Prep Football Preview ’25: Mountain View hopes to make strides this season

Darnell Dickson, Daily Herald
Mountain View players signal that they have recovered a fumble during a high school football game against Spanish Fork on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.MOUNTAIN VIEW BRUINS
Head Coach: Uani Unga (first season as head coach)
2024 Record: 3-8 overall, 1-5 Region 8
Playoffs: No. 22 seed, lost to No. 11 seed Uintah 45-14 in the first round of 4A playoffs
Players to Watch: Jr. TE Hyrum Stafford, Jr. WR Briggy Moses, Jr., Sr. OL Sawyer Harris, Sr. OL Mac Earnest, Jr. QB Tate Johnson, Jr. LB Carter Vance, Jr. DB Carter Peterson, Jr. DL Jude Harris
Outlook: Former BYU and NFL linebacker Uani Unga takes over the head-coaching responsibilities for the Bruins this season and hopes to build up a team featuring relatively young players that will be tasked to take on bigger roles this season.
Led by Tate Johnson at quarterback, the hope is to prove competitive in region play. Flanking Johnson will be standout tight end Hyrum Stafford and play-making receiver Briggy Moses. On defense the Bruins will rely heavily on the play of linebacker Carter Vance and defensive back Carter Peterson.
The hope for Unga is to show forth notable progress on the field of play as he hopes to build up the Bruins into a truly competitive program in the future.
Mountain View will compete in Region 8 along with league favorite Provo, Timpanogos, Park City, Salem Hills and Uintah. The Bruins haven’t won a region title since 2004, so the challenge is real for Unga and his new coaching staff.
-Brandon Gurney