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American Fork makes short work of Pleasant Grove in 48-21 win

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Kent Allen

A strong effort from American Fork gave the Cavemen their third win of the season with a 48-21 win over the Vikings from Pleasant Grove.

American Fork controlled the game right out of the gate. The Cavemen’s defense shut down Pleasant Grove’s offense to force it into a three and out situation on the Vikings’ first possession.

With six plays through the air and one on the ground, American Fork had no problem moving the ball. At the 7:16 mark on the clock, the second grounder put senior quarterback Boone Abbott into the Vikings’ end zone. Senior kicker Kyle Thompson added the PAT, and the Cavemen were on their way to their third region win.

American Fork scored four touchdowns in the first quarter, three through the air and one on the ground. For the game, American Fork had five passing touchdowns, two field goals and a touchdown on the ground. Thompson contributed 12 points on his own with six PATs and two field goals.

The Vikings had 23 carries for 114 yards and completed 14 passes out of 21 attempts for 222 yards passing, for a total of 336 yards of offense.

American Fork had 28 carries for 115 rushing yards and completed 35 passes out of 52 attempts for a total of 454 passing yards, totaling 569 total yards of offense. The Cavemen earned 28 first downs compared to Pleasant Grove’s six first downs.

American Fork’s head football coach, Aaron Behm said, “We take our season week by week. We have a renewed focus from last year, we follow our prep schedule, and the kids get used to it. They have bought into the way we work, and the results support their efforts.” He added, “Bingham is our next game. We knew they would be the last region team we’d play, and we’ve been getting ready for them. It’s time to start thinking about them right now.”

Pleasant Grove now has a 1-2 win/loss record in region play with a 5-3 overall record and will face another region foe next week, playing at Lone Peak.

American Fork has a region-leading 3-0 win/loss record with a 7-1 overall record and will play the Bingham Miners next week.

High school football: American Fork rolls past rival Pleasant Grove

James Edward
PLEASANT GROVE — The newly-anointed No. 1 team in 6A backed it up in emphatic fashion on Friday night.

With quarterback Boone Abbott slinging it around with ease, American Fork crushed rival Pleasant Grove 48-21 to remain perfect in Region 4 and set up a showdown next week at former No. 1 Bingham next week.

Abbott finished the game passing for 416 yards and five TDS, with most of that damage coming in the first half where he threw for 275 yards and four TDs to help the Cavemen build a 38-7 lead.

American Fork’s offense scored all six times it touched the ball in the first half.

“We did a good job protecting Boone, and Boone did a good job getting the ball to all sorts of different guys and reading the defense in the first half,” said American Fork coach Aaron Behm.

Three of Abbott’s touchdown passes went to Chase Roberts who finished the game with 11 receptions for 200 yards.

The victory gives American Fork a chance to win the outright Region 4 championship when it takes on Bingham next week.

“It’s something we’ve wanted. We knew our schedule was put out there so that Bingham would be the last region game, you just hope you put in the work to make that a significant game going into Week 9, and here we are,” said Behm.

American Fork’s defense opened the game Friday with a big stop, and then the offense marched straight downfield and to a 7-0 lead as Abbott scored on a 1-yard plunge with 7:16 left in the first quarter.

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Pleasant Grove responded with a six-play, 80-yard and tied the game at 7-7 as Jake Jensen hit Jackson Hill on a 42-yard TD pass.

The next three plays changed the entire complexion of the game, and the Cavemen never looked back. On the first play, after Pleasant Grove tied the game, Abbott hit Roberts on a seam route that he took 77 yards for the touchdown for the 14-7 lead.

Two plays into Pleasant Grove’s ensuing drive Jensen injured his shoulder on a tackle near the sideline and never returned. Against American Fork’s stout defense the Vikings just couldn’t keep up with a backup quarterback.

Even with Jensen it might not have mattered as well as American Fork played.

Before the first quarter was done, Abbott hit Roberts on a 33-yard TD strike and then Devin Downing on a seven-yard score to push the lead to 28-7.