Salt Lake County High School Player of the Week – Week 5 – Jaxon Hunt, Mountain Ridge

SALT LAKE CITY – The Hercules Salt Lake County High School Player of the Week is celebrating the best high school football player in Salt Lake County. Presented by Hercules First Federal Credit Union, each week we honor athletes for their exceptional performance on the gridiron.  Our winner this week was Mountain Ridge High School quarterback Jaxon Hunt.

Salt Lake County Player of the Week – Jaxon Hunt, Mountain Ridge

Jaxon Hunt and the Mountain Ridge Sentinels played host to Copper Hills High School in Region 2 action last Friday. Hunt wasted no time settling in as he hooked up with Tytan DeJong just 27 seconds into the game for a touchdown and the Sentinels took off from there. They raced out to 28-0 halftime lead and didn’t look back.

Coming out of the locker room, Hunt and the Mountain Ridge offense were slowed by the Grizzlies’ defense intially but a trio of second half touchdown passes ensured the Sentinels would coast to a 49-15 victory. Hunt finished the game completing 25-of-35 passes for 380 yards and five touchdowns while adding 36 yards and another touchdown on the ground. Mountain Ridge improved to 3-2 on the season and 2-0 in region play.

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You can find previous winners and more information on the program here.

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