For Charger Doty, getting recognized for the hard work he’s put in since he was in Bingham’s Little League is even more reason that the blood, sweat and tears were all worth the sacrifices that he and his teammates have made over the years.

In December, Doty and five other teammates were recognized for their efforts by the Deseret News. 

Doty, a senior signee who will attend and play at Utah State University, was Bingham’s signal caller in the secondary. He amassed 86 total tackles, had 20 pass breakups and had five interceptions along with a pick six against Herriman that he’ll remember for the rest of his life since it was the first of his high school career. 

“All I was thinking is I have to secure the ball and make sure we still get the ball to get our offense back on the field,” Doty said to City Journals. “When I secured it and looked up, I saw that I had to make one guy miss and then I had a chance at scoring … I made the defender miss and saw all my teammates in front of me and that’s when I knew it was going to be a pick-six.” 

Doty joined junior Viliami Moala, the University of Oregon commit, on the first-team roster. Moala was a monster on the gridiron, amassing 13.5 sacks to go with 22 tackles for a loss. He also had 99 total tackles—second-most of any player in Class 6A this
past season. 

On the 6A second-team, three Bingham Miners joined Doty and Moala. Senior Nick Hallock will soon be off to the University of Utah having signed to play his football and attend school there in early December, but the mountain of a young man at 6-feet-5-inches tall has always been a player and person that former Bingham head coach Eric Jones
has admired. 

“That’s awesome! He’s such a great kid,” Jones said of his former player Hallock, who started getting noticed by area colleges toward the tail end of his junior year. 

Hallock is joined by 6-foot-2-inch junior offensive guard Moli Toia on the 6A second-team. Senior defensive end Will Van Cott rounded out the Miners’ selections on the second team. At 6-foot-4, Van Cott finished out his football at Bingham High with 13 sacks and 45 total tackles during his senior season. The two-year starter is also back on the 6A All-State team for the second time, having been an honorable mention two years ago. 

Last but certainly not least was Lincoln Tahi, the Miners’ junior battering ram of a tailback who at 5-feet-9-inches reminded you of Miner legend Braeden Wissler and other Bingham backs. Tahi had 1,008 yards rushing and six touchdowns and 11 catches for 159 yards receiving, in addition to kicking three extra points for the Miners. 

New neighbors in Class 6A, Region 2 

The Utah High School Athletics and Activities Association, or UHSAA, announced sweeping changes to the regions in which Utah high schools are classified in early January. For Bingham, the Miners will be staying in Region 2. 

But, Corner Canyon will be moving into Region 3 and with that change comes two new neighbors. 

Cedar Valley and Westlake will now be placed in Class 6A Region 2 for all sports including football. 

The new realigned Region 2 for the 2025-26 school year will consist of Bingham, Copper Hills, Riverton, Herriman, Mountain Ridge, Westlake and
Cedar Valley. λ