Kody Presser rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries, with all four scores coming in the first half, to lead the Mustangs to a 55-22 victory over Mojave.
Football
The Rattlers move up to Class 4A this season after an impressive run to the Class 3A state title game last fall.
In his second year as head coach, Abraham Gonzalez led the Rattlers on an incredible turnaround. After going 1-8 in 2016, Mojave was 10-3 and advanced to the Class 3A state title game.
Virgin Valley three-sport athlete Jayden Perkins won the Male Athlete of the Year
All-league football teams, as selected by coaches.
Noah Thompson scored on a pair of twin 44-yard touchdown runs, the second one killing any thoughts of a Fernley comeback, to lead Mojave to a 42-13 win.
Mojave and Tawee Walker bested Virgin Valley and Jayden Perkins in a battle between two of the best in Class 3A, with Walker racking up 221 yards of offense and three touchdowns in the Rattlers’ 46-20 road victory over Virgin Valley on Thursday to send Mojave to the first state semifinal game in program history.
Mojave scored the go-ahead touchdown late in the fourth quarter to beat Chaparral in the first round of the Class 3A Southern Regional playoffs.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.
Tawee Walker ran for four touchdowns to power Mojave’s football team to a 44-34 home win over Pahrump Valley on Thursday.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.
Mojave took advantage of turnovers, field position, and Tawee Walker’s three touchdowns to clinch a Sunset League playoff berth with a 40-6 road win over Cheyenne on Friday.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.
Junior running back Tawee Walker ran for 143 yards and helped Mojave to a 36-0 home victory over Western on Thursday night.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.
