Ramirez’s TD leads Knights by Wolverines

With a 22-16 lead in the fourth quarter, Henderson International was less than 11 minutes from clinching a playoff spot.

Round Mountain's Joaquin Ramirez made sure the young Wolverines will have to wait until next year.

The senior running back scored on a 1-yard run on fourth-and-goal with 1:54 remaining as the Knights scored twice in the final eight minutes to gain a 28-22 road win Thursday and clinch the fourth and final berth in the Class 1A Southern League playoffs.

Ramirez carried 42 times for 295 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of 1, 2 and 8 yards.

"It was either the last (game) or we go on to the playoffs," Ramirez said. "When you're a senior, you don't want it to be your last game. I'm just glad we came back, we fought, and it's good to get the victory."

Ramirez accounted for all but seven of 334 yards of offense for Round Mountain (3-6, 3-3).

The Wolverines (3-6, 2-4) drove to Round Mountain's 10-yard line with 2.1 seconds left, but their final pass attempt fell incomplete.

Henderson International entered the game with seven of its 21 players injured, and leading rusher Jay Sutorius left the game with an injury in the second half.

The Wolverines rushed for 308 yards, led by Chris Laliberte (121 yards, one TD), Keenan Gladd-Brown (97 yards) and Sutorius (96 yards, one TD).

• Calvary Chapel 20, Lincoln County 19 -- At Mountain View, Justin Cox scored three touchdowns, including the game-clinching score with seven minutes left, as the Lions shocked the Lynx.

Cox caught two touchdown passes, highlighted by taking a hook-and-lateral toss 66 yards in the fourth quarter to put Calvary Chapel up 20-11.

Cox rushed for another touchdown and gained 154 total yards (90 receiving, 64 rushing).

Following the hook-and-lateral, Lynx quarterback Eric Rippetoe hit Travis Sonnenberg on a 19-yard touchdown pass, cutting the lead to one with 2:43 remaining.

But two big runs by Cox enabled the Lions (3-5, 3-4 2A Southern League) to run out the clock.

The Lynx outgained the Lions 242-209 but were stopped three times deep in Calvary Chapel territory, including once inside the 1.

-- Sam Leeper

• Moapa Valley 52, Virgin Valley 0 -- At Overton, the Pirates (6-3, 2-0 3A Southern) routed the rival Bulldogs (3-6, 1-1) to win the league title and clinch a first-round playoff bye.

Moapa Valley quarterback Kelan Weiss threw all five of his TD passes in the first half. He finished 9 of 10 for 320 yards.

Matt Newton caught six passes for 265 yards, including TD receptions of 51, 60, 62 and 38 yards.

Weiss added a 28-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter.

• The Meadows 42, West Wendover 6 -- At The Meadows, the Mustangs (8-1, 7-0 2A Southern) wrapped up an outright league title after building a 42-0 halftime lead.

The Meadows quarterback Garrett Gosse threw all four of his touchdown passes in the first quarter and finished 8 of 11 for 183 yards.

The Meadows' Dylan Lee caught four passes for 92 yards, including TDs of 30 and 36 yards. Mike Kenny carried six times for 69 yards and one TD.

Richard Lee had two of The Meadows' four interceptions on defense.

• Mountain View 46, White Pine 0 -- At Ely, Cortland LeBoeuf rushed for 117 yards and two TDs on nine carries as the Saints (8-2, 6-1 2A Southern) blasted the Bobcats (2-7, 2-5).

LeBoeuf scored on first-half runs of 5 and 55 yards. He also returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a score.

• Spring Mountain 42, Laughlin 38 -- At Spring Mountain, James Maestas' 57-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 43 seconds left lifted the Eagles (7-3) over the Cougars (7-2).

Laughlin scored to take a 38-34 lead in the final minute, but Maestas' third touchdown put Spring Mountain ahead for good.

Maestas also rushed 16 times for 152 yards and a touchdown and caught two passes for 47 yards and a score.

• Boulder City 55, Sunrise Mountain 0 -- At Sunrise Mountain, Devin Combs scored three first-quarter touchdowns, and Matt Combs added two third-quarter scores as the Eagles (6-4) roughed up the Miners (1-8).

Combs carried 13 times for 100 yards and had touchdown runs of 7, 1 and 2 yards in the first quarter. Matt Combs, who scored on runs of 2 and 20 yards, had 10 carries for 95 yards as the Eagles used 12 rushers to combine for 264 yards on the ground.

• Tonopah 55, Indian Springs 20 -- At Indian Springs, Denver Otteson rushed for 249 yards and three touchdowns on 16 carries to lead the Muckers (5-4, 5-1 1A Southern) past the Thunderbirds (2-6, 1-5).

Indian Springs quarterback Adam Reinke passed for 255 yards and two TDs and rushed for 79 yards and another score.