Frankie Garcia rushed for three touchdowns to power host Needles to a 28-0 win over White Pine in a Division III state quarterfinal.
Football
Needles running back Derek Wagstaff had the kind of game most backs dream of Saturday.
Needles opened up its Division III Southern League season Friday by rolling to a 48-6 win over visiting Laughlin.
Trenton Poe-Evans finished with five touchdowns Friday to lead Needles’ football team to a 60-20 win over Odyssey Institute (Ariz.) in Flagstaff, Ariz.
The spring combine season is in full swing, and that means prep football players across the country are trying to impress college coaches without actually putting on pads and helmets.
Linemen rarely win high-profile awards in football because the position flies under the radar and is often taken for granted.
A defensive stand in the fourth quarter Friday helped The Meadows’ football team hold off visiting Needles, 16-7 in a Division III state quarterfinal.
Jack Berkley had 34 carries for 210 yards and four touchdowns to lead The Meadows football team to a 41-28 win at Needles on Thursday.
McClain O’Connor completed 13 of 23 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown and added 135 yards and two scores on the ground to lift Lincoln County’s football team to a 26-18 win over Needles in Panaca.
Agassi Prep used a 13-point third quarter to rally from a 16-7 halftime deficit Friday on its way to a 20-16 win at Needles.
Stephan Laushaul rushed for 249 yards and four touchdowns, and Agassi Prep’s football team exploded for 43 points in the second quarter on the way to a 63-20 victory over Mountain View on Friday at Rancho.
