FOOTBALL: Morris provides punch as Desert Pines tops Chaparral

Desert Pines football coach Tico Rodriguez had countless scoring weapons at his disposal Friday night, but the only one he really needed was Isaiah Morris.

Morris, a junior running back, rushed 11 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns to lead the fourth-ranked Jaguars to a 60-13 home win over Chaparral. He added a third score on a reception from Marckell Grayson, and another on a long kickoff return.

"Isaiah has been with me two years now," Rodriguez said. "I'm just accustomed to him making spectacular plays. I really think he's the best play-maker in the city."

The Jaguars (4-0, 2-0 Sunrise League) scored their first touchdown early when Tony Fields dove on a Chaparral fumble in the end zone.

Morris took over from there, scoring on a 29-yard pass from Grayson later in the first quarter. He had TD runs of 16 and 37 yards in the second quarter, and found the end zone on an 85-yard kick return with 2:10 to go in the first half.

Quarterback Andrew Solis helped Chaparral (2-2, 1-1) grab brief momentum with a pair of touchdown passes midway through the second quarter, but the Cowboys still trailed 40-13 after Vasa Hansell scored on a 7-yard pass from Grayson just before halftime.

"We came out and imposed our will," Rodriguez said. "Our offensive line established the run early. We made some mistakes, but we cleaned things up in the second half."

The Jaguars, who finished with 474 yards of offense, maintained momentum in the third quarter with a 7-yard Grayson run and a 3-yard pass from Grayson to Trevor Nofoa to make it 52-13. Randal Grimes capped Desert Pines' night with a 21-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter.

"We're getting there," Rodriguez said of the win. "We're still a work in progress. We've got to clean some things up, but we're getting there."

Nofoa carried 12 times for 75 yards, and caught three passes for 49 yards. Grayson helped the Jaguars by completing 11 of 24 passes for 151 yards.

Solis completed 7 of 17 passes for 94 yards to lead Chaparral.

Spring Valley 22, Clark 15 — At Clark, Avery Dawson scored on a 3-yard rush with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter to lift the Grizzlies (3-1, 1-1 Sunset) over the Chargers (2-2, 0-2).

Clark tied the game with 8:36 to play when Semaj Taylor scored on a 1-yard run and Nick Kinnard hit Ryan Cooper in the back of the end zone for a 2-point conversion to make it 15-15.

A short punt set up the winning drive, as Spring Valley took over at the Clark 35. K.C. Moore, who completed 15 of 27 passes for 130 yards, provided a key 23-yard option run on third-and-1 from Clark's 26-yard line before Dawson's score.

Moore tossed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Antony Vazquez and a 30-yard strike to Nicholas Caifano to put Spring Valley up 13-0 at the half.

Kinnard hooked up with Amir Boone on a 29-yard TD pass over the middle to cap Clark's opening drive of the second half and cut the lead to 13-7.

Spring Valley's defensive end Joseph Pienta tackled Kinnard who chased down a high snap in the end zone early in the fourth quarter for a safety and a 15-7 lead.

Boone recovered a fumble on the Grizzlies' next possession after Jordan Strong stripped Moore, to set up the Chargers on Spring Valley's 41-yard line.

Clark took advantage of an offsides penalty on a fourth-and-2 play on that drive, and capped it five plays later with Taylor's TD run.

Pienta had an interception and two sacks, and Clark's Brendon Jackson supplied two sacks and seven tackles.

Faith Lutheran 40, Cheyenne 22 — At Cheyenne, the Crusaders rallied from a slow start to down the Desert Shields.

For almost a full half, Cheyenne controlled Faith Lutheran, leading 14-7, and holding the Crusaders to 18 yards of offense. Then, with a minute to play in the second quarter, things went south for the Desert Shields as Faith defensive back Robby Schwartz tipped a Cheyenne pass to Cole Thomas for an interception and the Crusaders capitalized with a 46-yard touchdown pass from Brenden Joyce to Alec Netski with 39 seconds left in the half.

Turnovers were the story all night for Cheyenne (2-2, 1-1 Sunset League). The Desert Shields' first drive lasted one play -- a fumble recovered by Netski. Two Faith Lutheran drives later, the Desert Shields forced a punt but fumbled to give the Crusaders a second chance. After limiting Faith Lutheran to a field goal on that opportunity, the Desert Shields were flagged for roughing the kicker, setting up a 2-yard Saundre Spiller TD instead.

Faith Lutheran (3-1, 2-0) followed its late first-half TD with three straight scores to start the second half. Christian Marshall — held to 22 yards on 10 carries in the first half — warmed up to finish with 160 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries. Joyce connected on six passes for 108 yards and two touchdowns.

Corwin Bush rushed for 117 yards, and David Walker added 103 rushing yards for Cheyenne.

Las Vegas 37, Cimarron-Memorial 19 — At Las Vegas, Raul Perez and Hanoi Rabago each caught two touchdowns for the No. 10 Wildcats (2-1) as they rolled to the win over the Spartans (0-4).

Ronnie Broadhead threw for three of the scores and 151 yards, with backup Zach Matlock throwing for another touchdown after Broached exited with an injury. Elijah Hicks also ran for 120 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries.

Las Vegas got off to a quick start, with the first of Perez's touchdowns coming on a 52-yard catch and run less than two minutes into the game.

Hicks added his 11-yard TD run in the first minute of the second quarter.

Broadhead then hit Rabago for a touchdown from 30 yards just before the half, followed by a fumble deep in Spartan territory gave them one more chance for a touchdown, with Perez catching his second score from 16 yards out with 20 seconds left in the half.

In the second half, the Spartans struck back, with Tyree Riley scoring on an 8-yard run to open the second-half scoring. Riley was effective throughout the night for Cimarron, rushing for 194 yards on 37 carries.

Matlock, in relief for Broadhead, threw a 31-yard touchdown to Rabago on fourth down to give Las Vegas a 34-7 lead at the end of the third quarter.

A muffed punt soon gave Cimarron a short field, which George Tribble used to score from 1-yard out.

On the ensuing drive, Ricardo Ortega hit a 24-yard field goal for Las Vegas.

Cimarron's Antwaun Rainey then finished out the scoring, hauling in a 25-yard score from Tribble with 1:09 to play.

Desert Oasis 42, Eldorado 7 — At Desert Oasis, Tyshun McClinton rushed for 168 yards and four touchdowns as the Diamondbacks (3-1) routed the Sundevils (0-3).

Brannon Flowers rand for a score and completed 4 of 6 passes for 63 yards and a touchdown for Desert Oasis.

Flowers started the scoring with a 7-yard touchdown run with 4:52 to play in the first quarter. McClinton's 4-yard run on the next drive put Desert Oasis up 13-0 with 52 seconds left in the first quarter.

Eldorado pulled within 13-7 on Justin Martin's 18-yard TD pass to Shane Barnes with 9:40 left in the second quarter and recovered the ensuing onside kick. But the Sundevils got no closer.

McClinton's 20-yard run and 2-point conversion with 5:40 to play in the second quarter made it 21-7. He added scoring runs of 15 and 3 yards in the third quarter.

"I had some big holes today, I thought our line really handled their business up front," McClinton said.

Flowers tossed a 45-yard TD pass to Jaden Mitchell with 23 seconds left in the third quarter to cap the scoring for Desert Oasis, which eclipsed last season's win total of two.

"We laid an egg last week," said Desert Oasis coach Brad Talich, whose team lost to Basic 50-0 last week. "But I was really proud of how we came back tonight."

Basic 60, Bonanza 0 — At Basic, Basic quarterback Aeneas McAllister recorded 167 total yards and scored a touchdown as the Wolves beat the Bengals.

McAllister completed 9 of 17 passes for 109 yards and one interception. He also ran for 58 yards and scored on a 3-yard run late in the first quarter.

The fifth-ranked Wolves (3-0) had 12 players combine to rush for 240 yards and seven touchdowns.

Sean White added 52 yards and two touchdowns on six carries for Basic.

Bonanza quarterback Joey Fox struggled, completing 3 of 13 passes for 24 yards with two interceptions. Senior running back DeShawn Williams was held to 15 carries for 50 yards for the Bengals (2-2).

Moapa Valley 56, Sunrise Mountain 13 — At Sunrise Mountain, R.J. Hubert was a one-man show for Moapa Valley, totaling four touchdowns as the Pirates rolled over the Miners.

Hubert's first touchdown came as a 54-yard catch-and-run from Nate Cox halfway into the first quarter. His second came two minutes into the second as he found a hole up the middle from 13 yards out.

Starting the second half, Jacob Leavitt received the kickoff then issued a designed handoff to Hubert who ran it back 85 yards to make the score 35-6. Hubert finished his night with a 14-yard run three minutes into the final quarter.

Trystin Deal issued the back-breaker with two minutes remaining in the first half as he took the first play from scrimmage 94 yards for a touchdown, making it 28-0. Deal finished with 130 yards on 12 carries. Sterling Simmons added 112 yards with a touchdown on 13 carries for Moapa Valley (2-2, 1-1 Sunrise League).

Claude Moore led Sunrise Mountain (2-2, 0-2) with 53 yards on 21 carries.

Legacy 84, Valley 0 — At Legacy, the Longhorns dominated on both sides of the ball in a blowout over the Vikings (0-3).

Tanoa Alapati connected with Naim Geeslin on the Longhorns' first offensive play for a 29-yard touchdown. Geeslin scored on a 4-yard run, and Alapati added two more TD passes to Marquell Evans and Jamaal Britt to give Legacy a 30-0 lead early in the second quarter.

Legacy's offensive line controlled the line of scrimmage, paving the way for 380 yards rushing at over a 14-yard-per-carry clip. Geeslin took full advantage, rushing for two more scores of 64 and 57 yards and finishing with 204 yards on just 10 carries.

Justin Whitehead joined in the fun, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries. Sam Turner scored on a 52-yard run and Darious Dunson scooped up a fumble and scored from 40 yards out.

Legacy (1-3) scored a touchdown on all 10 offensive possessions and held Valley to just 45 yards of total offense.

Virgin Valley 14, Rancho 0 — At Rancho, Cody Jones rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown, and Hogan Fowles threw for another score to help the Bulldogs (3-1) blank the Rams (2-2).

In a game with more than its share of penalties, turnovers, and missed opportunites, the only constant was the Virgin Valley rushing attack. The Bulldogs rushed for 274 yards and held Rancho to 42 rushing yards.

Virgin Valley grabbed a lead on a 26-yard pass from Fowles to Josh Bishop on a fourth-down play in the second quarter and missed another opportunity to score in the quarter when it fumbled just before reaching the goal line.

Rancho nearly tied the game on a heave to receiver Jonathan Davis with three seconds left in the half, but Davis was tackled on Bulldogs' 1-yard line. Davis led the Rams with 50 receiving yards.

Virgin Valley's rushing attack took control of the game in the second half with timely bootlegs by Fowles, who led the Bulldogs with 84 yards, and the running of Jones and Kai Mitchell, who finished with 66 yards. Jones capped off the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run midway thru the fourth quarter.

Pahrump Valley 63, Western 18 — At Western, T.J. Milk tossed two touchdown passes and ran for a score in the first half as the Trojans rolled past the Warriors.

Milk completed 8 of 9 passes for 160 yards, including scoring strikes of 36 yards to Devlin Dillon and 15 yards to Riley Sutton. He added a 2-yard TD run with 28 seconds left in the second quarter to help the Trojans (2-2, 1-1 Sunset League) a 35-6 halftime lead.

Thomas Gascoigne ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries, and teammate Jesse Dillon had two second-half touchdown runs for Pahrump.

Roger Harrison caught a touchdown pass and ran for a score for the Warriors (0-4, 0-2).

Del Sol 26, Boulder City 19 — At Boulder City, Taariq Flowers had three rushing touchdowns, and Parker Steele added another score on the ground as the Dragons (1-3, 1-1 Division I-A Sunrise) topped the Eagles (1-3, 0-1 Sunrise).

Flowers scored on runs of 14, 44 and 46 yards for Del Sol, which led 20-10 at halftime.

Boulder City's Austin Wishard scored on a 1-yard rushing touchdown and finished 12 of 35 passing for 189 yards and a touchdown.

Lincoln County 22, The Meadows 20 — At The Meadows, Cody Thornock's 2-yard run and 2-point conversion in overtime helped the Lynx nip the Mustangs.

Thornock's third touchdown of the game gave Lincoln County (2-1, 2-1 Division III Southern League) a 22-14 lead.

Thayne Carlson's 10-yard TD run pulled the Mustangs (2-2, 1-1) within 22-20, but Jack Berkley's 2-point conversion pass to Max Histake was incomplete to end the game.

Thornock scored twice in the fourth quarter as the Lynx rallied from a 14-0 deficit. Thornock's 30-yard run made it 14-7 with 10:53 to play. He hauled in a 51-yard touchdown pass from Landon Smith with 1:08 to play to force overtime.

Pahranagat Valley 64, Tonopah 6 — At Tonopah, Tabor Maxwell threw five touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to lead the Panthers by the Muckers.

Maxwell had 94 yards rushing on 16 carries and finished 11 of 26 for 243 yards passing for Pahranagat Valley, which led 36-6 at halftime.

Shawn Wadsworth had seven receptions for 166 yards and three TDs, and Christian Higbee caught two touchdown passes for the Panthers (3-0, 1-0 Division IV Southern).

Scotty May, who had 28 yards rushing and 23 yards receiving, scored on a 22-yard run in the second quarter for Tonopah (2-1, 0-1 Southern).

Quarterback Tanner Otteson completed 10 of 19 passes for 97 yards and an interception for the Muckers.

Lake Mead 33, Calvary Chapel 20 — At Henderson International, Jared Regan rushed for 172 yards and three touchdowns, and the Eagles overcame a 12-7 halftime deficit to top the Lions.

Brock Ramsay returned an interception 62 yards for a score midway through the fourth quarter to give Lake Mead (1-2, 1-2 Division III Southern League) a 26-12 lead.

Calvary Chapel (0-4, 0-3) pulled within 26-20 when Christian O'Kelley tossed a 28-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Golden, and the duo hooked up again on the 2-point conversion pass with five minutes left.

Mitch Dolinar's 20-yard run with 2:46 left sealed the win for the Eagles.

Alec Neider returned an interception for a touchdown, and Elijah Carrington had a 40-yard TD run for the Lions.

Eureka 52, Beatty 14 — At Beatty, the Vandals stormed out to a 34-6 halftime lead before downing the Hornets.

Jhonpaul Adujar scored on a 35-yard touchdown run and a 60-yard kickoff return for Beatty (1-2, 0-1 Division IV Southern).