Wildcats intercept five passes in rout of Eldorado

Las Vegas used a dominant defense, intercepting five passes and scoring three defensive touchdowns, en route to a 53-8 road win over Eldorado on Friday.

The Wildcats opened the scoring when Erick Williams intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown 55 seconds into the game.

Less than four minutes later, Cruz Littlefield blocked a punt on the goal line, and Colby Splond fell on the ball in the end zone for a 13-0 lead with 7:15 to go in the first quarter.

La’Marian Stanley returned an interception 37 yards for a touchdown with 7:53 to play to close out the scoring for the Wildcats (5-1, 1-1 Northeast League). Littlefield, Splond and Cody Summer also intercepted passes for Las Vegas.

Summer also rushed for 108 yards on 10 carries, including a 7-yard TD run. He also caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Zach Matlock. Jack Hernandez had three catches for 54 yards and a TD for Las Vegas.

Matlock was 7-for-11 for 76 yards and two TDs. Backup quarterback Ronnie Broadhead completed 2 of 5 passes for 36 yards and two scores.

Eldorado (2-6, 2-1) struggled all night, finishing with 151 yards of offense. Quarterback Jaime Rangel completed 7 of 29 passes for 97 yards, and scored the team’s only TD on a 1-yard run.