HEAD OF THE CLASS
October 11, 2007 - 9:00 pm
• ARBOR VIEW -- Boys cross country runner Jacob Waite placed eighth in a meet with Clark, Cimarron-Memorial and Indian Springs.
• BASIC -- Boys soccer player Daniel Bowman scored four goals in the last three games, including the game winner in a 1-0 victory over Silverado.
• BONANZA -- Football receiver Steven Herman had three catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns in a 29-15 win over Boulder City.
• CENTENNIAL -- Boys soccer player Kevin Rogge had five goals and two assists in the last four games. Girls golfer Alex Borcherts shot 2-over-par 62 in a Northwest Division match at Eagle Crest.
• CHAPARRAL -- Football player Ahnmal Allen had six tackles, including two sacks, against Canyon Springs.
• CIMARRON-MEMORIAL -- Girls volleyball player Mercedes Howard had five kills and two aces against Palo Verde. Boys tennis players Anthony Rainford and Spencer Bowers teamed to go 3-0 in an 11-7 win over Clark in the Sunset Region tournament.
• CLARK -- Boys tennis players Jason Gee and Josh Burns teamed to go 3-0 in doubles against Sierra Vista.
• CORONADO -- Girls cross country runner Michaelane Laurent placed 18th at the Central Park Invitational in Huntington Beach, Calif. Boys cross country runner Justin Denney was 30th at the Central Park Invitational.
• DURANGO -- Football quarterback Steven Flores passed for 135 yards and rushed for a TD against Bishop Gorman.
• FAITH LUTHERAN -- Boys soccer player Ryan Sniezyk totaled five goals and two assists in wins over Boulder City and Lake Mead.
• GREEN VALLEY -- Girls volleyball player Emma Johnson totaled 11 kills, three aces, four digs and two blocks in matches with Silverado and Foothill.
• LAS VEGAS -- Boys soccer player Chris Millete had four saves in wins over Chaparral and Eldorado.
• MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Football player Brandon Carr had 10 catches for 105 yards and two TDs against Pahranagat Valley. Girls volleyball player Brianna Collier had two kills and two aces against Faith Lutheran.
• PALO VERDE -- Boys cross country runner Zach Smith took 13th at the Central Park Invitational in Huntington Beach, Calif. Girls tennis player Shelby Zepeda was 2-0 in doubles against Cimarron-Memorial and The Meadows.
• RANCHO -- Football player DiJon Holman ran for 66 yards and a TD and passed for 203 yards and a TD against Desert Pines.
• SIERRA VISTA -- Girls volleyball player Kelsey Stegall totaled 15 kills in matches with Spring Valley and Durango.
• SILVERADO -- Girls cross country runner Brittany Spaulding placed fourth in a meet with Del Sol, Western and Las Vegas. Quarterback Nick Underwood rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another score in a 41-12 win over Green Valley.
• WESTERN -- Football player Phillip Payne had two catches for 125 yards and two touchdowns in a 26-21 win over Sierra Vista.
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
MALE
Rigo Sosa
Valley
The senior quarterback completed 6 of 9 passes for 152 yards and rushed for 106 yards on 13 carries to lead the Vikings to a 20-7 win over two-time defending state champion Las Vegas. Sosa had an 82-yard touchdown pass and an 11-yard TD run.
FEMALE
Chenoa Rossi-Childress
Las Vegas
The senior volleyball player totaled 17 kills, 26 digs and 14 blocks in wins over Shadow Ridge and Eldorado.