKI FEKITOA
Bountiful
Running back • Sophomore
Fekitoa ran for 1,140 yards and 17 touchdowns, scoring 11 touchdowns in five playoff games, and totaling 231 receiving yards.
BODE SPARROW
Davis
Receiver • Freshman
Sparrow had 69 catches for 842 yards and 10 touchdowns.
LINCOLN GILSON
Morgan
Receiver • Junior
Gilson made 66 catches for 958 yards and 11 touchdowns.
JAXON FRESQUES
Northridge
Returner/Receiver • Junior
Fresques totaled 605 return yards, averaged 37.8 yards per return, scored two return touchdowns, and had 947 receiving yards with nine TDs.
CAYDEN ANDERSON
Box Elder
Tight end • Senior
Anderson blocked for Box Elder’s 3,529-yard rushing attack while also catching 19 passes for 320 yards and seven touchdowns.
CARTER RASMUSSEN
Ogden
Offensive line/Defensive line • Senior
Rasmussen blocked for a rushing offense that averaged 147.3 yards per game. On defense, he made 63 tackles with nine sacks.
WYATT RASH
Davis
Offensive line • Senior
Rash blocked for the top scoring offense in Region 1.
EMILI PAUNI
Layton Christian
Offensive line/Defensive line • Junior
Pauni blocked for an offense that averaged 434.2 yards per game.
BRIAN BUSHMAN
Bountiful
Offensive line • Junior
Bushman blocked for an offense that accumulated 5,224 yards of total offense and scored 55 touchdowns in 15 games, en route to the 5A state championship game.
THIRD TEAM DEFENSE
RIDGE LINDLEY
Fremont
Defensive line • Junior
Lindley made 86 tackles with 13 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one interception return for touchdown and one forced fumble.
WYATT PIERCE
Syracuse
Defensive line • Senior
Pierce had 34 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.
JUNI MOALA
Davis
Defensive line • Sophomore
Moala made 28 tackles with five sacks.
TATE STEELE
Morgan
Defensive line • Junior
Steele had 47 tackles, seven tackles for loss, three sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception return for touchdown.
CADENCE HAYMAN
Ben Lomond
Linebacker • Senior
Hayman totaled 74 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, two interceptions and one fumble return for touchdown.
TIFAGA HAVILI
Bonneville
Linebacker/Running back • Senior
Havili started both ways and also played on the defensive line.
CREW CUNNINGHAM
Davis
Linebacker • Senior
Cunningham had 65 tackles with nine tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumble and one interception.
ZACK RICHARDS
Ogden
Corner • Senior
Richards made 23 tackles with two interceptions.
AUNESE TUATAGALOA
Ben Lomond
Corner • Senior
Tuatagaloa had 54 tackles, 11 pass breakups, one interception and two receiving touchdowns.
KELLER FACER
Syracuse
Corner • Senior
Facer made 37 tackles with six pass breakups and three interceptions.
IAN ELMORE
Weber
Safety/Receiver • Junior
Elmore had six interceptions on defense to go with 764 receiving yards and eight touchdowns on offense.
COLBY FROKJER
Roy
Punter/Kicker • Junior
Frokjer averaged 40.2 yards per punt and had 12 punts downed inside the 20-yard line, 23 touchbacks on kickoffs and five made field goals with a long of 53 yards.