The No. 18 seed East Leopards charged to a 33-21 victory over No. 15 seed Kearns in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs on Friday. East fortified its lead in the second quarter with an impressive offensive push including touchdowns from Michael Nunu Fonua and Damian Otukolo as East built a 27-7 halftime lead. Kearns attempted a comeback late in the game with a touchdown pass from Teki Finau to Kayden Morrey, but the rally fell short. The high-scoring face-off saw a combined total of 54 points. East's win propels them to a second-round showdown against No. 2 seed Springville.
Kearns Rushing | ||||
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NO | PLAYER | Carries | Yards | TD |
7 | 15 | 90 | 2 | |
26 | 7 | 27 | ||
15 | 5 | 13 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 |
East Rushing | ||||
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NO | PLAYER | Carries | Yards | TD |
2 | 24 | 139 | 2 | |
10 | 4 | 37 | ||
8 | 5 | 17 | ||
23 | 3 | 12 | 1 | |
4 | 4 | 7 | ||
1 | 1 | 6 |
Kearns Passing | ||||||
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NO | PLAYER | Comp-Att | Comp % | Yards | TD | Int |
7 | 10-19 | 53% | 105 | 1 | 1 | |
4 | 5-9 | 56% | 46 | 1 |
East Passing | ||||||
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NO | PLAYER | Comp-Att | Comp % | Yards | TD | Int |
10 | 12-17 | 71% | 193 | 2 | 0 |
Kearns Receiving | ||||
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NO | PLAYER | Receptions | Yards | TD |
14 | 6 | 81 | 1 | |
3 | 3 | 29 | ||
19 | 3 | 16 | ||
88 | 1 | 12 | ||
26 | 1 | 7 | ||
13 | 1 | 6 |
East Receiving | ||||
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NO | PLAYER | Receptions | Yards | TD |
1 | 4 | 93 | 1 | |
8 | 2 | 37 | ||
26 | 2 | 27 | 1 | |
7 | 2 | 14 | ||
2 | 1 | 14 | ||
13 | 1 | 8 | ||
23 | 1 | 6 |
Kearns Special Teams | ||||
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NO | PLAYER | FG | PAT | Return TD |
23 | 3 |
East Special Teams | ||||
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NO | PLAYER | FG | PAT | Return TD |
99 | 1 |
Kearns Defense | |||||
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NO | PLAYER | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Int. | TD |
- | 12 | ||||
5 | 9 | ||||
6 | 7 | ||||
2 | 6 | ||||
55 | 3 | ||||
11 | 2 |
East Defense | |||||
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NO | PLAYER | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Int. | TD |
18 | 7 | 1 | |||
5 | 7 | ||||
58 | 6 | 1 | |||
9 | 6 | 2 | |||
23 | 6 | ||||
21 | 5 | ||||
1 | 5 | ||||
26 | 5 | 1 | |||
62 | 4 | ||||
7 | 4 | 1 | |||
15 | 2 | ||||
8 | 2 | ||||
52 | 2 |