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Desert Pines rolls over Western 62-6

Desert Pines scored on seven of eight possessions and rolled to a 62-6 home win over Western on Friday.

Eddie Heckard had a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown, and Antonio Wallace and Brian Johnson added touchdowns off interceptions for No. 6 Desert Pines (8-1, 5-0 Sunset League).

Desert Pines scored on its first possession when Capri Uzan connected with Jordan Simon from 9 yards out with 9:49 remaining in the first quarter. Isaiah Morris scored on a 50-yard run with 8:06 to go in the first quarter to make it 12-0.

Wallace then returned a pass 12 yards for a touchdown, and Heckard’s punt return made it 26-0 with 4:23 to go in the first quarter.

Uzan scored on a 6-yard run with 45 seconds left, and his 2-point conversion run made it 34-0 at the end of a quarter.

The Jaguars scored twice in the second quarter when Randall Grimes connected with Antonio Wallace for a 53-yard score with 10:49 remaining, and Christopher Wright scored on a 1-yard run with 3:16 to go in the half, as the Jaguars took a 48-0 lead at the break.

Michael Lofton added a 27-yard TD run for Desert Pines.

With 15 seconds left in the game the Warriors (0-9, 0-5) scrambled to the line of scrimmage for one last play and Joey Medley connected with Jonah Sheppard for a 21-yard touchdown out as time expired to avoid the shutout.

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