Saturday, October 11, 2003
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ROUNDUP: BALANCED ATTACK: Jaguars spread it around

Seven Desert Pines players score TDs in rout of Rancho

By JEFF WOLLARD
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Desert Pines football coach Leon Evans wanted a victory Friday night, and he was prepared to use his entire offensive arsenal to get one.

The strategy worked, as seven Jaguars scored en route to a key 48-15 road victory over Northeast Division rival Rancho.

"We wanted to spread the ball around and use a lot of different kids," Evans said. "(Rancho) had a hard time adjusting early."

Those problems began for the Rams right on Desert Pines' opening drive, when Steve Golden capped a six-play, 73-yard march with a 15-yard run for a 7-0 lead.

The 10th-ranked Jaguars scored twice more in the first quarter, with quarterback Josh Webster taking in a 1-yard keeper and Jonathan Stoldorf catching a 55-yard Webster pass to make it 21-0.

Though Rancho's offense moved effectively at times, several key drives ended on turnovers. Desert Pines (5-2, 3-0 Northeast) capitalized, scoring 28 points off three fumbles and two interceptions.

A 24-yard field goal by Rancho's Bryson Beasley made it 21-3 at halftime, but the Jaguars were just getting started. Jeffery Long, Mike Washington, Donte Minton and Ashton Ariola each scored as Desert Pines racked up 204 of its 422 total yards in the second half.

Golden (120 yards on 16 carries) and Minton (114 on 13) were nearly unstoppable on the ground, while Stoldorf made two key receptions for 77 yards.

The Rams (4-3, 1-2) scored on late touchdowns by Rick Holman (74 yards on four carries) and Deshawn Richard (49 yards on two receptions).

Evans considered his team's victory an important step toward a league title.

"I'm really pleased," he said. "We got off to a slow start and we had a lot of adversity, but I'm proud of these guys. They came in here tonight and just battled."

• Palo Verde 14, Coronado 0 -- At Coronado, Jamal Brumfield opened the second half with a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, helping the third-ranked Panthers defeat the No. 5 Cougars.

Palo Verde (7-0) held Coronado (5-2) to 93 total yards and came up with key plays on special teams.

The Panthers' first scoring drive was kept alive by a roughing-the-punter penalty on fourth down. Six plays later, quarterback Jarrell Harrison scored on a 1-yard dive and Palo Verde led 7-0.

After Brumfield's touchdown, the Panthers' defense took over. Coronado turned the ball over on downs three times in the second half, and its final possession ended with 5:08 left when Palo Verde linebacker Matt Ladesic intercepted a pass that Brumfield tipped.

Brumfield led the Panthers with 79 yards on 21 carries, and Tyree Walton added 77 yards on 16 carries.

Qunicy Poole led Coronado with 107 yards rushing on 19 carries.

-- Tim Guesman

• Bonanza 38, Durango 35 -- At Durango, Matt Marsh intercepted an Emilio Gonzales pass at his own 4-yard line with 20 seconds remaining to seal the victory for the Bengals (3-4, 2-1).

Bonanza's Brett Jaekle kicked a 25-yard field goal with 3:38 remaining to break a 35-35 tie.

Kyle McFadden scored on a 23-yard run to give Durango (2-5, 0-3) a 35-28 lead with 5:30 to play.

But Bonanza's Allister Bayardo took the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to tie it at 35. The Bengals' Matt Wilson recovered a fumble moments later to set up Jaekle's game-winning kick.

McFadden led the Trailblazers with 331 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 43 carries. Durango finished with 407 yards on the ground.

Nigel Moore and Tico Pringle led the Bengals offense, combining for 147 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 26 carries.

Mark Seward intercepted a screen pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown to give Bonanza a 28-14 halftime lead. Seward also made 17 tackles.

The Bengals scored 24 points off six Durango turnovers.

-- Jim Godfrey

• Las Vegas 42, Valley 27 -- At Valley, top-ranked Las Vegas rallied to score the final 22 points and remain undefeated (7-0, 3-0 Northeast).

Keoni Viernes returned two kickoffs for touchdowns for the Wildcats and Eric Jordan ran for 189 yards and two scores on 26 carries. Las Vegas quarterback Chris Gifford, 7 of 10 passing for 105 yards, threw for a score and ran for another.

Valley quarterback Matt Christman completed 9 of 15 passes for 117 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Vikings (2-5, 1-2). David Sosa had seven catches for 94 yards and two scores.

Jordan ran 48 yards for a touchdown on the game's first play, the only offensive snap the Wildcats took in the first quarter. Valley used up 12 minutes, 33 seconds on its first two possessions, both for touchdowns, but Viernes had an 88-yard runback for a TD in between.

Sosa caught touchdown passes of 27 and 37 yards in the second quarter as the Vikings took a 20-14 lead, but the Vikings evened the score before halftime on a 6-yard pass from Gifford to Randall Crews.

Valley linebacker Marcus Cotton returned an interception 37 yards for a TD, putting the Vikings ahead 27-20 in the third quarter, but Viernes responded with an 80-yard kickoff return to tie it again.

Jordan put Las Vegas in front to stay with a 36-yard TD run with 2:53 to play in the third and Gifford scored on a 2-yard keeper in the fourth to seal the win.

-- Sam Waller

• Western 32, Clark 27 -- At Western, Duane Paul caught six passes for 101 yards and four touchdowns to guide the Warriors (4-3, 3-0 Southwest) over the Chargers.

Paul caught TD passes of 28, 23, 23 and 4 yards.

Western quarterback Julian Sample completed 8 of 11 for 136 yards and four touchdowns.

Clark (0-7, 0-3) was led by quarterback Joshua Tuitele, who completed 7 of 13 passes for 121 yards and two scores. Tuitele also ran for a 65-yard touchdown before exiting with an injury with 9:40 left in the third quarter.

His replacement, Theron Young, completed 10 of 17 passes for 108 yards.

Clark's Curtis Knight caught five passes for 102 yards, including touchdowns of 62 and 28 yards.

-- Arnold Knightly

• Silverado 29, Green Valley 19 -- At Silverado, Roy Oliver ran 15 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Skyhawks (3-4, 2-1 Southeast) to their second straight division victory.

Oliver carried just once in the first half -- a 59-yard touchdown that cut Green Valley's lead to 12-7 at halftime.

Oliver scored the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter on a 20-yard run and added a 2-point conversion run to give the Skyhawks a 15-12 lead. Silverado expanded its lead on Nick McCombs' 12-yard run on fourth-and-2 with 10 minutes remaining.

Green Valley (1-6, 0-3) answered with a 1:46 scoring drive, culminating in a 1-yard run by Daniel Britt, his second TD of the game.

The Skyhawks clinched the victory with 2:19 to play when McCombs threw a 9-yard TD pass to Dominic Cammarata on fourth down. Cammarata also compiled 94 yards rushing.

Lance Patonai threw for 246 yards and a touchdown for the Gators.

-- Adam Hill

• Bishop Gorman 38, Sierra Vista 0 -- At Sierra Vista, Ryan Reynolds ran for 129 yards on four carries and returned an interception for a touchdown, leading the fourth-ranked Gaels (5-2, 3-0 Southwest) past the Lions (2-5, 1-2).

Reynolds broke off runs of 69 and 51 yards the first two times he touched the ball.

On the second play of the game, Bishop Gorman's Martrell Fantrey intercepted a tipped pass and raced 32 yards for a score. Jon Tigani added a 32-yard field goal to make it 10-0.

DeMarco Murray (115 yards, 11 carries) ran for a 69-yard touchdown on third-and-4 with six minutes left in the half, then quarterback Steve Harris lofted a 20-yard TD pass to Wilkinson for a 24-0 Gaels halftime lead.

Harris, 7-for-10 for 58 yards, swept left on a 10-yard TD run in the third quarter. Reynolds returned his interception 27 yards for a TD with 2:51 left in the third.

Sierra Vista's Steve Hill ran for 139 yards on 33 carries.

-- John Cranton

• Eldorado 13, Chaparral 7 -- At Eldorado, Charlton Hankston scored on a 2-yard run with 2:43 remaining to lift the Sundevils over the Cowboys.

Chaparral then drove to the Sundevils' 41-yard line, but quarterback Brad Woodward was intercepted near the goal line by Marcus Newson as time expired.

Chaparral (2-5, 0-3 Northeast) took a 7-0 lead in the second quarter on Andrey Frazier's 4-yard run.

After Eldorado's Brandon Godfrey was intercepted by Kamar Bryant, Chaparral drove to the Eldorado 13, but Sundevils linebacker Cody Cunningham recovered a fumble. Godfrey then hit Davell Jackson for a 79-yard pass, setting up Newson's 5-yard TD run that tied it at 7 with 4:11 left in the half.

-- Christian Wloszczyna

• Centennial 40, Mojave 0 -- At Mojave, Humberto Marquez rushed for 127 yards and scored two first-quarter touchdowns as the Bulldogs (4-3, 1-1 Northwest) routed the Rattlers (1-6, 0-2).

Aaron Prado scored on a 1-yard run and threw two TD passes to Brooks Lewis.

Robert Hill led Mojave with 62 yards on 16 carries.

-- Keith Freeman

• Moapa Valley 40, Shadow Ridge 22 -- At Shadow Ridge, Zach Davis scored two touchdowns, kicked four extra points and made two field goals to lead the Pirates (6-0) over the Mustangs (1-6).

Davis was 2-for-5 on field-goal attempts, hitting a 50-yarder to open the scoring and a 38-yarder in the fourth quarter. His three misses all came from at least 56 yards.

Davis finished with 91 yards rushing, scoring on runs of 4 and 25 yards.

Moapa Valley's Stuart Hilton caught three passes for 101 yards, including a 47-yard touchdown.

Shadow Ridge's Troy Cummings caught five passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns, and Ricky Snodgrass ran for 120 yards and one score.

-- Steve Jones

• Pahrump Valley 49, Liberty 0 -- At Liberty, Jason James ran for 154 yards and a touchdown as the Trojans (4-2) routed the winless Patriots (0-6).

Pahrump dominated on the ground, using six backs to gain 405 yards rushing. Kyle Floyd ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns.

Pahrump held Liberty to 31 yards of offense, forced six turnovers and had four sacks.

-- Jordan Talbot

• Faith Lutheran 34, Tonopah 6 -- At Faith Lutheran, Brett Perry ran for 129 yards and a touchdown to lead the Crusaders over the Muckers.

Cameron Done threw for two scores for Faith Lutheran (4-2, 2-0 2A Southern League).

Rico Potero and Josh Washington each caught touchdown passes and Ryan Moldt returned an interception 35 yards for a score for the Crusaders.

D.J. Jackson scored on a 5-yard run for Tonopah (2-4, 0-2).

• Indian Springs 65, Spring Mountain 28 -- At Indian Springs, Michael McFate threw two touchdown passes and caught another as the Thunderbirds rolled past the Golden Eagles.

McFate threw for 117 yards on 6-of-13 passing for Indian Springs. John Torneskog had a 55-yard TD catch, and also returned an interception 72 yards.