Cheyenne's D.J. Campbell eludes Centennial's Stephen Dickerson while running for a first down. Photo by Ralph Fountain.

With six minutes remaining in its game Friday, things did not look good for the Cheyenne High football team.

The Desert Shields had just finished blowing a 26-point lead in front of their home crowd, and Centennial had all the momentum.

But somehow, Cheyenne's offense was able to stage a wild rally in the final minutes to beat the Bulldogs, 39-34.

Deshawn Proby rushed 10 times for 140 yards and a touchdown to lead the Desert Shields (4-2, 2-1 Northeast), but his 88-yard touchdown reception with 5:43 remaining turned the game around.

"That was a big play," said Cheyenne coach Charles Anthony. "It should have been enough to give us the win."

But it almost wasn't. After the Bulldogs (3-4, 1-3) went ahead 27-26 on a Michael Tagliaferri TD run midway through the fourth quarter, Proby's reception put the Desert Shields ahead 32-27 on the next play.

Cheyenne quarterback D.J. Campbell extended the lead to 39-27 with a 2-yard run two minutes later, but the Bulldogs battled back with an 11-yard TD reception by Austin Hill with 1:32 left. They recovered the ensuing onside kick to give themselves a second chance at a rally.

"We just couldn't get a stop there at the end," Anthony said. "You have to give Centennial credit. They did a great job making adjustments."

Fortunately for Anthony, his squad was able to stave off Centennial's final drive, which fizzled at the Desert Shields 38-yard line with 30 seconds to go.

Cheyenne built its 26-0 first-half lead behind touchdown runs by Proby, V'son Milton and Anthony Johnson and a 10-yard pass from Campbell to Shamario Jones.

But Tagliaferri scored on a 9-yard run late in the first half, then led the Bulldogs back with scoring passes to Tyson Turley and Zach McCoy in the third quarter.

Tagliaferri completed 16 of 42 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns for Centennial, but his three interceptions hurt the Bulldogs.

Campbell completed 4 of 11 passes for Cheyenne for 186 yards and two touchdowns.

• Palo Verde 24, Western 13 -- At Western, the Panthers erased a seven-point, fourth-quarter deficit with three touchdowns and snapped the Warriors' three-game winning streak.

Trailing 13-6 and having posted only 150 yards of total offense after three periods, Palo Verde came to life in the final 12 minutes.

The Panthers came up with 18 points, a key interception and a blocked punt in the final quarter to avoid the upset.

Rashan Lawrence scored two touchdowns and Rockney Ricafrente added a short TD run for Palo Verde, which outgained Western 119-5 in the fourth quarter.

The Panthers (5-1) scored on their opening possession, going 90 yards in 18 plays, capped by a 3-yard run by Chaz Thomas.

The Warriors (3-4) scored twice in a three-minute span late in the second quarter to gain the halftime lead.

Western's Reggie Bullock scored from 6 yards out after Tyler Griffin blocked a punt, and quarterback James Smith found Devi Mitchell on a 31-yard play.

Lawrence led Panthers with 118 yards on 26 carries. Ricafrente added 56 yards on 14 attempts.

-- Sam Leeper

• Mojave 32, Shadow Ridge 28 -- At Shadow Ridge, Tolin Garcia caught a 19-yard touchdown pass with 1:08 left, lifting the Rattlers to a come-from-behind victory over the Mustangs.

Four Shadow Ridge turnovers and an improbable play at the end of the first half helped Mojave (5-2, 2-1 Northwest) rebound from a 28-6 second-quarter deficit.

Despite struggling on offense in the second half, Shadow Ridge appeared to have gotten the big play it needed when fullback Tavis Brown converted a fourth down with a 3-yard run to the Mojave 38 with 1:42 left.

But on the next play, Mustangs quarterback Chris Lowman and running back Jeremiah Dotson fumbled the handoff, and Mojave recovered at the Shadow Ridge 47.

The Rattlers quickly took advantage as quarterback Chad Kelly connected twice to Kris Salvador for a total of 28 yards before hooking up with Garcia for the game winner.

Four of Mojave's five touchdowns were scored after Shadow Ridge turnovers.

One key play for Mojave came on the last play of the first half.

With the Rattlers backed up on their own 20 with eight seconds left in the second quarter, Kelly tossed to Garcia, who threw to Matthew Taylor. The ball was deflected by a Shadow Ridge defender, bounding forward to Taylor, who ran the final 45 yards for a touchdown.

Dotson led Shadow Ridge with two touchdowns and 204 yards rushing on 27 carries.

-- David Garrett

• Foothill 47, Liberty 27 -- At Liberty, D'Angelo Jones rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns on 28 carries as the Falcons defeated the Patriots in a wild game that featured five scoring plays of 60 or more yards.

Foothill set the tone early, with Jeremy Hitt returning the opening kickoff 68 yards for a touchdown.

The Falcons (3-2, 1-1 Southeast) then recovered an onside kick to cement their control of the game.

Jones continued his quest for the all-time state rushing mark of 7,228 yards held by James Edwards of Spring Creek High School in Elko.

Jones surpassed the 6,000-yard mark and now has 6,204 yards in his four-year career. He scored touchdowns of 23, 17, 64 and 14 yards against Liberty.

Defensively, the Falcons were led by cornerback Ryan Erekson, who had two interceptions. His second was returned 34 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown that sealed the victory.

Garrick Powell had 186 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 21 carries for the Patriots (3-3, 1-2). He also threw a 60-yard touchdown pass.

-- Joshua Wikler

• Del Sol 42, Coronado 13 -- At Coronado, Tim Johnson rushed for 314 yards and three touchdowns on 32 carries to power the ninth-ranked Dragons past the winless Cougars.

Johnson ripped off a 75-yard touchdown run on Del Sol's first offensive play. He added scoring runs of 24 and 15 yards in the second half.

Matthew Burge tossed two touchdown passes in the second quarter for the Dragons (5-2, 3-0 Southeast). He connected with Dylan Taylor on a 20-yard scoring toss, then hit a streaking Micah Kirschbaum for a 59-yard TD to give Del Sol a 21-7 lead.

Jonathan Kirschbaum rushed for 80 yards and a score on 10 carries for the Dragons.

Derek Eamon rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns for Coronado (0-6, 0-3).

-- Tim Guesman

• Cimarron-Memorial 57, Arbor View 0 -- At Cimarron, Eddie Wide intercepted a Dustin Hobbs pass on the first series and scored on a 5-yard touchdown run three plays later as the top-ranked Spartans (7-0, 3-0 Northwest) routed the Aggies (1-6, 0-4), posting their fourth shutout of the season.

Wide finished with two interceptions and 172 yards rushing, adding touchdown runs of 47, 4 and 62 yards.

Cimarron's Eric Brinkley registered a sack, blocked a punt to set up a 30-yard field goal by Nick Rhodes and returned a fumble 24 yards for a touchdown.

-- Adam Berchin

• Basic 21, Eldorado 6 -- At Eldorado, quarterback Josh Ross and wide receiver Randy Trujillo connected on touchdown passes of 6 and 38 yards, leading the Wolves (2-4) past the Sun Devils (0-5).

Trujillo's first TD catch gave Basic a 7-0 halftime lead. His second score came on the first play after the Wolves recovered an Eldorado fumble on the kickoff to start the second half.

Daniel Dir added an 8-yard touchdown for the Wolves.

The Sun Devils scored late on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Manuel Estrada to Quavion Tolliver.

-- Jeff Lukich

• Boulder City 15, Legacy 13 -- At Legacy, Kurt Thien scored on a 5-yard run in the fourth quarter and the Eagles held off the Longhorns.

After Thien's touchdown gave Boulder City a 15-7 lead, Prince Oroke returned the ensuing kickoff 70 yards for a touchdown.

Legacy's defense then stopped the Eagles, and the Longhorns drove to the Boulder City 29-yard line before a fourth-down pass from Austin Christiansen to Devin Conway fell incomplete.

Nathan Stewart led the Eagles with 102 yards rushing on 22 carries. Thien added 94 yards on 11 carries along with a 74-yard fumble return for a touchdown.

Legacy's Davion Donely ran for 114 yards.

-- Brian Danise

• Durango 21, Clark 0 -- At Durango, Jake Butera ran for one touchdown and passed for another and Ryan Kuehl added a rushing touchdown as the Trailblazers defeated the Chargers.

Kuehl scored on a 10-yard run and Butera scored from 3 yards out to give Durango (3-4, 1-3 Southwest) a 14-0 lead at halftime.

Kuehl finished with 96 yards on 21 carries.

Butera connected with Matthew Kravetz on a 14-yard pass in the fourth quarter to make it 21-0.

Durango's defense limited Clark (0-6, 04) to just 68 yards of total offense and recovered two fumbles.

-- Christian Wloszczyna

• Las Vegas 46, Valley 10 -- At Las Vegas, O'Ryan Bradley threw four touchdown passes as the Wildcats racked up 461 yards of offense and routed the Vikings.

Las Vegas' Jason Theard rushed for 150 yards, including touchdowns of 32 and 14 yards.

Valley's lone touchdown came on a pass from Josiah Casella to Rigoberto Sosa-Cebilla.

-- Gabe Whetten

• Sierra Vista 41, Bonanza 14 -- At Sierra Vista, the Lions (5-1, 2-1 Southwest) scored four touchdowns in the second quarter en route to an easy win over the Bengals (1-6, 0-3) in Sierra Vista's homecoming game.

Lions senior Bradley Blankenship rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns.

Bonanza scored on an 80-yard kickoff return by Steve Francom in the second quarter and a 50-yard pass from Josh Heater to Reggie Davis in the fourth.

-- Jeff Hoskin

• Desert Pines 56, Rancho 21 -- At Desert Pines, Michael Ball rushed for 223 yards and four touchdowns as the Jaguars (4-2, 2-1 Northeast) defeated the Rams (0-6, 0-2).

Ball's first TD, a 40-yard run, came less than four minutes into the game, and the Jaguars rolled from there.

Desert Pines returned a kick and blocked a punt for scores to open a 42-14 halftime lead.

Rancho's DeShawn Stewart had 143 yards on 20 carries, including touchdown runs of 5, 5 and 65 yards.

-- Brent Kircher

• Canyon Springs 47, Chaparral 20 -- At Chaparral, Devante Christopher threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns as the Pioneers (5-1, 2-0 Northeast) defeated the Cowboys (2-4, 1-2).

Canyon Springs' DeCasio Collins had three touchdowns, two rushing and one on a 90-yard kickoff return.

-- Nathan Stuck

• Lucerne Valley (Calif.) 24, The Meadows 6 -- At Lucerne Valley (Calif.), Jake Wright ran 20 times for 139 yards in a victory over the Mustangs.

Guy Capanna scored the Mustangs' lone touchdown with a 7-yard run in the first quarter. He carried 11 times for 52 yards.

• Moapa Valley 37, Faith Lutheran 20 -- At Overton, Max Jenkins passed for 130 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Pirates over the Crusaders.

Brad Weiss ran for 194 yards and a touchdown for Moapa Valley.

Cameron Done passed for 159 yards and two touchdowns to lead Faith Lutheran.

• Virgin Valley 36, Pahrump Valley 7 -- At Mesquite, Casimiro Zarate ran for touchdowns of 7, 44 and 27 yards and J.P. Parker had two touchdowns for the victorious Bulldogs (5-2).

Parker scored on a 48-yard run and a 43-yard pass reception from Doug Hafen.

Rocky Spencer scored on a 70-yard run for the Trojans (2-4).

• Pahranagat Valley 56, Calvary Chapel 6 -- At Silverado, the Panthers scored 50 consecutive points to rout the Lions.

Pahranagat Valley racked up 463 yards of offense and recovered three onside kicks.