HEAD OF THE CLASS
September 17, 2009 - 9:00 pm
• ARBOR VIEW -- Girls cross country runner Randi Withoft placed 10th at the Larry Burgess Las Vegas Invitational. Boys cross country runner Greg Marschik placed fifth at the Larry Burgess Las Vegas Invitational.
• BISHOP GORMAN -- Boys soccer player Austin Cain had three goals in a 4-1 win over Durango and one in a 3-0 victory over Spring Valley. Girls tennis player Taylor Larreau improved to 15-0 in singles.
• BONANZA -- Girls cross country runner Melissa Geier finished 91st out of 130 runners at the Larry Burgess Invitational. Quarterback Sterling Sprau passed for 291 yards and five touchdowns in a 53-34 win over Clark.
• BOULDER CITY -- Football player Preston Swasey had 11 tackles, including two sacks, and returned an interception for a touchdown in a 28-0 win over River Valley (Ariz.). Swasey also caught two passes for 76 yards and a TD.
• CENTENNIAL -- Girls volleyball player Alli Tatom had nine kills and nine blocks in a 3-0 win over Arbor View. Football player Chris Henderson passed for 274 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 69 yards and had a 73-yard interception return to set up another score in a 41-31 victory over Faith Lutheran.
• CHAPARRAL -- Girls volleyball player Jessica Fadgen had 16 kills and 11 aces to help the Cowboys beat Tech and Sunrise Mountain. Boys soccer player Salvador Cuellar scored two goals in a 3-0 victory over Sunrise Mountain.
• CHEYENNE -- Boys soccer player Aurelio Ramirez had eight saves, one on a penalty kick, against Shadow Ridge. Girls tennis player Unique Hawkins went 4-5 in singles for the week.
• CIMARRON-MEMORIAL -- Girls golfer Kellie Busse shot 6-over-par 42 for nine holes to place fifth at a Northwest League match at Paiute. Boys tennis player Pablo Osorio was 6-0 in singles to lead the Spartans over Cheyenne and Arbor View.
• CLARK -- Boys tennis player Stephen Lin posted a 5-1 record in doubles . Girls tennis player Pei Wei Zhang was 2-0 in singles against Bonanza.
• CORONADO -- Football player Ryan Newton passed for 272 yards and four TDs in a 35-19 win over Eldorado. Girls volleyball player Ally Davis had nine aces in a 3-0 victory over Eldorado.
• DESERT OASIS -- Girls cross country runner Lizenda Licea-Diaz placed 33rd at the Larry Burgess Invitational. Boys soccer player Jarom Stuart had two goals in a 3-2 victory over Sierra Vista.
• FAITH LUTHERAN -- Football player Don Pearson made 12 catches for 237 yards and two TDs and recorded 17 tackles against Centennial. Girls volleyball player Alex Treadwell compiled five kills, three blocks and three aces in a 3-0 victory over Legacy.
• FOOTHILL -- Boys tennis players Kevin Dion and Dylan Hansel raised their doubles record to 12-0.
• LAKE MEAD -- Girls volleyball player Amanda Wellman had 30 kills, 26 aces and 28 digs in six matches at the Lake Mead Fall Classic.
• LAS VEGAS -- Girls golfer Ashley Manhnieo shot 3-over-par 39 for nine holes at Los Prados in a Northeast League match.
• LEGACY -- Boys tennis player Anthony Moceo won a set 6-2 in a 16-2 loss to Palo Verde. Girls golfer Jessie Kresge shot 46 for nine holes in a Northwest League match.
• THE MEADOWS -- Boys soccer player Toby Warburton had three goals and two assists against White Pine.
• MOAPA VALLEY -- Girls soccer goalkeeper Kim Sprague made 23 saves in a 1-1 tie with Virgin Valley. Boys soccer goalkeeper Robbie Babb had 22 saves in a 7-0 loss to Virgin Valley.
• MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Girls volleyball player Krystyn Gonzales was named to the all-tournament team at the Lake Havasu (Ariz.) Tournament. Football player Cortland LeBoeuf rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown against Foothills Christian (Calif.).
• PALO VERDE -- Boys soccer player Matthew Polster had a goal and an assist in a 5-0 win over Mojave. Girls volleyball player Ainsley Lovejoy had six kills, five digs, four blocks and eight aces in a 3-0 victory over Mojave.
• RANCHO -- Football player Tyler Gaston had 15 tackles, including three for loss, against Del Sol.
• SHADOW RIDGE -- Girls tennis player Desiree Hogue won a set by tiebreaker to clinch a 10-8 victory over Faith Lutheran. Boys cross country runner Nick Springston placed 20th at the Larry Burgess Invitational with a time of 18 minutes, 3 seconds for 3.1 miles.
• SIERRA VISTA -- Football player Dontrell Hall had 200 yards of total offense and scored two touchdowns against Spring Valley. Girls cross country runner Xin Gan placed ninth out of 44 runners in a meet with Arbor View and Desert Oasis.
• SILVERADO -- Girls volleyball player Taylor Richard raised her season totals to 39 kills and 43 digs, helping the Skyhawks improve to 5-0 in regular-season matches. Football player Terran Madu-Jules rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-0 victory over Valley.
• SUNRISE MOUNTAIN -- Girls volleyball player Samantha Venerable had a total of 20 digs in three matches. Boys soccer player Sergio Hernandez scored unassisted goals against Foothill and Rancho.
• VALLEY -- Girls volleyball player Maureen Aquino had nine kills, seven digs and three aces in a 3-0 win over Foothill.
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