Fremont football defeated Roy 55-8 on Wednesday night in a contest that ended after the third quarter due to the mercy rule, according to a October 14 report. Meanwhile, the Ogden girls soccer team secured its ninth straight victory with a 10-0 win over Emery in the first round of the 3A state playoffs.
In the Fremont victory, Calvin Cooper contributed significantly by passing for two touchdowns and rushing for two scores. Cooper opened the scoring with a 10-yard run in the first quarter and added a 9-yard rushing touchdown in the second quarter, while also throwing 3-yard and 4-yard touchdown passes to Wyatt Bennett. Cooper Ortgiesen added 103 passing yards and a 21-yard touchdown pass to Dre Harlan. The Fremont rushing attack included 263 total yards, with Aisa Tuatagaloa, Calvin Cooper, Titan Jordan, Breckon Phillips, and Korbin Walker each recording at least 47 yards. Roy's lone score came from a 6-yard touchdown pass from Alex Lasater to Riley Jeppesen late in the first half, followed by a two-point conversion run by Lasater.
In other football action, Northridge completed a second-half comeback to defeat Clearfield 17-7. After Clearfield took a halftime lead following a 44-yard touchdown run by Micah Salazar, Northridge responded with a 27-yard field goal by Rad Beus and a touchdown pass from Carson Murphy to Roman Fitisemanu. Additionally, Farmington defeated Layton 27-17. Despite a 20-3 halftime lead for Farmington fueled by a 50-yard interception return by Beau Lee, Layton attempted a comeback with touchdown passes from Tillman Thomas to Luke Byers and Carter Hughes. Farmington secured the win with touchdown runs from Easton Hunt and Brogan Jeppesen, and a 22-yard touchdown pass from Kava Fiefia to Alton Dahl.
In girls soccer playoff results, No. 2 Ogden routed No. 15 Emery 10-0, led by hat tricks from Gwen Aardema and Paisley Pierce. Ryklie Moss, Elle Weston, and Mia Furton each scored once. No. 6 Morgan also advanced by defeating No. 11 Logan 4-1, while No. 8 St. Joseph moved past No. 9 San Juan 2-1. In the 3A playoffs, No. 4 Richfield rallied to defeat No. 13 Ben Lomond 3-2.
Upcoming postseason matchups include Ogden hosting No. 7 Union at 1 p.m. Saturday, Morgan traveling to face No. 3 Carbon on Saturday, and St. Joseph visiting No. 1 seed Maeser Prep on Saturday.
