JASON BEAN/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL | Basic's Omar Valenzuela eludes Coronado's Cory Yslas in the first half of the Wolves' 60-34 rout Friday.
POSTED: Friday September 25, 2009
Basic 20 27 0 13 –60
C—Newton 15 run (C. Giordano kick)
B—Dobbins 7 run (Aviles kick).
B—Valenzuela 56 pass from Dobbins (kick failed).
B—Villaros 4 run (Aviles kick).
C—Riley 89 kickoff return (C. Giordano kick).
B—Richardson 1 run (Aviles kick).
B—Valenzuela 51 pass from Dobbins (Aviles kick).
B—Gulley 39 run (run failed).
C—Riley 49 pass from Harris (Hudson pass from Harris).
B—Gulley 5 run (Aviles kick).
C—Hudson 3 run (pass failed).
PASSING—Coronado, Harris 4-6-0 140, Newton 7-24-2 108. Basic, Dobbins 6-11-0 231, Carducci 1-4-0 30.
RECEIVING—Coronado, Riley 3-110, Rowe 4-77, C. Giordano 2-35, Hudson 2-26. Basic, Valenzuela 4-132, Campbell 2-99, Gulley 1-30.
For about six minutes, it appeared he might get one.
But the seventh-seeded Wolves took over midway through the first quarter and went on to trounce Coronado 60-34 in the Southeast League opener for both teams.
Basic quarterback Tyler Dobbins, who came out after the first half, completed 6 of 11 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for two more, leading his team to a 47-14 halftime advantage.
“I was expecting a hard battle,” Cahill said. “I was really expecting a close game.”
Though Basic grabbed an early 7-0 lead when Dobbins dived in for a 1-yard touchdown to cap a six-play game-opening drive, the Cougars answered three plays later to make it 7-7 on a 15-yard scramble by quarterback Ryan Newton.
But another TD run by Dobbins, a 56-yard pass from Dobbins to Omar Valenzuela and two short TD plunges by Edward Villaros stretched the margin to 33-7 with 7:30 left in the second quarter.
“Our strategy was to run the ball a little bit,” Cahill said. “We did that well, and that loosened up our passing game.”
Though Devon Riley returned a kickoff 89 yards to help Coronado cut the deficit to 33-14, the Wolves (4-0, 1-0) answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Quinn Richardson and a 51-yard bomb from Dobbins to Valenzuela late in the first half.
Cahill was able to play his reserves down the stretch, and Coronado replaced Newton with Rashan Harris in the third quarter. Harris helped make the second half respectable by rushing seven times for 76 yards and completing 4 of 6 passes for 140 yards.
Though the Cougars (2-1, 0-1) cut the deficit to 47-20 on a pass from Harris to Cody Giordano early in the fourth, Basic’s Rayshawn Gulley scored on 39- and 5-yard touchdown runs to secure the win.
Though his team made some mistakes in the first half, Cahill said he was happy to come out of the game with a share of first place in the Southeast.
“Our goal is to retake to championship,” he said. “So we’re happy to get the win.”
Mojave 19, Faith Lutheran 14 — At Mojave, Alex Sylvester connected with Robert Jameson for a 27-yard TD pass with six seconds left, lifting the Rattlers (2-2, 1-2 Northwest) over the Crusaders (0-4, 0-4).
Mojave’s Ronald Adams had a 1-yard TD run early in the game, and Clarence Prophet added a 6-yard TD run.
Faith Lutheran junior Don Pearson completed 11 of 20 passes for 204 yards, including TD strikes of 23 and 10 yards to John Cartier to put the Crusaders up 14-13 with nine minutes to play.
Liberty 34, Green Valley 14 — At Liberty, the Patriots’ offensive line dominated, leading to 402 rushing yards in an easy victory.
Freshman running back Niko Kapeli paced Liberty (3-1, 1-0) with 133 yards and a touchdown, and Chris Smith ran for 93 yards and a score.
Liberty took control against the Gators (2-2, 0-1) in the first nine minutes of the game, as the Patriots won the battle at the line of scrimmage on touchdown drives of 72 and 74 yards. Teu Tai finished both drives with scoring runs, and he finished with 95 yards.
Jordan Corbett had a strong game for Green Valley with 8-of-11 passing for 79 yards and a 6-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Hardy, as well as two receptions for 54 yards.
Cheyenne 25, Arbor View 13 — At Arbor View, the Desert Shields scored three consecutive touchdowns to erase a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter and defeat the Aggies.
Cheyenne trailed 13-7 entering the final period, when it ran 21 offensive plays to Arbor View’s nine.
The Desert Shields (3-2, 3-1 Northwest) took the lead for good after marching 80 yards in 17 plays capped by quarterback Kody Stahl’s 2-yard run.
Two plays after the Cheyenne score, Dujuan Miller picked off a Kyler Neilson pass, giving the Desert Shields the ball back at the Arbor View 42.
One snap later, Jordan Butler broke a 42-yard TD run, and the Desert Shields led 19-13 with 3:47 remaining.
Moments later, Miller intercepted Neilson again and returned the ball 36 yards to score.
Butler, who rushed for 204 yards on 25 carries, opened the scoring with a 61-yard run in the second quarter.
Arbor View (2-3, 1-3 Northwest) answered as Zack Kitchen hooked up with Thomas Flanagan on a 49-yard screen pass for a TD, tying the game at 7.
Flanagan scored on a 1-yard run late in the third quarter to give the Aggies a 13-7 lead.
Cheyenne outgained Arbor View 375-243.
Bonanza 39, Pahrump Valley 12 — At Pahrump, Sterling Sprau completed his first three passes, two for touchdowns and 99 yards, to lead the Bengals (3-2, 3-1 Southwest) over the Trojans (0-4, 0-3).
Sprau hit Dakota Barrix with a 27-yard TD pass with 3:07 to go in the first quarter. He added a 6-yard TD pass to Johnas Fazal with 1:59 to go in the first half. The Bengals took a 26-6 lead at the break.
Dasean Martin added two TD runs for Bonanza.
Pahrump has lost 13 in a row, including 10 league games.
Clark 42, Western 12 — At Western, Kyle Yoder and Andre Clay each had two touchdowns, and the Chargers (2-3, 1-3 Southwest) scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Warriors (1-2, 1-1).
Clark racked up 291 yards on the ground and held Western to 98 yards of total offense.
The Warriors led 6-0 after the first quarter on a 32-yard pass from Dante Warren to Kenny Ward.
Yoder scored his first of two 1-yard touchdowns in the second quarter, and Andre Clay, who had 69 yards on 16 carries, scored on a 6-yard run to make it 14-6 at the half.
Western’s Brian Mikol scored on an 85-yard punt return with 1:33 left in the third quarter to make it 14-12.
Rodderick Perera answered with an 85-yard kickoff return for a TD on the ensuing kickoff to put the Chargers ahead 21-12.
Clark’s Derrick West (78 yards on 5 carries), Clay and Yoder added touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
Keneal Riley had 83 yards on 10 rushes for the Chargers.
Cimarron 37, Centennial 0 — At Centennial, Stephen Nixon had a pair of second-half touchdown runs and 159 yards rushing to lead the Spartans over the Bulldogs (2-3, 2-2 Northwest).
Zach Barbara had a 65-yard fumble return in the first half, and James Carraway had two of the Cimarron defense’s three interceptions.
James Poole and Christian Brown each added a touchdown run in the second half for the Spartans (3-1, 3-1).
Cimarron outrushed Centennial 329-7.
Las Vegas 48, Valley 6 — At Valley, Hasaan Henderson completed 20 of 30 passes for 246 yards and five touchdowns as the Wildcats (3-1, 1-0 Northeast) routed the Vikings (0-4, 0-0).
Las Vegas’ Saeveon Butler caught four passes for 93 yards and three touchdowns.
The Wildcats’ defense recovered three fumbles, including one by linebacker James Joseph that set up Butler’s longest catch, a 36-yard touchdown.
Desert Pines 33, Chaparral 15 — At Chaparral, Dalton Leilua threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Jaguars (3-2, 1-0 Northeast) past the Cowboys (0-4, 0-1).
Malcolm McMurray and Griffin’s 2-point conversion run less than seven minutes into the first quarter.
Desert Pines’ Schaquawn Williams answered with a 36-yard touchdown run a minute later, but the conversion attempt failed.
McMurray went down nearly two minutes before halftime and left the field on a stretcher, allowing the Jaguars to score to quick touchdowns to take the lead for good. Quarterback Dalton Leilua punched one in from 5 yards out before finding Noel Darden with a 19-yard pass for a 19-8 halftime lead.
Chaparral’s Chancellor Davis returned the second-half opening kickoff 95 yards to cut the lead to 19-15, but it was as close as the Cowboys would come.
Palo Verde 56, Shadow Ridge 0 — At Shadow Ridge, the Panthers jumped to a 49-0 lead at the half, scoring touchdowns on their first seven possessions, and cruised past the Mustangs.
Palo Verde’s defense had three sacks, forced two turnovers and limited Shadow Ridge (0-4, 0-3 Northwest) to zero offensive yards in the first half.
Chappell Thomas had touchdown runs of 5 and 30 yards, Tyrone Blake rushed 21 yards for a score and Sean Mears hit Brandon Wright for an 11-yard TD pass in the Panthers’ 28-point first quarter.
Blake, who gained 121 yards on 10 carries, had a hand in three of the next four scores, finding Ernest Hall on a 19-yard TD pass and scoring on runs of 1 yard and 77 yards.
Palo Verde (5-0, 3-0) totaled 346 yards rushing. Thomas finished with nine carries for 92 yards, and Wright ran 13 times for 91 yards.
Silverado 53, Sierra Vista 7 — At Silverado, Terran Madu-Jules rushed for 257 yards and four touchdowns as the Skyhawks overcame a sluggish first half and a darkened home field to beat the Mountain Lions.
Two of the four light standards at Silverado’s stadium never turned on because of a blown circuit breaker, leaving the field only half illuminated.
For much of the first half, the Skyhawks also appeared to be a little in the dark. Winless Sierra Vista (0-4) trailed just 14-7 with just over a minute left in the second quarter.
But the Skyhawks (4-0) came to life in the second half behind Madu-Jules’ four touchdown runs. He rushed for 174 yards on just nine carries after halftime.
Quarterback Trent Tipton kept Silverado on top in the first half with touchdown runs of 17, 2 and 66 yards. He finished with 88 yards rushing and 107 yards passing.
For the game, Silverado’s offense outgained the Mountain Lions 552-24.
Senior Kyle Anderson, who moved to defensive end from his usual middle linebacker spot, led the Skyhawks’ defense with three sacks.
Canyon Springs 54, Eldorado 13 — At Canyon Springs, Deavin Rimmey ran for 210 yards and five touchdowns on 13 carries as the Pioneers (1-3, 1-0 Northeast) routed the Sundevils (1-2, 0-1). Rimmey’s scores came on runs of 1, 3, 14, 37 and 87 yards.
Eldorado’s Daryl Simmons rushed for 135 yards on 23 carries, including touchdowns of 46 and 3 yards.
Pearce had TD runs of 7 and 4 yards and added both 2-point conversions to lead Moapa Valley to a 24-7 halftime lead. He finished with 67 yards on 19 carries.
Moapa quarterback Kelan Weiss led the offense with 163 passing yards, including a 7-yard TD toss to Hayden Cooper.
Rancho’s lone score came on Brandon Pletsch’s 28-yard pass to Mike Cruz and gave it a short-lived 7-0 lead.
Moapa responded with an eight-play, 52-yard drive ending with Pearce’s 7-yard TD.
Alex Huerta added a 29-yard TD run for the Pirates, and Haydn Waite had a 1-yard TD in the fourth quarter.
Legacy 63, Virgin Valley 7 — At Mesquite, Deshae Edwards ran for 227 yards and four touchdowns as the Longhorns (5-0) spotted the Bulldogs (1-3) a 7-0 lead and scored the final 63 points of the game.
Edwards scored on runs of 15, 66 and 30 yards in the first half and added a 34-yard TD run in the third quarter.
L.J. McMorris carried nine times for 138 yards and two touchdowns for Legacy, which racked up 497 total yards, including 436 on the ground.
Dionte Maxwell also scored twice for the Longhorns, catching a 47-yard TD pass from Devin Weidemann and returning an interception 50 yards for a score.
Virgin Valley, which had just 134 total yards, scored on a 33-yard pass from Brandon Cohen to Daniel Gleave.
I agree with Mark, the JV and Freshman are pretty impressive. I played varsity football at Rancho the past three years, and have gone through the good, bad, and ugly with. Between not winning one game in 07, having no home field or practice field, and then unexpectedly changing coaching staff, i belive Rancho has held its ground the past two years. Coach Dick is doing a good job at rebuilding this Rancho team, and the coaching staff is willing to help those kids in anyway possible. Rancho can definately look forward to competing in the playoffs next season.
Like i said earlier, i know this is a high school forum, but GO HUSKERS!!!
Rancho is in a rebuilding phase. But watch out because there are some monster players comming up in the ranks. The 2-0 JV squad will be playing with the varisty squad this week. So you all can talk all you want. But when players like tommy perkins. Moves to varsity watch out. He is only a freshman now playing JV. But wait until this JV squad moves up for good. I will make my prediction now. Within the next 3 years Rancho will be playing in the state championships. Don't sleep. Because starting next year. People are going to be wondering were did this team come from. And this is without transfers. And for the person who said Rancho should be 3A. Rancho had a decent season last year. And will again next year.
Rancho's baseball team is going to kick some arse this year. Vegas better watch out!
The Sylvester kid at Mojave is good quarterback. For a lefty, he makes good reads and can put the ball in a keyhole if he has to. Colleges take notice. I heard he's a good pither too! Keep it up player!
What is there to be scared of? you beating their third string offense and defense?
Why do you all trash Rancho. Moapa won not because Rancho sucks its is because Moapa can kick butt. Rancho,s has 3,000 plus students Moapa's got 600. bring it on "powerhouse" 4A!!! good work Pirates!!!
If one of those "powerhouse" 4A teams would agree to play us that would be great but i think they are scared.
For those of you who dont know Rancho is in what you can call a recovery season after loosing 3/4 of their starting players. So all of you Moapa fans dont get your hopes up just because you beat a young team who has yet to win a game, or even put some substantial points on the board. If you really want to test your might then you should face some of the power houses (las veas, silverado, del sol, palo verde, bishop gorman). And if you do face them and beat them then you can run your mouths all you want about how inferior these 4A teams are to you.
Also i enjoyed seeing that at least 5 teams scored over 50 points this week. For some reason this just goes back to my old thought that Vegas just does not have any defensive structure what so ever when compared to midwest and southern football.
I know this is a high school football forum, but GO HUSKERS!!!
Rancho is sort of in recovery year after they lost almost all of their starters due to graduation. So all of you Moapa fans dont get your hopes up because you beat a team that has zero wins. If you really want to test your might why dont you go up against some of the power houses (Las Vegas, Silverado, Del Sol, Palo Verde, Bishop Gorman) and after you do that and win you can start running your mouth about who is "inferior" to who..
I also like how their were at least five teams this week that scored over 50 points. I think Las Vegas lacks a defensive structure compared to midwest and southern football. But hey thats just my oppinion
I know that this is a high school forum but, GO HUSKERS!!
yeah Rancho, a 4a school is inferior to Moapa. when the realignment was proposed it was teams like Rancho that would be moving down. all you 4a fans freaked out because you don't respect 3a teams. xavier you need to read your own comment again because you just admitted that there are some 4a teams that are inferior to 3a teams.
Moapa beat Rancho high school.....they suck...Rancho is 0-4. That's nothing to be proud of buddy. No one gets respect for beating an inferior team.
i love how Moapa Stomps a 4a school and still gets no respect. in all you 4a teams eyes the lowly 3a who doesn't stand a chance a competeting beat one of you 4a schools.
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