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Livingston leads Timpanogos past Mountain View 42-11

By Darnell Dickson - | Sep 3, 2022
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Luke Livingston of Timpanogos rolls out to pass in a game against Mountain View on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
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Gabe Graff of Timpanogos (89) celebrates a touchdown catch with teammate Tigran Babayan (71) and Easton Bretzing during a game at Mountain View on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
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Luke Livingston (2) leads his teammates on the field before a game against Mountain View on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
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Mountain View's P Pahulu leaps forward on a running play against Timpanogos on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
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Cody Hawkes of Timpanogos is attended by a trainer after an injury against Mountain View on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
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Mountain View's Carter Burgi (8) throws a pass to running back P Pauhulu against Timpanogos on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
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Mountain View's Lucas Bautista (12) holds up the football after recovering a fumble against Timpanogos on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
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Injured senior quarterback Jackson McCarty (left) leads his team before a game against Timpanogos on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.
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Mountain View students hold up signs to honor senior quarterback Jackson McCarty during a game against Timpanogos on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. McCarty, a three-year starter, tore his ACL in the first game of 2022 and won't play this season.
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Mountain View senior quarterback Jackson McCarty salutes the home crowd during a game against Timpanogos on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. McCarty, a three-year starter, tore his ACL in the first game of 2022 and won't play the rest of the season.
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Luke Livingston of Timpanogos (2) carries the ball during a game against Mountain View on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022.

Timpanogos lost its starting quarterback to injury early in the 2022 season.

Fortunately for the Timberwolves, they’ve got Luke Livingston.

Last season as a sophomore, Livingston made a spectacular varsity debut at wide receiver with 74 catches for 1,510 yards and 23 touchdowns. When Timpanogos quarterback Chase Riggs went down with an injury in the first game this season, it was Livingston to the rescue, sharing the signal caller position with running back MJ Iosefo.

So far, it’s worked pretty well: the Timberwolves are averaging 45.5 points per game and 4-0 after posting a 42-11 victory against city rival Mountain View on Friday.

Livingston has accounted for 16 touchdowns in four games (six passing, five rushing and five receiving). Against the Bruins, Livingston threw three touchdown passes and ran for another after a slow start.

He says he’s having fun.

“It’s stressful, but I can do it,” Livingston said. “I’ve gotten a lot of support from the coaching staff. They’ve been really helpful making me comfortable out there and letting me play my game. I’m studying a lot of film and kind of relearning plays. It’s easy to get myself all jumbled up out there. I’ve just got to keep my mind set and on the goals for my team.”

Timpanogos head coach Austin Heaps said both Livingston and Iosefo were willing to step up in a tough situation.

“Luke is such an athlete and MJ, we’re just trying to figure out what they do best and create one Chase,” Heaps said. “A lot of credit goes to Coach (Tyler) Anderson and Coach McCann for putting together a game plan that still has us scoring consistently in the 40’s without a quarterback. The boys have responded to Luke and they’ve executed the game plan.”

Anderson, a former head coach at Orem and Mountain View who joined the T-Wolves staff as the offensive coordinator last season, said Livingston was willing to take on the challenge and do whatever was needed to help the team.

“It’s been a little bit of a struggle,” Anderson said. “Luckily, Luke is a good athlete. He can do some scrambling with his legs. There’s a lot that goes into playing quarterback. You’ve got to call protections and know the run game, so he’s learning. Hopefully, we’ll get Chase back here in a couple of weeks. We’re scrambling to do what we can with what we have. We’re getting the most out of our guys.”

Mountain View (0-4) jumped out on top 3-0 on a 25-yard field goal from Kalvin Floyd. Timpanogos score two touchdowns in less than a minute to jump back on top. Breaking out a double pass, Livingston connected with Gabe Graf on a 47-yard touchdown pass. On Mountain View’s next possession, Rayce Helm hit Bruins quarterback Carter Burgi from behind to knock the ball into the air. Tyson Miller snatched the ball out of the air and sped 25 yards for a score and a 14-0 Timberwolves lead.

Mountain View mounted a drive behind an effective ground game and eventually scored on a 2-yard run from P Pahulu. Burgi added a two-point conversion and the Bruins pulled to within 14-11 early in the second quarter.

Livingston keyed a late Timpanogos score, getting a nice punt return to set up his team on the Mountain View 45 yards line with 1:11 to play in the half. Iosefo completed a 19-yard pass to Livingston to reach the 7-yard line with 4.5 seconds to play. Livingston tossed an 8-yard scoring pass to Easton Bretzing as time expired and Reed Harris’ extra point gave the visitors a 21-11 halftime lead.

Timpanogos put the game away with a 21-point third quarter, which included a pick-six by Jaden Robinson, another Livingston-to-Bretzing scoring pass and a 4-yard touchdown run by Livingston for the final margin.

“We knew we were better than these guys,” Livingston said. “We knew they were going to come out hard because it’s their first home game and it’s a rivalry. We just had to do our job and hit them harder than we did in the first half. We came out after halftime with a different mindset, a different mentality.”

Timpanogos will continue Region 7 play next Friday with a home game against Payson. Mountain View will take a road trip to Uintah next week.