Pahranagat Valley sets national eight-man scoring record in semifinal win
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Posted: Nov. 15, 2008 | 7:09 p.m.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2008 | 4:32 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2008 | 4:32 a.m.
After watching Coleville score on its first nine possessions Saturday, Pahranagat Valley football coach Ken Higbee decided his team’s only chance to win was to keep the ball away from the Wolves.
The strategy worked, as Pahranagat Valley recovered five of six onside kicks in the third quarter on the way to a 128-74 home win in the Class 1A state semifinals.
The 128 points broke a national scoring record for eight-man football. Pahranagat Valley also set a national eight-man record with 17 touchdowns.
“The only way we could stop them is if they didn’t have the football,” Higbee said. “And unfortunately for them, they couldn’t stop us.”
Pahranagat Valley (11-0) plays Tonopah (8-3) for the Class 1A state title at noon Saturday at Arbor View. Coleville finished 9-2.
Brady Whipple and Taylor Poulsen carried the load for the Panthers, who outscored Coleville 44-8 in the third quarter to take a 106-60 lead.
Whipple rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 241 yards and five scores. He also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns.
Poulsen rushed for 175 yards and five TDs and completed 11 of 17 passes for 317 yards and five scores.
“It was running the football with Brady Whipple and throwing the football to Brady Whipple,” Higbee said. “We threw and ran whenever we wanted to on them.”
Pahranagat Valley scored 62 first-half points but couldn’t stop Coleville’s passing game.
Quarterback Jason Peters threw eight first-half touchdown passes, six of them to sophomore receiver Emmi Sandoval.
“It was pretty amazing to see the score,” Higbee said. “To score that many points, that was the furthest from our minds. The thing we wanted to do was keep the football out of (Peters’) hands and continue to score points. When he got his hands on the football, Coleville scored.”
Higbee said his team continued to onside kick in the third quarter to try to hang onto the lead.
“In eight-man football it’s different than 11-man,” Higbee said. “A 32-point lead is gone in a heartbeat.”
Higbee credited kicker Jason Choi for giving the team a good shot at recovering the onside kicks.
“If they’re just going to score at will, you’ve got to do something different,” Higbee said. “At half we looked at each other and said, 'If they’re going to score, we might as well have a 50-50 shot at not giving them the football.’
“We were fortunate enough to execute really, really well.”
Peters completed 32 of 47 passes for 490 yards and 10 touchdowns. Sandoval caught 13 passes for 208 yards and eight TDs.
“If somebody would have told me that Coleville would score 74 points today, I would have laughed at them,” Higbee said. “I didn’t think a team could, but they have a pretty fine quarterback and a nice set of receivers.”
Chase Leavitt added three rushing touchdowns for Pahranagat Valley, and Higbee said his team’s ability to spread the ball around might have been the difference.
“It comes back to one kid not being able to beat a team,” Higbee said. “We’ve got a whole slew of pretty special kids.”
The strategy worked, as Pahranagat Valley recovered five of six onside kicks in the third quarter on the way to a 128-74 home win in the Class 1A state semifinals.
The 128 points broke a national scoring record for eight-man football. Pahranagat Valley also set a national eight-man record with 17 touchdowns.
“The only way we could stop them is if they didn’t have the football,” Higbee said. “And unfortunately for them, they couldn’t stop us.”
Pahranagat Valley (11-0) plays Tonopah (8-3) for the Class 1A state title at noon Saturday at Arbor View. Coleville finished 9-2.
Brady Whipple and Taylor Poulsen carried the load for the Panthers, who outscored Coleville 44-8 in the third quarter to take a 106-60 lead.
Whipple rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 241 yards and five scores. He also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns.
Poulsen rushed for 175 yards and five TDs and completed 11 of 17 passes for 317 yards and five scores.
“It was running the football with Brady Whipple and throwing the football to Brady Whipple,” Higbee said. “We threw and ran whenever we wanted to on them.”
Pahranagat Valley scored 62 first-half points but couldn’t stop Coleville’s passing game.
Quarterback Jason Peters threw eight first-half touchdown passes, six of them to sophomore receiver Emmi Sandoval.
“It was pretty amazing to see the score,” Higbee said. “To score that many points, that was the furthest from our minds. The thing we wanted to do was keep the football out of (Peters’) hands and continue to score points. When he got his hands on the football, Coleville scored.”
Higbee said his team continued to onside kick in the third quarter to try to hang onto the lead.
“In eight-man football it’s different than 11-man,” Higbee said. “A 32-point lead is gone in a heartbeat.”
Higbee credited kicker Jason Choi for giving the team a good shot at recovering the onside kicks.
“If they’re just going to score at will, you’ve got to do something different,” Higbee said. “At half we looked at each other and said, 'If they’re going to score, we might as well have a 50-50 shot at not giving them the football.’
“We were fortunate enough to execute really, really well.”
Peters completed 32 of 47 passes for 490 yards and 10 touchdowns. Sandoval caught 13 passes for 208 yards and eight TDs.
“If somebody would have told me that Coleville would score 74 points today, I would have laughed at them,” Higbee said. “I didn’t think a team could, but they have a pretty fine quarterback and a nice set of receivers.”
Chase Leavitt added three rushing touchdowns for Pahranagat Valley, and Higbee said his team’s ability to spread the ball around might have been the difference.
“It comes back to one kid not being able to beat a team,” Higbee said. “We’ve got a whole slew of pretty special kids.”
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wrote on January 15, 2009 06:59 AM:
Just read the blog about 8-Man Play-off on Nevada. One thing for sure, it was never a dull moment for this game!
Braden Hines wrote on December 11, 2008 08:29 AM: That is a good job of putting up points, but do you guys know how to play defense?????? erin whipple wrote on November 17, 2008 02:46 PM: great job guys i'm really proud of you and hope all is well with all of you!! you all did great and it's always gppd to see the back of your jearsys!!! nice touchdowns chase and whipple!! good job to you too jay! and a shout out to the whole team out there great job haven't herd of a beatin' that bad in a long time!!! anyways great job and good luck!!! Peggy Cooper wrote on November 17, 2008 01:48 PM: Hi Coaches' Ken and Brian, Congratulations to all of your players, staff, and the town of Alamo!!! This is pretty neat to sit at home and read all about your wonderful fun game. I'm pretty proud of your mom and dad, and all of your extended family. Love you, and good luck in the next game. Aunt Peggy in Colorado wrote on November 17, 2008 01:23 PM: congrats guys you did great!!! nice runs chase and jay!!! and you too whipple!! your my cousin but i don't know you i know NATHEN!!! love with all our hearts!! the logandale girls!!! Ew/Ks/Ca =D we love you!!! wrote on November 17, 2008 11:35 AM: sure paranaghant scored alot but look at the defense they played against. Tonopah has a great hard hitting defense tonopah will come ready to play saturday. expect better execution saturday and alot of pressure on tyler poulson. ALAMOJOE wrote on November 17, 2008 06:32 AM: Great Game! But lets forget that one and look ahead. Carlin Beat Colville Badly also and did you see what Tonopah did to Carlin 72-30. and I understand the JV for Tonopah played alot of the 4th Q. Lets look to the Muckers. The last game with Tonopah could have went the other way if you remember. We got some turnovers and the muckers had alot of penalties. If we do not win State this game will mean nothing in my mind! Keep track of Thibodaeux-QB and Ottesen-RB from Tonopah!! They are the key to Tonopah's team! Come on Boys one more!! Go PV. Jonny Thunder wrote on November 16, 2008 04:10 PM: From all of us at Moapa Valley High School, good luck to the Panthers next weekend against Tonopah. I know that we will be there to root you on and we will need your support if we are to beat Truckee. Congratulations to the PVHS Football team also on breaking the National Record for points scored in a 8-man game. Good luck at State! Pirates and Panthers take State!!! Don Davis wrote on November 16, 2008 08:27 AM: Just to add to what Grandma has said, I would like to thanks Coach Higbee and his staff for a great season. Thank you for not just being a football coach, but teaching these kids how to persevere and to succeed by overcoming obstacles. Make a plan, follow the plan and then make adjustments when needed. Just like life. They are some great kids, Thanks. wrote on November 16, 2008 08:26 AM: Lets not get our knickers in a twist. There is still one more teamto beat and they are not going to lay down for anyone. Read More Comments |
