PCM football continues district dominance

BLOOMFIELD — The PCM football team showed it can score in a multitude of ways offensively on Friday night.

The Class 2A No. 5 Mustangs scored a trio of touchdowns from inside the 3-yard line but also used three explosive plays of at least 47 yards during their 42-8 road win over Davis County.

PCM stayed unbeaten inside 2A District 7 play. It has outscored district foes 195-42 this fall and dominated the three most recent games, 137-15.

The defense, led by Keegan Fenton, also was dominant. PCM held Davis County to 105 total yards. The host Mustangs rushed for only 78 yards on 33 carries.

It was 21-0 after one quarter and 42-0 at halftime. Davis County scored its only touchdown with 2:23 to go in the game.

Chase Wagaman opened the game with a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes to Gavin Steenhoek. The first one covered 47 yards and the second one went for 71.

Steenhoek finished with three catches for a career-best 124 yards and two scores, and Wagaman was 7-of-11 through the air for 165 yards and three TDs.

Fenton added a 1-yard TD run late in the first. Jaden Houser hauled in a 2-yard TD pass from Wagaman in the second, Easton Morris scored from 3 yards out 2 minutes and 30 seconds later and Lewis Daye Jr. got loose for a 67-yard TD with 2:31 to play in the half to cap the scoring.

It was Houser’s first career TD catch. He finished with three catches for 21 yards, Daye Jr. gained 140 yards on 11 carries and hauled in one pass for 20 yards and Morris ran for 51 yards on four carries.

Wagaman’s 22 total touchdowns rank tied for 3rd in 2A and his 188.4 rating is fourth.

Steenhoek’s 10 receiving touchdowns rank third and his 657 receiving yards are fourth. He also ranks sixth in 2A with 1,144 all-purpose yards.

Fenton led the defense with six tackles and two tackles for loss. Braedyn Lester tallied five tackles, Evan Jones totaled four tackles and Ivan Shannon, Alex Wendt and Hank Landwehr each chipped in three tackles. Wendt also contributed one sack.

Dominic Witt booted six touchbacks on his seven kickoffs and was 6-of-6 in PATs. His 43 touchbacks lead 2A and are the second-most in the state.

The Mustangs (6-1, 4-0 in the district) held a 14-5 advantage in first downs, and PCM committed four penalties for 25 yards. Davis County had seven penalties for 49 yards.

Davis County (0-7, 0-4) was led by Mason Simmons, who finished with 48 yards and one touchdown on seven carries. Mason Bernard also caught one pass for 36 yards.

The visiting Mustangs scored their fifth straight win, and posted their seventh straight victory over Davis County.

PCM’s triumph sets up a regular-season finale against undefeated and No. 6 Centerville (7-0, 4-0) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in Monroe. The 2A District 7 championship is on the line.