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PLAIN CITY — By definition, a leader is a person who leads or commands a group.
Fremont quarterback Saxton Morby defined leadership in the fall, leading the Silver Wolves to the Class 5A semifinals with 4,571 passing yards and 46 touchdowns.
But his leadership didn’t end on the gridiron. The 6-foot, 170-pound senior guard is taking over the Fremont boys basketball team, averaging 21.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the 2-4 Silver Wolves.
“He makes us go,” Fremont coach Corey Melaney said. “He is the quarterback. He is just a phenomenal kid, a great athlete.”
Moray's latest leadership role came in the Silver Wolves’ 78-62 win over Layton last Friday, when he hit six 3-pointers and finished with 33 points for Fremont’s first win over an in-state opponent of the season.
“It is a great feeling, we have worked really hard for this,” Morby said.
“I have great teammates that give me the ball; they trust me with it. I have put in a lot of hard work.”
The starting quarterback, punter and cornerback did it all on the football field, and head football coach Kory Bosgieter called him one of the best athletes in Fremont High history.
“He practices at a high level all the time,” Bosgieter said. “That is why when the pressure is on, he doesn’t have to play any harder. That is how he always goes.”
Morby’s influence isn’t just felt on the basketball court, either. His name can be found all over the Wall of Fame outside Fremont’s gym, with Region 1 titles and accolades in football, basketball and track and field.
He’s a 4.0 student with honors classes, and on track to become this year’s class valedictorian.
Again, preparation remains key for Morby, who is already preparing for a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints immediately following high school.
“Don’t procrastinate; always work hard and do what is right because it is right,” Morby said. “That is what our football coach always says, so I just always try to live by that.”
With all his success, is there anything Morby can’t do?
“I’m really bad at ice skating,” he said.
