Game Details - Football
Played @ Payson
Roundup
Highland (1-0) opened its season with a 26-10 victory over Payson (0-1) on Friday night. The Rams built an early lead, highlighted by a 40-yard touchdown pass from Manasa Pela to Luke Kearl in the first quarter, and never looked back. Charlie McConkie caught another touchdown from Pela in the second quarter, and Avi Gotshalk tacked on a 24-yard field goal to give Highland a 17-3 halftime lead. Payson's offense struggled to gain traction until David Keel's 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Gotshalk sealed the win with a 40-yard field goal with 3:11 left in the game. Highland's defense held Payson scoreless through the middle two quarters, ensuring the comfortable win.
Scoring Summary
Payson — (7:26 1Q) Logan Russell, FG
Highland — (4:50 1Q) Luke Kearl, pass from Manasa Pela (kick from Avi Gotshalk)- Highland — (6:21 2Q) Charlie McConkie, pass from Manasa Pela (kick from Avi Gotshalk)
- Highland — (0:40 2Q) Avi Gotshalk, 24-yard FG
- Highland — (4:57 3Q) Max McGrath, 1-yard run (kick failed)
- Payson — (6:49 4Q) David Keel, 3-yard run (kick from Logan Russell)
- Highland — (3:11 4Q) Avi Gotshalk, 40-yard FG
Rushing
| Payson Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Carries | Yards  | TD |
35 | 13 | 76 | 1 | |
3 | 2 | -3 | ||
| Highland Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Carries | Yards | TD |
8 | 1 | |||
Passing
| Payson Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Comp-Att | Comp % | Yards | TD | Int |
3 | 23-41 | 56% | 213 | 0 | ||
| Highland Passing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Comp-Att | Comp % | Yards | TD | Int |
1 | 2 | |||||
Receiving
| Payson Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Receptions | Yards | TD |
7 | 6 | 89 | ||
9 | 7 | 54 | ||
11 | 3 | 27 | ||
18 | 3 | 18 | ||
35 | 2 | 14 | ||
13 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Highland Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Receptions | Yards | TD |
14 | 1 | |||
13 | 1 | |||
Special Teams
| Payson Special Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | FG | PAT | Return TD |
13 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Highland Special Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | FG | PAT | Return TD |
31 | 2 | 2 | ||
Defense
| Payson Defense | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NO | PLAYER | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Int. | TD |
53 | 7 | ||||
40 | 7 | ||||
16 | 6 | ||||
2 | 5 | ||||
10 | 5 | ||||
71 | 5 | ||||
67 | 4 | 1 | |||
5 | 4 | ||||
17 | 4 | ||||
11 | 3 | ||||
1 | 3 | ||||
8 | 2 | ||||
74 | 2 | ||||
9 | 2 | ||||
56 | 2 | ||||
6 | 2 | ||||
55 | 1 | ||||