ROUNDUP: Agassi Prep’s Kemp shows strength in rout of Laughlin
Agassi Prep appears to have a potent rushing attack led by senior running back DeVonn Porter this season.
The emergence of quarterback Terrell Kemp could make the Stars a playoff contender.
Kemp threw five first-half touchdown passes to lead Agassi Prep to a 58-0 rout of Laughlin in both teams’ Class 2A Southern League opener Friday night at Rancho.
The junior completed 6 of 7 passes for 129 yards, with all five of his TD tosses coming in the first half. His only incompletion was a dropped pass.
“I don’t have the words to describe how pleased I am with (Kemp’s) performance,” Agassi Prep coach Colt Goodman said. “He’s a threat on his feet as well as throwing the ball.”
Kemp hooked up with senior receiver LeShaun Sims on TD passes of 26, 22 and 41 yards in the first quarter, and the duo added a 12-yard strike in the second. He also found Curtis Watson for a 27-yard scoring strike to help the Stars (1-1) to a 42-0 halftime lead.
Sims, who also scored on a 17-yard run in the fourth quarter, caught four passes for 101 yards.
“LeShaun, he’s more of a defensive player,” Kemp said. “But today, he showed he’s an offensive player.
“We just did what we had to do in the passing game.”
“We just did what we had to do in the passing game.”
Porter carried 11 times for 113 yards for Agassi Prep, which outgained Laughlin 358-8. The Cougars (2-1) had 10 plays go for negative yardage.
“I think we made a statement tonight,” Goodman said. “We’ve been on the other side of that number for a few years. This team has finally matured.”
Playing its first season at the 2A level, Laughlin was down to 13 active players following an injury delay of more than 25 minutes in the second quarter.
Laughlin quarterback Andre Prosise suffered an apparent neck injury early in the second quarter. The senior moved his arms and legs while lying on the ground as his neck was held in place by an athletic trainer. Prosise was eventually carted off the field on a stretcher and left in an ambulance.
Laughlin coach Jason Leonard said Prosise had movement in his extremities and was taken away in the ambulance as a precautionary measure.
Boulder City 17, Canyon View (Utah) 14 — At Boulder City, Joe Woodbury scored on a 3-yard run with 1:22 to play to lift the Eagles (3-1) past the Falcons (0-4).
Woodbury led all rushers with 124 yards on 14 carries. Colton Schulz added 56 yards on six carries for Boulder City, and Dustin Mantia had 42 yards on seven carries.
Canyon View turnovers led to a 25-yard field goal by junior Keenan Sharp-Bryant in the first quarter. Senior Jack LaMarca then scored on a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, helping the Eagles to a 9-7 halftime lead.
The Falcons took the lead as Kameron King hit Zack Hansen with TD passes of 12 and 24 yards.
Boulder City had 328 yards of total offense, to Canyon View’s 211.
— Jim Konst
Virgin Valley 52, Pahrump Valley 7 — At Pahrump, the Bulldogs took advantage of three early miscues to sprint to a 26-7 first-quarter lead en route to the easy victory.
Virgin Valley (3-1) recovered a botched kickoff at the Pahrump 3, and two plays later Richard Vidal scored on a 3-yard run. Less than three minutes later, the Trojans (0-3) fumbled the snap on a punt, giving the Bulldogs the ball at the Pahrump 35. That set up a 35-yard TD pass from Humberto Urias to Kyler Hughes.
Vidal added another 3-yard TD run before Pahrump’s Jonathan Mitchell scored on an 89-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to provide the lone score for the Trojans, who ran their losing streak to 21 consecutive games.
Urias added a 13-yard TD pass to Daniel Gleave and a 2-yard TD run as the Bulldogs took a 46-7 halftime advantage.
— Don McDermott
Mountain View 60, Lincoln County 28 — At Panaca, Jacob Duldulao rushed for 177 yards and three touchdowns as the Saints opened league play by running over the Lynx.
Duldulao scored on a 32-yard run in the first quarter, an 18-yard scamper in the third and a 20-yard run in the fourth quarter. Mountain View (2-2, 1-0 Class 2A Southern) racked up 416 rushing yards on 36 total carries.
Saints quarterback T.J. Engel rushed for 1- and 7-yard touchdowns and also completed a 40-yard strike to Justyn Anderson, who added a 7-yard TD run.
The Saints led 36-20 entering the fourth quarter, but put the game away on the 7-yard scoring run by Engel, a 3-yard TD run by Larson and Duldulao’s final touchdown.
Cole McClain had second-half touchdown runs of 5 and 65 yards for the Lynx (1-2, 0-1). McClain rushed for 154 yards on 13 carries, and Taylor Price carried 15 times for 107 yards for Lincoln County.
Indian Springs 38, Spring Mountain 32 — At Indian Springs, Adam Reinke rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two more to lead the Thunderbirds (2-1, 1-0 1A Southern League) past the Golden Eagles (2-1, 0-1).
Reinke piled up 99 rushing yards on 15 carries, with TD runs of 23 and 5 yards. He also hit Xavier Pena with scoring passes of 30 and 20 yards. The Thunderbird quarterback completed 13 of 20 passes for 192 yards. He also made 21 tackles on defense.
Josh Swisher rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown, caught seven passes for 94 yards, and was in on nine tackles for Indian Springs.
Malcom Brown rushed for two scores and passed for another to lead Spring Mountain, which scored the game’s final 18 points.
Pahranagat Valley 28, Joshua Springs (Calif.) 20 — At Alamo, Chase Hansen scored on a 10-yard run on the first series of overtime, then came away with a game-ending interception on the ensuing drive to lift the Panthers past the Lightning.
Hansen’s TD run in overtime gave Pahranagat (3-0) a 26-20 lead before Cody Hosier hit Kale Leavitt with a two-point conversion pass.
Hansen carried 18 times for 116 yards for the Panthers. He also scored on a 45-yard run in the second quarter.
Hosier completed 11 of 18 passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns for Pahranagat Valley, which extended its winning streak to 25 games.
Needles 42, White Pine 34 — At Needles, Calif., Daric Courtwright’s 2-yard touchdown run and ensuing two-point conversion run in triple overtime gave the Mustangs (1-2, 1-0) the lead before their defense made a stand to beat the Bobcats (0-3, 0-1).
Needles rallied from a 22-8 halftime deficit.