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Pioneers battle through adversity

Canyon Springs football coach Hunkie Cooper could have focused on his team’s countless mistakes Friday, but instead he walked off the field proud of his players for overcoming them.

The ninth-ranked Pioneers commited four fumbles, an interception and some untimely penalties but still finished the night with a 39-26 win over visiting Foothill.

Zaviontay Stevenson carried 18 times for 191 yards and three touchdowns to lead Canyon Springs (2-1), which benefited from several critical miscues by the Falcons (1-1).

“We talk a lot about adversity,” Cooper said. “It’s not adversity that kills you; it’s how you handle it.”

It looked like easy going in the opening minutes, as Stevenson’s 74-yard touchdown sprint gave the Pioneers a 6-0 lead on the game’s second play.

Canyon Springs fumbled on its next possession, and Foothill capitalized with a 2-yard scoring run by Justice Jackson to tie the score at 6-6 just two minutes later.

Kujuan Casey returned the lead to the Pioneers with a 47-yard TD catch from Bradley Alexander, but the Falcons again answered, going ahead 13-12 on a 30-yard pass from Devon Mueller to Aedan Bartolowits just before halftime.

The Falcons, who failed to scored on three trips deep into the red zone, imploded early in the second half. Two interceptions, a fumble, and two key penalties gave momentum to the Pioneers, who went ahead 26-13 on a 14-yard TD run up the middle and a 70-yard pass from Alexander to Kasey Allison.

Mueller connected with Cory Fisher to give Foothill a touchdown late in the third, but Alexander found Allison for another scoring pass early in the fourth to extend the Pioneers’ lead a 33-20.

A blocked punt helped Foothill get back in it, as Josh Ozuna scored on a 3-yard plunge with 6:52 remaining.

Canyon Springs went to work on the clock, but Stevenson broke through the line to seal the win for the Pioneers with an 86-yard TD run with 1:44 left.

“The thing there was that we were just trying to manage the clock,” Cooper said. “But any time Zaviontay touches the ball, he has the ability to change the game.”

Alexander completed 16 of 26 passes for 222 yards and three touchdowns for Canyon Springs.

Mueller completed 13 of 28 passes for 187 yards and two TDs to lead Foothill.

■ Palo Verde 19, Las Vegas 0 — At Palo Verde, the No. 6 Panthers rushed for a season-high 303 yards as they stopped No. 5 Las Vegas in the first regular-season matchup between the two schools.

The Panthers set the tone from the opening possession, going 66 yards in seven plays, aided by two personal fouls by the Wildcats. Jaren Campbell finished the drive with a 5-yard run, and Palo Verde took a 7-0 lead.

Ty Fuller, who led Palo Verde (2-1) with 94 yards on 21 carries, finished the scoring with an 8-yard run with 9:30 remaining.

Campbell added 90 yards on 17 carries for the Panthers, who held the Wildcats to 15 yards rushing.

— Sam Leeper

■ Arbor View 41, Basic 20 — At Basic, Bryce Poster tossed two TD passes to help the No. 2 Aggies seize a 21-0 lead in the first quarter, and Herman Gray and Charles Louch each rushed for more than 100 yards to help Arbor View finish off the No. 10 Wolves.

Poster threw for 138 yards, and his 5-yard touchdown toss to Mitchell Durkee along with his 47 yard strike to Maurice Harvey for a score helped Arbor View (3-0) take a three-touchdown lead with 2:42 left in the first period.

Louch rushed seven times for 153 yards and two scores, and Gray rolled up 108 yards and two scores on 25 carries. Arbor View finished with 309 rushing yards.

— Tim Guesman

■ Green Valley 43, Silverado 6 — At Silverado, the No. 8 Gators made sure head coach Brian Castro would have a happy birthday as they exploded for 14 first-quarter points in a blowout win over the Skyhawks.

The Skyhawks running game came out clicking on a 58-yard, seven-play drive. But the Gators defense stiffened, forcing a 25-yard field goal attempt that was blocked by Jacob Houck.

After that drive, the Gators’ high-octane offense took over as Brenan Adams capped an 80-yard, 16-play drive with a 3-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-goal. Adams finished with 210 yards on 23 carries.

— Robert Horne

■ Coronado 41, Bonanza 0 — At Coronado, quarterback John Farella was a perfect 10-for-10 passing with four touchdowns as the No. 7 Cougars earned the shutout win over the Bengals.

Farella connected with Tanner Gorski from 7 yards midway through the first quarter to get Coronado on the board. Michael Simpson caught a quick out that went for a 41-yard touchdown early in the second quarter. Farella then lofted one up for Brian Johnson that went for a 31-yard strike as the Cougars (2-1) went to the break up 21-0.

Farella finished with 146 yards passing. Bonanza (0-3) was led by Chilo Dore, who ran for 26 yards on 17 carries.

— Mike Bailey

■ Shadow Ridge 25, Desert Oasis 14 — At Shadow Ridge, Dominick Wilson rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns, pushing the Mustangs past the Diamondbacks for their first win.

Wilson rushed for 102 yards in the first half, scoring both of the Mustangs’ touchdowns in the first quarter. In the second half, Wilson put up another 133 yards and two more touchdown runs. The latter was a 6-yard run that capped a 90-yard drive late in the fourth quarter that melted 4:36 off the clock. On that drive, Wilson helped with runs of 19 and 30 yards to go along with a 32-yard pass from Elijah Quintoa to Kye Runnels.

— Jesse Vineyard

■ Centennial 47, Legacy 13 — At Centennial, Rhamondre Stevenson rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries, and quarterback Juan Rodriguez threw two TDs and ran for a score as the Bulldogs (3-0) overpowered the Longhorns (0-3).

DeMichael Walker rushed for 108 yards on 19 carries, and Alapati tossed for 137 yards for Legacy, which got two sacks and eight tackles from Terrell Washington.

— Brennan Karle

■ Eldorado 34, Durango 0 — Quarterback Devin Dabbs threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Sundevils over the Trailblazers.

Dabbs completed 17 of 31 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns and rushed nine times for 30 yards.

— Jesse Granger

■ Boulder City 48, Del Sol 20 — At Del Sol, Logan Branscum scored on a run of 55 yards and a reception of 42 yards in the first half to pace the visiting Eagles.

Boulder City (3-1) capitalized on three Del Sol (3-1) fumbles to build a 36-14 halftime lead.

Branscum finished with 81 yards on seven carries.

— John Dubrish

Desert Pines 34, Chaparral 21 — At Chaparral, Isaiah Morris scored twice and finished with 124 yards rushing and Marckell Grayson tossed three touchdown passes to pace the Jaguars (3-1, 1-1 Division I-A Sunrise) over the Cowboys (1-3, 1-1).

Casey Acosta put Chaparral on the board with a 3-yard run on the third play from scrimmage, but Morris answered on the ensuing kickoff with an 85-yard return for a score. Jerome Williamson found the end zone on a 5-yard run, and Acosta added an 80-yard kickoff return to give the Cowboys a 21-14 lead at the half.

— Adam Berchin

■ Cheyenne 38, Faith Lutheran 37, 2OT — At Faith Lutheran, the Crusaders jumped out to a 17-0 lead but the Desert Shields came back to win by stopping a conversion run in double overtime.

In the second overtime, Cheyenne (2-2, 2-0 Division 1-A Sunrise), took the ball first and converted an A.J. McConnico pass to Laron Perkins for a 5-yard touchdown, followed by a Kamareeon Counts PAT. Faith Lutheran (1-3, 0-2) responded with a first-down TD pass from Greg Benson to Mark Rubalcaba. The Crusaders set up for the extra point kick, but the Desert Shields jumped offside. That enticed Faith Lutheran to go for two, but Cheyenne stuffed Christian Marshall on an attempt up the middle.

— Neil Grepke

■ Agassi Prep 35, Lincoln County 8 — At Rancho, senior Kobe Williams rushed for 175 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the Stars.

Agassi Prep (2-1, 1-0 Division III Southern) drove 61 yards on eight plays, capped by a 7-yard run by Williams to take a 7-9 first-quarter lead.

Late in the secord quarter, quarterback Kameron Burrell connected with Williams on 51-yard touchdown pass to give the Stars a 14-0 advantage. Lincoln County (1-2, 0-1) then drove to the Agassi Prep 1-yard line just before halftime but was unable to score.

— Ron Harris

■ The Meadows 48, White Pine 0 — At The Meadows, Jack Berkley had 11 carries for 111 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Mustangs past the Bobcats.

The Meadows’ Jacob Gleason finished 6-of-10 passing for 66 yards, and teammate Ethan Fridman hauled in three receptions for 56 yards. Thayne Carlson added 31 yards rushing and two scores for the Mustangs, who led 42-0 at halftime.

■ Spring Mountain 74, Beaver Dam (Ariz.) 0 — At Spring Mountain, Sydney Shackerford rushed for two touchdowns and returned a kick for a score as the Golden Eagles stormed out to a 52-0 halftime lead and dominated the Diamondbacks.

■ Hamilton (Ariz.) 21, Liberty 0 — At Chandler, Ariz., the Huskies’ stingy defense gave up minus-23 rushing yards and forced four turnovers.

■ Round Mountain 54, Indian Springs 6 — At Indian Springs, Austin Boerst had three touchdown runs to help the Knights (3-1, 1-1 Division IV Southern) rout the Thunderbirds (0-2, 0-1).

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