Head of the Class, Nov. 1
November 1, 2012 - 1:03 am
■ ARBOR VIEW - Football player Anthony Smith rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown and recorded nine tackles in a 35-29 win over Palo Verde. Girls soccer player Breanna Larkin scored three goals in a 9-1 win over Spring Valley.
■ CANYON SPRINGS - Football player Donnel Pumphrey scored five touchdowns in a 33-32 loss to Green Valley. Girls soccer player Rosaura Guerrero-Escobedo scored four goals in a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Rancho.
■ CENTENNIAL - Boys cross country runner Jackson Carter won the 3.1-mile Division I Sunset Region meet at Veterans Memorial Park in Boulder City in 16 minutes, 48 seconds. Girls cross country runner Sydney Badger won the Sunset meet in 18:50.2.
■ CHEYENNE - Boys cross country runner Tevin Brown took 12th in the Division I-A Southern Region meet in 18:44.4 to qualify for state. Girls soccer player Mackenzie Smith scored three goals in an 8-0 Senior Day win over Adelson School.
■ CIMARRON-MEMORIAL - Football player Justin Davis rushed for 236 yards, including touchdowns of 50 and 80 yards, in a 31-14 loss at Bonanza. Girls soccer player Ryann Abeyta had two goals and three assists in an 11-1 win over Legacy.
■ CORONADO - Boys cross country runner Alan Ekanger took third at the Sunrise Region meet in 17:24.3 to lead the Cougars to the team title.
■ DESERT OASIS - Boys cross country runner Frankie Martinez placed sixth at the Sunset Region meet in 17:31.1. Girls soccer player Megan Stanton scored twice, including the winning goal, in a 3-2 victory over Bonanza to clinch a postseason berth.
■ DURANGO - Boys cross country runner Sami Mesgun took seventh at the Sunset Region meet in 17:43.7. Girls cross country runner Virginia Salazar-Sandoval ran the Sunset meet in 21:44.5.
■ FAITH LUTHERAN - Girls cross country runner Macy Helm ran the Division I-A Southern Region meet in 26:27.2, helping the Crusaders win the team title.
■ SIERRA VISTA - Boys soccer player Giovanni Amaya scored the equalizing goal in the final minute of a 1-1 tie against Palo Verde. Girls volleyball player Sydney Land had five kills and 10 blocks, six of them solo, in a 25-19, 25-21, 25-22 sweep of Arbor View.
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Athletes of the Week
MALE
Conor Perkins
Green Valley
The junior football player kicked a 37-yard field goal with three seconds left to give the Gators a 33-32 victory over Canyon Springs. Perkins also had six catches for 101 yards and kicked three PATs and a 26-yard field goal.
FEMALE
Sara Dort
Coronado
The junior cross country runner won the Sunrise Region championship with a time of 20 minutes, 8.4 seconds for 3.1 miles, leading the Cougars to the team title.