On Friday, the Miners did something that goes against all their instincts, they stayed home.

Bingham topped West Jordan 10-0 in the Region 2 opener, getting the big win over their rival by toning down their pursuit defense to counter West Jordan's offense, which is packed with one misdirection play after another.

The Miners knew they had the enthusiasm and desire to be one of the top teams in Class 5-A this year, and Friday's win proves they have the discipline too.

"You couldn't have asked for anything more out of our defense," said senior linebacker Ryan Moore. "We were worried they had so much misdirection, but our D-line kept pushing them back, and we ripped it up."

League openers are always big, but this one was a little special, considering West Jordan was undefeated while Bingham was 2-1, coming off a near-upset against No. 4 Fremont, losing 27-20.

"Bingham is for real," said Miner senior Brad Hepting. "We're going to be unstoppable and win the championship. This is our year. It doesn't matter that we lost to Fremont."

The Silver Wolves are the only team to score a touchdown against the Miners, who shut out Taylorsville and thumped

Class 5-A defending champ Hunter 38-3 in the season opener.

"That loss to Fremont didn't faze them," Bingham coach Dave Peck said. "They came out on Monday and started getting after it again. I'm proud of them, because that team [West Jordan] is going to win a lot of games."

The game's only touchdown came in the second quarter, when quarterback Stetson Peck floated a 35-yard pass to Chris Liddiard in the corner of the end zone. Bingham made it 10-0 with a 30-yard field goal from AJ Morris in the third, but the Miners wasted a prime chance to extend the lead when they fumbled on West Jordan's 2-yard line early in the fourth.

West Jordan recovered, but the Jaguars were as unsuccessful against Bingham's defense as they had been all night. The Jaguars' only really good drive was their first, an 80-yarder that got them to Bingham's 1. However a penalty and Bingham's defense denied them the end zone.

West Jordan's other promising drive, in the third quarter, came to an abrupt end when Danny Franks intercepted a Jaguar pass.

West Jordan had just 152 total yards in the game, including only 14 rushing yards in the second half.

"We tore it up," Hepting said. "We did a great job of pushing into the backfield and getting off the block."

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