On Friday, Oct. 23, Blake scored two receiving touchdowns, helping the Tigers to a 42-3 victory over Union in the first round of the 3A football playoffs.

“Going into it, we knew the plan. We stuffed them pretty good. With weapons like Jack (Thompson), Nash (Bockwoldt), Anderson (Curry) and Ryker (Rice) we have a lot of options,” Blake said. “It was a team effort. Emmett (Rector) trusted me to put the ball up and have me go get it. The plays and schemes were a lot of fun.”

His second touchdown was particularly clutch and notable, where he dragged three Union players the last 10 yards to reach the end zone.

The next day, Elle scored two goals in the final 5 minutes of the 3A state soccer championship, leading the Tigers to a come-from-behind, 2-1 win over Manti.

Jared Lloyd and Brian Nicholson, for the Standard-Examiner

“When Manti scored in the last 15 minutes, I thought, ‘oh crap, this is the game that matters most and it has to happen; something has to happen,'” Elle said.

She tallied the tying goal with 5 minutes remaining and the decisive game-winner from 25 yards out with 55 seconds left.

Stepping into the spotlight is nothing new to Elle. She has scored 81 goals, along with 24 assists, during her four-year Ogden career, according to statistics logged on MaxPreps.

“I cherish every moment. Every season has been filled with so many memories, not just soccer-wise, but also off the field where I’ve built a lot of great relationships with all of the girls,” Elle said. “I truly love them so much. It has made these four years so special to me.”

As a multi-position player this season, Blake scored 14 touchdowns (nine receiving, five rushing) on 30 catches for 503 yards. He has rushed for 120 yards and had 112 tackles on defense, including five sacks.

“This has been a good year for us. We have some guys who are a bunch of hard-workers,” Blake said. “They’re all my best friends; I love them all. We have great practices; competing with them is so much fun.”

The twins began their comparable journeys on June 1, 2009. Elle is 30 seconds older than Blake.

Dad Bret Weston was a star athlete at Davis High in track, basketball and football, winning the gold watch as the top athlete his senior year. Mom Brittany excelled in basketball and drill, giving their kids an athletic lineage.

Elle and Blake played together on a first-grade boys basketball team coached by Bret, and her early years were spent watching Blake play baseball.

In third grade, Elle wanted to do her own thing and her parents made the life-altering decision to enroll her in soccer, where she played club all the way into high school.

Blake eventually gave up baseball to concentrate on football and basketball.

Both siblings describe their relationship as competitive, but there is a strong bond, as you might expect with twins.

“Me and Blake; he’s my best friend. He knows a lot about me. I know a lot about him,” Elle said. “Growing up, I had a speech impediment and no one could understand what I was saying. I’d get really upset, but Blake always knew what I was saying, so he would translate for me. We get each other.”

An occasional poke or jab by Blake doesn’t change his feelings for his older sister.

“It’s special. It’s cool to see us both grow and work hard. We’re passionate about it,” Blake said. “We always talk. We’re right across the hall from each other and we also hang out together outside the house with the same friends; it’s a blast. Definitely my best friend growing up.”

On the field or pitch, the twins have used that drive to make themselves better.

“We push each other past our own limits. Even though I want to be better than him, I do deep down want him to succeed, and that truly makes me happy to see him get acknowledgment,” Elle said.

That acknowledgement has been somewhat slow in coming, as Blake does not yet have a scholarship offer to play football beyond high school after the season wrapped up with a tough, three-point loss at Juab last week in the 3A quarterfinals.

“I’m definitely sending my film out to coaches to get exposure,” Blake said. “Seeing Elle go and get her scholarship made me want to see how the process works. I want to go and get one.”

Elle has been lined up to play soccer at Baylor, even before her record-setting junior year began.

She got noticed playing in tournaments for club La Roca and was offered a scholarship in June of 2025.

“They reached out to me, made me feel seen. It meant a lot to me. I felt I had been overlooked. They made me feel important,” Elle said. “They have the values I look for in a school. When I went for my visit, I fell in love not only with the program, but the coaches. It was my place. I can see myself there.”

She proceeded to set an Ogden High School record of 42 goals and added seven assists during her junior year.

Heading into their senior years as established players, you would think their status was a lock, but Elle and Blake both saw a massive shift in their roles during what would be their signature season.

Ogden soccer opened the season 3-6 with losses against bigger 6A and 5A schools, and any thoughts Elle had of topping her junior season went out the window.

“I had such high expectations and pressure for me and the team. We had such a difficult preseason that everything kind of changed; things weren’t working out the way we wanted,” Elle said. “When we didn’t beat those schools, the team broke and we lost confidence.

“A lot of people know my name, so they had high expectations. It was easy to be disappointed when I didn’t meet them,” Elle said.

So, the team sat down with coach Alexis King and reset the bar for the Region 12 regular season.

“She knew we were feeling the pressure, but let’s just go have fun. We’re still a great team; let’s not let outside factors affect us. Let’s just play our game,” Elle said. “With the situation we were in and the situation I was in, it was not about scoring goals but making this last season count. … Doing that, I had more fun this season by scoring less goals than I had last season.

“It wasn’t about the goals or even soccer, just about the girls and the team for me this year,” Elle said.

Then, Elle reverted to her old self when she took over the state championship game against Manti two weeks ago, finishing the year with 16 goals and 12 assists.

Football-wise, Blake also faced a major change.

He started at quarterback in 2025 and threw for 1,625 yards and 14 touchdowns, after playing receiver as a sophomore. That limited his reps on the defensive side of the ball.

This spring, Rector emerged as a possibility at quarterback, so Blake and coach Terry Larsen mutually agreed to move him back to receiver, which also allowed him more time at outside linebacker.

“I had played receiver before, and Emmett was balling. I felt I could be a lot more help to the team if he went to quarterback and I went to receiver and linebacker too,” Blake said. “I started hopping on the receiver line and running routes. Before I knew it, I was back at receiver. We both knew it was time for Emmett to come and play.”

The Tigers put together three straight winning seasons during Blake’s three-year tenure, something not seen for a long time in Ogden football.

“It’s cool to be a part of, especially when you realize how a bunch of dudes and coaches have changed the culture football-wise. We have kids hungry that want to play football,” Blake said. “Coach Larsen does a great job getting kids to make practices fun; willing to put the work in … dedicated to what we want to do. Our guys will go do anything.”

With all of Ogden’s success on the pitch — three titles in Elle’s four years (freshman, junior, senior) — it was the first back-to-back crown for the Tigers.

“My senior season was definitely a lot more special to me even though I didn’t get the stats I wanted. I do feel I did enjoy it more because it was the last, and I think the way we won out on Saturday was a really fun game,” Elle said. “It reminded us of all the hard work we put in. Anything can happen and every moment matters. I think that really showed; not only with the state championship, but going back-to-back and making history with that.”

Inside the Lines covers Northern Utah high school sports through the eyes of 51-year sportswriting veteran Bob Judson, who is a resident of Layton.