Broady roars for Sierra Vista

There wasn’t much to speak of when it came to defense or special teams Thursday night at Sierra Vista High School.

Maliek Broady, on the other hand, put on an offensive show that more than made up for those shortcomings.

The senior running back carried 17 times for 314 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Mountain Lions to a 54-34 victory over visiting Clark.

“He’s an explosive kid,” Sierra Vista coach John Foss said of Broady. “He gets going downhill right away, and tonight he got some wide-open runs.”

The Chargers (3-3, 2-2 Division I-A Sunset) made it easy for the Lions (5-1, 3-1) in the first quarter, committing three turnovers that led to 14 points. Broady capped the quarter with a 13-yard scoring run to give his team a 21-0 lead.

After Clark opened the second quarter with TD runs by Ty’Rek Wells and Marquise Stuart, Broady answered with a 75-yard sprint through the defensive line and up the middle to extend the Lions’ lead to 28-12. He added three long TD runs in the second half.

The Chargers, who turned the ball over three times in the game’s first nine minutes, finished with three fumbles and two interceptions.

“That was important,” Foss said. “But they overcame their mistakes and kept the score close.”

Clark got within 40-34 after quarterback Nick Kinnard had a 3-yard scoring run late in the third and another with 8:36 left in the fourth, but Broady put the game out of reach with his late TDs.

“The most important thing tonight was that when things got close, we fought through,” Foss said. “We found a way to win.”

Andrew Peterson carried 10 times for 141 yards and two TDs to help the Lions.

Kinnard rushed 13 times for 49 yards to lead the Chargers, and he completed 12 of 20 passes for 169 yards and a TD.

■ Coronado 34, Las Vegas 13 – At Coronado, John Farella threw three touchdown passes and Nick Trejo ran for two scores as the No. 6 Cougars cruised by the No. 8 Wildcats.

Las Vegas (2-3) committed five first-half turnovers to help Coronado (3-2) seize a 27-0 lead.

Farella connected on 16 of 32 passes for 160 yards and threw two TD passes in a span of 59 seconds in the first quarter to put the Cougars in control.

Aided by a muffed punt, the Cougars scored first on a 10-yard TD pass from Farella to Tanner Gorski. The Wildcats then fumbled the ball away on the ensuing kickoff, and Coronado scored three plays later on a Farella-to-Travis Bowman 20-yard TD pass to make it 13-0.

— Tim Guesman

■ Palo Verde 34, Cimarron-Memorial 0 — At Palo Verde, Jaren Campbell scored two touchdowns as the Panthers rushed for 252 yards in a win over the Spartans, the 150th victory for coach Darwin Rost.

The Panthers (3-2) scored on their opening possession, going 60 yards in just three plays. Aaron Chisolm capped the 74-second drive with a 54-yard run, and Palo Verde enjoyed a 6-0 lead.

Campbell’s 8-yard score pushed the lead to 12-0, and it was 20-0 just before halftime on Dallas White’s 35-yard score and Chisolm’s 2-point conversion.

Cimarron-Memorial (2-3) managed 146 rushing yards in losing its eighth straight to Palo Verde. Tyree Riley led the Spartans with 113 yards on 23 carries.

— Sam Leeper

■ Silverado 65, Valley 0 — At Silverado, Deyon McKinney’s six touchdowns led the Skyhawks in their league opener.

McKinney scored all six touchdowns in the first half, including a 40-yard punt return in the second quarter. He finished with 132 yards on 11 carries and a reception that went for 52 yards.

Jarrett Alipipo went 4 of 4 for 136 yards for Silverado (3-2, 1-0 Northeast), including a 35-yard touchdown pass to Robert Richardson in the first quarter.

Silverado outgained Valley 355-45. Iyen Medlock carried 15 times for 50 yards for the Vikings (0-5, 0-1).

— Jordan Aguilar

■ Foothill 66, Eldorado 27 — At Foothill, the Falcons wore down the Sun Devils.

Bobby Merritt scored three times for the Falcons (2-3, 1-0 Southeast), twice picking up rushing scores and breaking a 21-21 tie in the second quarter with an 86-yard kickoff return that gave Foothill the lead for good. Devon Mueller threw for three scores and accounted for 258 total yards, while Justice Jackson and James Hagen each scored twice. Jackson finished with 127 yards rushing.

The Sun Devils (3-2, 0-1) managed just 186 yards of offense. Deven Dabbs threw for two scores for Eldorado, including a 60-yard bomb to Shane Barnes. Marcel Hemingway ran for a touchdown and scored on a 74-yard interception return.

— Mike James

■ Centennial 69, Bonanza 0 — At Bonanza, Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 131 yards and three scores and the Bulldogs (5-0, 1-0) held the Bengals (0-6, 0-1) to 36 yards of offense.

Savon Scarver opened the scoring with a 31-yard touchdown reception from Juan Rodriguez on the first drive of the game. Samuel Liaga picked off the first Bengal pass to set up a Stevenson 28-yard touchdwon run on the following play. Stevenson added a 47-yard score on the next drive and scored again from 11 yards out to give the Bulldogs a 48-0 lead at the half.

Scarver added a 10-yard rushing TD, Jamaal Evans added a 42-yard rushing touchdown and a 7-yard TD pass to Tyler Hennis, and Rodriguez added an 8-yard strike to Andre Meiers.

— Adam Berchin

■ Arbor View 42, Desert Oasis 20 — At Arbor View, Herman Gray rushed for 103 yards on 10 carries and scored twice to lead the Aggies to a blowout win.

Charles Louch wasted no time in getting the Aggies (5-0, 1-0 Northwest) out in front, as he returned the opening kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown. Roughly five minutes later Gray scored his first TD of the game, rumbling in from 15 yards. After holding the Diamondbacks on their next possession, Maurice Harvey returned their punt 65 yards to extend Arbor View’s lead to 21-0.

Desert Oasis (0-5) QB Qwade Huff completed 9 of 24 passes for 218 yards, including a 79-yard catch-and-run TD to Alec Gomez, who rushed for 79 yards.

— W.G. Ramirez

■ Bishop Gorman 56, Shadow Ridge 0 — At Bishop Gorman, the No. 1 Gaels (7-0, 1-0 Southwest) scored six passing and two rushing touchdowns and gave up just 67 yards on defense in a lopsided win over the Mustangs (2-3, 0-1).

Tate Martell found Alize Jones for a 50-yard TD strike on the first play from scrimmage and connected with Tyjon Lindsey on the first play of the next drive for a 75-yard score over the middle. Martell completed 8 of 11 passes for 201 yards and four touchdowns.

Haskell Garrett tallied eight tackles and three sacks for the Gaels.

— Brennan Karle

■ Desert Pines 42, Virgin Valley 6 — At Desert Pines, sophomore quarterback Marckell Grayson threw for 241 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Jaguars.

Desert Pines (5-1, 3-1 Sunrise) took control of the game on its opening drive, an eight-play, 70-yard march capped by an 8-yard run by Isaiah Morris. A 2-point conversion gave Desert Pines an 8-0 lead. Virgin Valley (3-3, 1-2) answered with a 10-yard touchdown run by Kai Mitchell to cut the lead to 8-6.

A 32-yard pass from Grayson to Andre Watts increased the lead to 14-6. After an interception, Jordan Diggs exploded for a 47-yard touchdown run to give the Jaguars a 20-6 lead.

Grayson connected with Watts again, this time on a 26-yard touchdown pass for a 28-6 halftime lead.

— Ron Harris

■ Moapa Valley 49, Del Sol 0 — At Del Sol, Kaleb Bodily rushed for 216 yards and three scores to lead the Pirates.

Moapa Valley (6-0, 3-0 Sunrise) scored on its first four possessions. Cole Mulcock hauled in six passes for 121 yards and two TDs as the Pirates survived an ankle injury to starting QB Zach Hymas in the first half. Nate Cox filled in admirably, completing 6 of 11 passes for 119 yards, including the scoring tosses to Mulcock.

The Dragons (3-3, 1-3) were led by running back Justin Robinson, who finished with 94 yards on 16 carries.

— John Dubrish

■ Spring Valley 19, Mojave 6 — At Mojave, Spring Valley’s Michael Bianco scored on a 1-yard run and an 18-yard interception return in the final 2:16 as the Grizzlies (4-2, 3-1 in Division 1-A Sunset) shocked the Rattlers (4-2, 2-2).

The Grizzlies limited the Ratters to 182 yards of total offense and held Ty Flanagan, Southern Nevada’s rushing leader, to just 5 yards on six carries.

Spring Valley quarterback Christian Tasi led his team on a 13-play, 90-yard drive that was capped by a 25-yard run by Tasi. The Rattlers answered quickly when Davion Fletcher broke free for a 65-yard touchdown run to tie the score at 6-6 midway through the second quarter.

The Grizzlies got the ball on the Mojave 36 with 4:27 remaining. Seven plays later, Bianco crashed into the end zone.

— Robert Horne

■ Faith Lutheran 69, Western 8 — At Western, Faith Lutheran never started a drive in its own territory.

Christian Marshall scored on his only two touches for the first two touchdowns, and Faith Lutheran (3-3, 2-2 Sunset) finished the first quarter with a touchdown reception by Robby Schwarz and a 12-yard TD run by Alfred Sobojeyo.

Greg Benson hit Mark Rubalcaba for two touchdown passes. Brytton Weber returned a punt 21 yards for a TD, Tyler Mahan returned an interception for a 28-yard score, and Soboyejo scored on a 16-yard scamper to make it 62-8 at halftime. The Crusaders had an average starting field position of the Western 33-yard line.

Western (0-6, 0-4) scored on an 89-yard kickoff return by Miles Snyder.

— Neil Grepke

■ Chaparral 48, Rancho 0 — At Chaparral, the Cowboys (3-3) scored on every possession.

Jerome Williamson completed all six of his passes for 139 yards, including a 74-yard bomb to Seitu Wyche late in the third. Williamson also rushed for 60 yards, scoring on a 29-yarder.

Casey Acosta rushed for 82 yards with two touchdowns on runs of 35 and 29 yards. Wyche also scored on a 6-yard surge. Richard Nelson had two touchdown runs of 94 and 45 yards called back because of penalties but still finished with 84 yards on the ground.

— Mike Sloan

■ Pahranagat Valley 54, Spring Mountain 22 — At Spring Mountain, Wade Leavitt rushed for 180 yards and five touchdowns and caught five passes for 143 yards and two scores for the Panthers.

Tabor Maxwell completed 16 of 26 passes for 187 yards and three TDs for Pahranagat Valley (5-0, 3-0 Division IV Southern), which scored the final 32 points.

Norman Crawford tossed two touchdown passes and ran for a score for Spring Mountain (3-2, 2-1).

■ White Pine 52, Laughlin 20 — At Ely, Laughlin’s Robert Osuna scored on runs of 45 and 30 yards, and Michael Bishop hauled in a 25-yard TD from Tyler Furr.

■ Sandy Valley 64, Indian Springs 6 — At Sandy Valley, James Rau rushed for two touchdowns, returned an interception and a fumble for scores to lead the Sidewinders (5-0, 3-0 Division IV Southern) over the Thunderbirds (0-4, 0-2).

■ The Meadows 7, Lincoln County 6 — At Panaca, Bryson Navallo had 31 carries for 143 yards and a touchdown as the Mustangs edged the Lynx.

Navallo’s 4-yard plunge in the fourth quarter gave The Meadows a 7-0 lead.

Lincoln County’s Preston Robbins hauled in an 18-yard TD pass from McClain O’Connor with just five minutes remaining, but the Lynx failed on their two-point conversion.