Moapa Valley runs past Rancho
Moapa Valley's Jake Pearce rushed for two touchdowns to lead the Pirates (2-2) to a 39-7 road win over Rancho (0-4) on Friday.
Pearce had TD runs of 7 and 4 yards and added both 2-point conversions to lead Moapa Valley to a 24-7 halftime lead. He finished with 67 yards on 19 carries.
Moapa quarterback Kelan Weiss led the offense with 163 passing yards, including a 7-yard TD toss to Hayden Cooper.
Rancho’s lone score came on Brandon Pletsch’s 28-yard pass to Mike Cruz and gave it a short-lived 7-0 lead.
Moapa responded with an eight-play, 52-yard drive ending with Pearce’s 7-yard TD.
Alex Huerta added a 29-yard TD run for the Pirates, and Haydn Waite had a 1-yard TD in the fourth quarter.
