Isaiah Morris isn’t the biggest running back in the area, and his team doesn’t play in the state’s top division. That didn’t stop Morris and his Desert Pines teammates from coming out and making a statement Friday night in the high school season opener. Morris rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and the ninth-ranked Jaguars routed No. 3 Arbor View 50-14 at Desert Pines.
My English teacher is making us read “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream” this semester in honor of The New York Times best-seller’s 25th anniversary.
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As if last year’s close state championship loss wasn’t enough to bear, third-year Desert Pines football coach Tico Rodriguez recently found out he would be without two of his top players for most or all of this season.
The Jaguars were poised to win their first state title last season, before a fourth-quarter collapse against Moapa Valley in the state title game.
