Primetime Performers: 10 eye-catching standouts from Week 1 of the 2022 season

AROUND THE BEEHIVE — For those who are just joining us after the first week of the 2022 Utah high school football season, this is the space where we like to focus on the players who made some of the biggest plays and best performances from the weekend.

After Week 1, one performance stands out above the rest: the Kanab tandam of Griffin Bone and Kason Janes.

The quarterback-receiver duo combined for a pair of touchdowns Friday night, including a 23-yard strike as time expired that helped the Cowboys snap a 12-year losing streak to rural rival Beaver, 22-21.

"Not how we drew it up at all. But one to remember," Kanab coach JR Quarnberg told the Deseret News. "We had to overcome some serious adversity as some players stepped up and made huge plays.

"Obviously Kason Janes, but Parker Franklin ran hard for over 100 yards behind our offensive line. Two young players, a freshman (Hayden Gubler) and a sophomore (Troy Federkeil) came into the game and played hard physical football for us. We are excited to keep getting better."

Beaver pulled ahead 21-14 on Bodie Wheatley's 11-yard run with 2:08 remaining, but that left plenty of time on the clock for Bone. The 5-foot-9 junior marched the Cowboys the length of the field in the final two minutes, most of it with no timeouts as he worked the clock and the field with the precision and poise of a veteran.

On Bone's final pass of the night, the junior found reliable target Janes for a 23-yard touchdown in the corner of the end zone as time expired. But rather than kick the PAT and go to overtime, the Cowboys lined up with Franklin in the backfield, and the senior with over 1,000 career yards dived into the end zone for the emphatic 22-21 victory.

Here are 10 other performances that caught our eye.

McCae Hillstead, QB, Skyridge

Starting in the first game of his third season as the Falcons' starting quarterback, the Utah State commit threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more as the top-ranked Falcons stormed past Fremont,52-7.

Sam Woolley, WR, Riverton

The senior slot receiver hauled in his second touchdown on a 79-yard strike from quarterback Jake Meyers with 11:05 left in the game to help the No.12 Silverwolves knock off No. 7 Syracuse, 27-25.

Isaac Wilson, QB, Corner Canyon

The four-star junior quarterback with offers from BYU, Miami, Oregon and San Diego State, among others, tossed six touchdown passes in his first start at quarterback for the Chargers, who poured in 38 first-half points and cruised to a 45-7 road rout of Herriman with five different receivers securing at least one touchdown.

Wilson completed 21-of-30 passes for 450 yards, and threw a touchdown to five different teammates.

CarVea FoBury, RB, Bingham

The running back duo of Havea Fotu and Carson Sudbury (see what we did there?) each ran for three touchdowns in No. 8 Bingham's 42-14 victory romp over Weber.

Tevita Valeti, RB, Springville

The run-heavy Red Devil offense found its next big back in Valeti, who poured in 256 yards and three touchdowns in Springville's 41-14 season-opening road win over Dixie.

Miles Hall, WR, Skyline

The BYU commit caught three of Josh Calvert's four touchdown passes as the Eagles cruised to a 55-7 victory over visiting Juan Diego

Luke Livingston, ATH, Timpanogos

The junior dual-sport athlete who plays a wide array of positions ran for three touchdowns, including a 55-yard rumbler, and caught another of Chase Riggs' three TD strikes, accounting for four of the Timberwolves' six scores in a 41-25 win over Jordan. Buy stock now.

Luke Daynes, WR/K, Stansbury

We love a good receiver-kicker, and Daynes was on fire Friday night, catching one of four touchdown passes from Stansbury quarterback Ezra Harris to go along with a perfect 10-for-10 effort on extra points as the Stallions scored 42 points in the first quarter and rolled to a 72-13 rout of visiting Pine View.

Gavin Turner, WR, Morgan

The senior wide out caught six passes for 102 yards, including a 16-yard pass from Nick Despain to open the scoring, as the Trojans rushed for four touchdowns and added a safety in a 37-14 win over Bear River.

Hunter Johnson, QB, Snow Canyon

After throwing for 2,102 yards and 24 touchdowns a year ago, the Warriors' quarterback picked up where he left off Friday night, completing 15-of-24 passes for 242 yards and six touchdowns — all in the first half — in the 4A Warriors' 41-0 romp of 5A Northridge.

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