Devin Gaddy, Kentrell Petite lead Chaparral in 57-0 rout of Boulder City

All night long, it was a similar story for Chaparral’s offense: Devin Gaddy spread wide to one side of the field, Kentrell Petite to the other.

The two pass catchers dominated, hauling in 11 passes between them for 217 yards and five touchdowns as the host Cowboys routed Boulder City on Thursday night, 57-0.

“They can’t cover us both, they can only choose one side,” Gaddy said. “I don’t think there was anything that didn’t go right.”

Petite opened the scoring for the Cowboys (4-3, 2-0 Class 3A Sunrise League), catching a 5-yard pass from quarterback Santiago Vialpando with 10:08 to go in the first quarter.

Gaddy was next, catching an 11-yard toss. Then Petite again from 9 yards out. Then Petite from 32 yards. Then Gaddy scored on 60-yard interception return. The two decided to led Jacob Ford get in on the fun when he ended the first half on a 2-yard run that made it 43-0.

The first score of the second half was right back to Gaddy, as Vialpando hit him with a 30-yard scoring pass with 11:33 to play.

In total, Gaddy caught five passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Petite made six catches for 63 yards and three scores.

“We have two weapons, but we also have our running backs and our running game,” Vialpando said. “Running the ball opens up the passing game.”

With Gaddy and Petite, the Cowboys didn’t need to run too often. They rushed just 14 times for 45 yards. In contrast, Vialpando’s third connection with Gaddy went for 45 yards. Vialpando completed five passes for at least 30 yards.

Chaparral went deep frequently, and part of that is playing to its quarterback’s strengths, and making up for any weaknesses. Vialpando stands just 5 feet, 6 inches tall and can’t always see over his linemen.

“He’s motivated, he’s focused, and we run plays that accommodate for his lack of height,” Chaparral coach Paul Nihipali said. “He throws a good deep ball. He throws a very deep ball and he can see the receiver a lot better.”

It worked. Vialpando was 18-for-25 passing for for 305 yards and six touchdowns with one interception against the Eagles (1-6, 0-3). His 1,756 passing yards lead all Southern Nevada quarterbacks, and as long as he has his two weapons, that doesn’t seem likely to change. Gaddy and Petite have totaled 1,471 yards this season, a whopping 84 percent of Vialpando’s yards.

“They’ve been doing this all year,” Nihipali said. “It’s not something that just started here in two or three months. They’ve been doing this since last year in spring.”

Justin Emerson can be reached at jemerson@reviewjournal.com. Follow on Twitter: @J15Emerson