Mustangs score 46 points, erase 20-point deficit

Barely 10 minutes after the opening kickoff, The Meadows found itself in a 20-0 hole littered with sacks and turnovers Friday night.

So how was it the Mustangs were able to score 46 unanswered points to rally for a 46-26 home victory over Chadwick School?

"A lot of it was our defense putting us in better field position," quarterback Gerard Martinez said.

That might be true, but Martinez had quite a helping hand himself. The freshman completed 12-of-26 passes for 204 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions.

Martinez had completions to seven different receivers and distributed his five TD passes among four players.

On the same night it celebrated the 25th anniversary of the school's inception, The Meadows (2-1) trailed 20-0 with 2:54 left in the first.

But the Mustangs charged back with a 20-point second quarter, including Martinez touchdown passes of 78, 40 and 9 yards. He then fired 5- and 7-yard TDs in the third quarter.

Chadwick (0-1), from Palos Verdes Peninsula, Calif., had two quarterbacks combine for 54 passes. Though that netted the Dolphins 315 yards, they were smothered for minus-40 rushing yards on 15 carries.

Austin Brown caught four passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns for the Mustangs, who also got touchdown grabs by Pat Kenny, Remington Ross and Richard Martinez.

Kenny carried 12 times for 132 yards and a touchdown for The Meadows, and Brown scored on a 25-yard interception return in the third.

With 15 starters back from last year's Class 2A state semifinal team, the Mustangs are 2-1 heading into league play against Calvary Chapel next week.

"We've got to keep this winning going, when it really matters," Gerard Martinez said.

• Moapa Valley 37, Kanab (Utah) 6 -- At Overton, Luke Leavitt's safety triggered a 16-point third quarter as the Pirates beat the Cowboys.

Leavitt's sack of Kanab Justin Orton was one of eight sacks by Moapa Valley, which limited the Cowboys to 202 total yards.

Moapa Valley quarterback Max Jenkins was 7-of-8 for 122 yards. He threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Shaun Hilton and a 41-yarder to Matt Newton.

Running back Brad Weiss added 90 rushing yards, including a 34-yard TD. He also had an 81-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Moapa Valley had 280 yards of offense and no turnovers.

-- Jon Oglesby

• Faith Lutheran 43, Pahrump Valley 14 -- At Faith Lutheran, the Crusaders (3-0) scored 21 points in the first quarter and had 33 by halftime in an easy victory over the Trojans (1-2).

Joe Portaro, still filling in for injured starting quarterback David Sperry, was 14-of-17 for 288 yards and four touchdowns. He also kicked five conversions and two field goals.

The Crusaders scored first by recovering a high snap on a Trojans punt attempt in the end zone in the first quarter.

Don Pearson had touchdown catches of 13 and 58 yards in the quarter, and Croix Nikodemus caught a 58-yard bomb in the second quarter to push the Crusaders' lead to 28-0.

Zach Weldon rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries for the Trojans.

-- Brennan Karle

• Boulder City 10, River Valley (Ariz.) 6 -- At Boulder City, junior quarterback Ryan Washburn threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Joey Western with 2:30 to play, rallying the Eagles in their home opener.

Subbing for injured senior Jake Phillips, Washburn guided Boulder City to the go-ahead score after senior Alex Dillon made his second fumble recovery of the game at River Valley's 24-yard line with five minutes remaining.

Phillips' 33-yard field goal in the third quarter cut the River Valley lead to 6-3.

River Valley workhorse Bobby Stahel rushed for 120 yards on 28 carries, including a 62-yard touchdown in the second quarter. Boulder City senior Spencer Sasarita had 75 yards on 17 carries.

-- Jim Konst

• Beaver Dam (Ariz.) 54, Spring Mountain 20 -- At Spring Mountain, Jovi Breidel ran for four touchdowns and made a 34-yard catch for another, leading the Diamondbacks over the Eagles.

Breidel rushed for 93 yards, including second-quarter TDs of 1, 6 and 5 yards. He added a 48-yard score in the fourth.

Niko Stewart rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown for Spring Mountain.

-- Andrew Brannon

• Foothills Christian (Calif.) 27, Mountain View 24 -- At El Cajon, Calif., Foothills Christian scored with three minutes to play to beat the Saints.

Mountain View drove to the Knights' 13-yard line with 30 seconds to play, but Raymond Velarde was sacked on fourth down to end the game.

Velarde was 8-for-11 for 96 yards in the fourth quarter. He finished with 144 passing yards and 173 rushing, including a 6-yard TD run. Alex Watson added 160 rushing yards and a touchdown.

• Laughlin 56, Indian Springs 28 -- At Indian Springs, the Cougars (2-1) cruised by scoring 20 points in the first quarter and 22 in the fourth.

For Indians Springs (1-1), Adam Reinke was 7-of-12 for 155 yards and two touchdowns. Derek Oliver ran for 60 yards and two TDs on 15 carries.