FOOTBALL: Patriots overcome miscues to defeat Cougars

Liberty football coach Rich Muraco was the first to concede his team didn't play its greatest game Friday night.

Even so, he was encouraged by the fact that the Patriots managed to overcome 19 penalties and two turnovers to get a 42-24 road victory over Coronado.

Quarterback Kenyon Oblad completed 15 of 27 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns to lead second-ranked Liberty, which took over by scoring three touchdowns in just more than two minutes late in the first half.

"Any time we play Coronado, it's going to be an emotional game," Muraco said. "At times we looked great tonight, but at other times we made too many mistakes."

His defense made a few miscues late in the first quarter, allowing the Cougars (2-2) to cap a 14-play, 71-yard drive with a 15-yard Jordan Patterson touchdown run to go ahead 6-0.

Liberty (3-1) took a 7-6 lead on the first play of the second quarter when Chad Tebay scored on an 8-yard run up the middle. Tebay sustained an apparent broken bone in his lower-right leg on the play, however, costing the Patriots their top running back.

"That injury affected our game plan," Muraco said. "We're a little thin at running back, and Chad has been doing such a great job. That injury made us throw the ball more than we planned."

The Patriots responded convincingly, scoring on an 18-yard pass from Oblad to Ethan Dedeaux, a 71-yard Damahny Whittle punt return, and a 5-yard Alofania Tevaseu run in a span of 2 minutes, 3 seconds to take a 28-6 lead into halftime.

Coronado battled back, scoring on a TD pass from Landen Rowland to Justin Balaga in the third and a 2-yard run by Patterson early in the fourth to cut it to 28-18. The Cougars were driving in Liberty territory when Dedeaux turned momentum with a 78-yard interception return that put the score out of reach.

"That was a big momentum changer," Muraco said. "Ethan's just a great player, and he always seems to make big plays for us."

Both teams added late TDs, but the Patriots controlled the final nine minutes.

Darion Acohido caught five passes for 120 yards and a TD to help Liberty,

Rowland completed 22 of 41 passes for 319 yards and two TDs for Coronado. Travis Boman had nine receptions for 120 yards for the Cougars.

Eldorado 28, Bonanza 6 — At Eldorado, Devin Dabbs passed for 186 yards and a touchdown to lead the Sundevils to their first win of the season, over the visiting Bengals.

DeShawn Williams had 20 carries for 102 yards for Bonanza (2-3).

After a scoreless first quarter, Eldorado (1-3) struck first with a 1-yard touchdown run by Dabbs with 4:43 to go in the second quarter. Anthony Silva set up the scoring plunge with a 63-yard run.

Dabbs found Carl Crayon for a 33-yard touchdown passm extending the Sundevils' lead to 14-0 with 0:48 left in the second quarter.

Bonanza quarterback Joey Fox left the game with an injury late in the second quarter and backup Wyatt Allison played the entire second half. Allison finished 8 of 23 for 117 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions.

Trailing 14-0, Allison hit Jacob Perez for a 13-yard touchdown pass to bring Bonanza within a touchdown with 6:35 remaining in the third quarter. Allison's pass to Williams for a 2-point conversion was deflected out of bounds, leaving the score at 14-6.

Eldorado added to their lead with a 41-yard touchdown on a reverse pass from wide receiver Shane Barnes to Dakota Lomansey with 6:05 left to play.

"We worked all week and stuck together," Barnes said. 'We really wanted this win tonight and we went out and got it."

With the game all but sealed for Eldorado, backup quarterback Jaime Rangle found Barnes for an 84-yard touchdown to put Eldorado ahead 28-6 with 1:18 to play.

"Our guys knew they had an opportunity this week and they capitalized on it," Eldorado coach Robert Cutts said.

Faith Lutheran 30, Mojave 2 — At Mojave, both defenses had strong starts, forcing negative net yardage and a fumble by both offenses.

On the Crusaders' second drive, a 60-yard run by quarterback Brendan Joyce set up his own 6-yard TD run and it was all Faith Lutheran (4-1, 3-0 Sunset League) from there.

Faith Lutheran running back Christian Marshall was a constant threat, leading all players with 63 yards rushing and two touchdowns on the ground, and nabbing two shovel passes from Joyce for 49 yards and another touchdown.

Mojave hung around in the game until a devastating turn of events over the span of 2 minutes, 11 seconds. Marshall scored on a 1-yard run with1:34 left in the first half to make it 23-0. Then, to start the third quarter, the Crusaders recovered an onside kick and scored three plays later on a 39 yard pass from Joyce to Marshall.

Three quarterbacks got time for the Rattlers. Taiwan Braden completed two passes for 48 yards. Khalid Walker split time between quarterback and running back and amassed 49 yards on 14 carries.

Cole Thomas and Robby Schwartz had interceptions for Faith Lutheran, and Braden had one for the Rattlers (3-2, 2-1).

Moapa Valley 32, Legacy 21 — At Overton, Sterling Simmons’ 41-yard run with 6:45 to play gave the 10th-ranked Pirates the lead for good in a win over the Longhorns.

Legacy led 21-20 before Simmons scored. R.J. Hubert added an 18-yard scoring run with 2:52 to play to seal the win for Moapa Valley (3-2).

Hubert rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on just eight carries, also scoring on runs of 94 and 8 yards for the Pirates.

Nate Cox completed 8 of 15 passes for 138 yards, including a 2-yard TD pass to Sam Bond for Moapa Valley, which trailed 14-12 at the half.

Justin Whitehead ran for 117 yards on 11 carries, including scoring runs of 16 and 64 yards for Legacy (1-4). Naim Geeslin had a 25-yard TD run and rushed for 102 yards on 17 carries for the Longhorns.

Spring Valley 34, Western 0 — At Western, K.C. Moore completed 18 of 29 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns to power the Grizzlies past the Warriors.

Raheem Edmonds provided a 20-yard interception return for a score, and Moore recovered his own onside kick on the ensuing kickoff for Spring Valley (4-1, 2-1 Sunset League). Moore hooked up with Antony Vazquez on the next play for a 45-yard TD pass to give Spring Valley a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.

Moore capped an 11-play, 70-yard drive with a 15-yard TD carry to give the Grizzlies a 21-0 lead at the half.

Spring Valley's Kobie Robins blocked a punt on Western's opening drive of the second half, and Moore found Vazquez in the end zone on the next play with a 10-yard TD slant pass to make it 28-0.

Edmonds rounded out the scoring with a 20-yard TD rush early in the fourth quarter.

Vazquez caught eight passes for 111 yards, and Tavion Smith supplied two sacks and an interception for Spring Valley.

Sha'Run Oliver had an interception, a fumble recovery, seven tackles and a sack, and Malik Dixon had 11 tackles for Western (0-5, 0-3), which got a 46-yard scamper from Steven Johnson.

Desert Pines 64, Boulder City 0 — At Desert Pines, Isaiah Morris ran for 159 yards and three touchdowns as the fourth-ranked Jaguars remained undefeated by beating the Eagles.

Andrew Gray scored once on the ground and once via a interception return for a score, and Trevor Nofoa had a TD reception and a TD run for Desert PInes (6-0, 4-0 Sunrise League).

Morris dominated the first quarter, scoring on the Jaguars' first offensive play, from 57-yards, and then again from 14. Another run helped to set up Gray's 17-yard run that closed the first quarter scoring.

The Jaguars then put their offense into overdrive, as Marckell Grayson hit Jordan Diggs on a 37-yard pass for a score, followed by a halfback pass for 45 yards from DeAundre Newsome to Jordan Simon.

On the Jaguars' added a 40-yard catch and run by Trevor Nofoa and a 51-yard TD run by Morris, giving Desert Pines a 46-0 halftime edge.

The Jaguar defense was equally dominant, allowing just one first down in the first half, and keeping the Eagles (1-4, 0-2) to just 38 yards for the game.

In the second half, with a running clock, Desert Pines started off strong, as Randal Grimes returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. Three plays later, Gray was sprinting to the end zone with his interception return, followed by an 11-yard run by Nofoa on Desert Pines' one offensive possession of the third quarter. The only offensive possession on which the Jaguars did not score was their final one.

Bryan Foster led the Eagles with 20 yards on 14 carries.

Chaparral 49, Del Sol 0 — At Del Sol, Andrew Solis completed 6 of 7 passes for 182 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Cowboys over the Dragons.

Solis found Kentrell Petite for scores of 25 and 67 yards in the first quarter and added scoring passes to Richard Nelson (60 yards) and Adrian Zarate (6 yards) as Chaparral (3-2, 2-1 Sunrise League) opened up a 42-0 lead by halftime.

Nelson added a 35-yard touchdown on an interception return, and Jacob Ford and Richard Hernandez had rushing scores in the victory. Ford also chipped in 69 rushing yards on eight attempts.

Taariq Flowers led Del Sol (1-4, 1-2) with 51 rushing yards on 15 attempts.

Desert Oasis 56, Valley 6 — Ty'shun McClinton ran for 235 yards with three touchdowns on 22 carries as the Diamondbacks cruised past the Vikings.

McClinton had touchdown runs of 21, 15 and 50 yards.

Desert Oasis (4-1) racked up rushing 416 yards, 289 in the first half. Quarterback Brannon Flowers helped the total with 107 yards on four carries with touchdown runs of 58 and 33 yards. Marquis Smalls added a 27-yard touchdown run, on his only rush of the night.

With the score 20-0 late in the second quarter, Valley (0-4) was driving inside the Desert Oasis 30-yard line looking to get back in the game, but Branden Peterson picked off an Iyen Medlock pass over the middle to kill the nine-play drive. Flowers finished the drive two minutes later with a 33-yard run.

Medlock led Valley on the ground with 97 yards on 14 carries. He also threw for 130 yards with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Elliot Webb for Valley's lone score late in the fourth quarter.

Foothill 61, Shadow Ridge 32 — At Foothill, wide receiver Devin Smith scored four touchdowns, three receiving and one punt return, as the Falcons topped the Mustangs.

Foothill’s offense did not see the field until 7:28 left in the second quarter. Shadow Ridge's opening drive went 19 plays for 80 yards, capped off by a Kody Presser 1-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter.

After the Mustangs recovered an onside kick and went three-and-out, Smith returned the ensuing punt 78 yards to tie the game at 7-7 with 9:04left in the second quarter.

Smith caught a 25-yard touchdown pass at the end of the first half to give the Falcons a 20-13 lead. Foothill (3-1) outscored Shadow Ridge (0-5) 41-19 in the second half, as the Falcons won their third straight game since their 50-6 loss to Desert Hills (Utah).

Foothill quarterback Devon Mueller completed 15 of 18 passes for 172 yards and four touchdowns. Falcons running back Justice Jackson, after only carrying the ball four times in the first half, finished with 129 yards and scored three touchdowns.

Cimarron-Memorial 20, Durango 14 — At Cimarron, running back Tyree Riley was a workhorse for the Spartans, carrying the ball 35 times for 232 yards and two touchdowns, leading them to their first victory of the season.

Durango (0-5) opened the scoring when Troy Smidt found Jayson Johnson for a 9-yard TD early in the second quarter. Cimarron (1-4) tied the game on a 38-yard touchdown run by Antwaun Rainey with seven minutes remaining in the first half and took the lead on their following possession with the first of Riley's two touchdown runs.

Riley scored on a 28-yard run to extend the Spartan lead to 20-7 with 6:07 left in the third quarter. Durango's Leontre Austin busted loose for a 61-yard touchdown run to cut the lead 6, but the Trailblazers were unable to draw any closer, with a punt and an interception on their final two drives.

Austin rushed for 110 yards on 13 carries and added two sacks on defense. Isaiah Herron and Antwaun Rainey who had two interceptions to lead the Spartans defense, and teammate Bryan Wachowski-Cook had two sacks.

Pahrump Valley 36, Clark 12 — At Pahrump, T.J. Milk ran for 75 yards and a touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to lead the Trojans (3-2, 2-1 Sunset) past the Chargers (2-3, 0-3).

Aaron Fuentes returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown for Pahrump.

Lake Mead 47, Quest Academy 0 — At Shadow Ridge, Logan Sullivan rushed for 57 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Mitch Dolinar and halfback Jared Regan each scored two touchdowns as the Eagles defeated the Knights.

Lake Mead (2-2) took control of the game early behind the strong running of Sullivan who gained 55 yards and scored all three of his touchdowns on Lake Mead's first three possessions. Quest (0-4) was unable to gain any consistency on offense and didn't gain a first down until late in the first half.

Regan scampered around end for a 38-yard touchdown just before the end of the first half to give Lake Mead 27-0 halftime lead.

The Quest offense started the second half with its best drive of the game sparked by the running of Tomas Gayman, who led the Knights with 61 yards rushing. Unfortunately that drive ended with a turnover and the Knights never threatened again.

Regan scored on a 25-yard fumble return, and Dolinar scored on runs of 6 and 37 yards in the second half for the Eagles.

The Meadows 63, Laughlin 12 — At Laughlin, Jack Berkley ran for three touchdowns and tossed a scoring pass in the first half as the Mustangs (3-2, 2-1 Division III Southern) routed the Cougars (0-5, 0-4).

Adam Martinez returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, and Max Hisatake ran for a score and returned an interception for a TD for The Meadows.

Brock Prince also ran for a score, and J Yeager caught Berkley’s TD pass for the Mustangs, who led 42-6 at the half.

Tyler Furr threw two TD passes to Jeff Chamberlin for Laughlin.

Needles 42, Agassi Prep 19 — At Needles, Calif., the Mustangs (4-0, 3-0 Division III Southern) downed the Stars to remain atop the Southern League.

Kezaun Cooper rushed for a touchdown and caught a scoring pass for Agassi Prep (3-1, 3-1).

White Pine 28, Mountain View 0 — At Ely, the Bobcats (3-1, 3-0 Division III Southern) pulled away late and defeated the Saints.

White Pine led only 12-0 entering the fourth quarter.

Tyrell Brooks completed 7 of 25 passes for 75 yards and rushed for 33 yards on 15 carries for Mountain View (1-4, 1-3).

Pahranagat Valley 54, Beaver Dam 20 — At Alamo, Tabor Maxwell threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns and ran for a score to lead the Panthers (4-0, 2-0 Division IV Southern) by the Diamondbacks (3-1, 1-1).

Maxwell completed 11 of 15 passes and threw all four of his scoring passes in the first quarter as Pahranagat Valley built a 40-0 lead.

Maxwell found Christian Higbee on a 75-yard scoring play to start the game and followed it up with scoring strikes of 75 yards to Shawn Wadsworth, 25 yards to Cody Williams and 25 yards to Wadsworth. He also had a 24-yard TD run in the second quarter.

David Ingram had a 20-yard TD run, and Brodey Maxwell had a 13-yard TD run for the Panthers.

Sandy Valley 40, Beatty 30 — At Beatty, Brandon Eastham threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to help the Sidewinders (3-1, 2-0 Division IV Southern) outlast the Hornets (1-3, 0-2).

Logan Shelton ran for a touchdown and caught a scoring pass, and Nick Dresden caught two TD passes for Sandy Valley.

Derek Larsen returned a fumble 40 yards for a score, and Alexis Fajardo added a rushing touchdown for the Sidewinders, who led only 12-8 at the half.

Spring Mountain 78, Round Mountain 0 — At Spring Mountain, Tyriq McKinney threw a touchdown pass and had a 77-yard TD run as the Golden Eagles (3-1, 2-0 Division IV Southern) routed the Knights (2-3, 1-2).

Spring Mountain forced six turnovers and scored three defensive touchdowns. The Golden Eagles also had three safeties and scored twice on special teams.