Skyhawks sniff out Lions’ fake

The problem with risky decisions is the consequences if they don't work out.

Sierra Vista learned that lesson Friday night when a fake punt was stuffed deep in its own territory late in the game and led to the decisive score.

Silverado quarterback Nicholas Underwood ran for his second touchdown on a 2-yard sneak with 1:41 remaining, lifting the Skyhawks to a 21-14 home victory over the Lions.

Sierra Vista faced fourth-and-6 from its own 19-yard line with 3:02 left. The Lions ran the option and pitched to Blake Marshall, who was lined up as the punter. He was tackled by a host of Skyhawks at the 15, setting up Underwood's winning score.

Adding insult to injury, the play wouldn't have counted even if the Lions had gotten the first down because of an illegal shift.

After Silverado (3-0) scored, Sierra Vista (0-2) failed to pick up a first down. That was the game-long theme for the Lions, who had trouble moving against the Skyhawks defense, gaining only 52 rushing yards.

Emir Lopez threw for 180 yards, but 73 came on a spectacular catch and run by Garland Lathan that tied the score at 7 late in the second quarter.

Silverado had no trouble running the ball, but four drives stalled on fourth downs inside the Sierra Vista 25.

Telvin McMillian ran for 183 yards on 26 carries, including a 47-yard touchdown for the Skyhawks. Kolton Villa added 105 yards on 10 carries.

Silverado opened leads of 7-0 and 14-7, but Sierra Vista answered each time.

The Skyhawks took the opening possession 60 yards on eight carries, with Underwood scoring on a 7-yard bootleg.

McMillian's 47-yard run in the third quarter gave Silverado another brief lead, but Lopez tied the score minutes later on a 2-yard sneak.

• Del Sol 35, Cheyenne 22 -- At Cheyenne, the ninth-ranked Dragons (2-0) showed off their new multi-dimensional attack, beating the third-ranked Desert Shields (0-1).

Del Sol scored through the air, on the ground and on defense to take a 21-8 halftime lead and never trailed against Cheyenne, the last area Class 4A school to open its season.

Del Sol quarterback Matt Burge (5-for-7, 79 yards) lofted a 20-yard TD toss to Timothy Lawson (three receptions, 62 yards) to open the scoring. Running back Bryan Grenier (15 carries, 70 yards) then ran 37 yards to make it 14-0.

Speedy Cheyenne back Marcus Sullivan (five carries, 113 yards) answered with an 80-yard run to lift the Desert Shields to within 14-8, but Del Sol's Derek Sanders picked off a Cheyenne pitchout just before halftime and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown.

The teams exchanged two touchdowns each in the second half, with Burge setting up one by finding Lawson at the 1-yard line with a 30-yard throw as he was going down.

Cheyenne senior back V'son Milton rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns.

-- Todd Dewey

• Palo Verde 19, Desert Pines 6 -- At Desert Pines, Isaiah Washington carried only four times, but scored twice in the final 6:32 to lift the sixth-ranked Panthers (2-0) over the 10th-ranked Jaguars (2-1).

Washington broke a 6-6 tie on a 16-yard sweep midway in the fourth, capping Palo Verde's six-play, 66-yard drive. He scored on a 13-yard run with six seconds left. The junior, who finished with 31 yards, was substituting for the injured Sidney Hodge.

Desert Pines had a chance to take the lead early in the fourth, but a holding penalty wiped out a 3-yard touchdown run. A sack and a botched running play gave Palo Verde the ball on downs at its 34 and the Panthers drove for the win.

Kwame Banks scored on a 55-yard run in the first quarter for the Jaguars. Palo Verde's Tyrone Blake answered with a 1-yard TD run.

Palo Verde overcame three lost fumbles to pile up 292 rushing yards. Blake had 10 carries for 88 yards and Rockney Ricafrente 17 for 80.

The Jaguars had 114 yards, with Banks' long run accounted for most of it.

-- Bartt Davis

• Western 40, Coronado 12 -- At Coronado, Reggie Bullock rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries to help the fourth-ranked Warriors (2-0) cruise past the Cougars (1-2).

Western took control by recovering three first-half fumbles. The Warriors capitalized for a 20-0 lead, with Bullock scoring twice and Maurice Harrison running for another score.

Warriors quarterback J.D. Buonantony, who completed 13 of 22 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns, opened the second half with six consecutive completions. His 41-yard pass to Phillip Payne made it 40-12 with 4:24 remaining.

Coronado's John Johnson scored on a 65-yard late in the first half and finished with 79 yards on 10 carries. Cougars quarterback Brady McManus completed 11 of 21 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown.

-- Jeff Wollard

• Shadow Ridge 32, Foothill 31 -- At Foothill, the Mustangs (1-1) prevailed when Preston Davis caught a 15-yard pass from Chris Jones with just over a minute remaining, overcoming four touchdowns by Derek Muaava of the Falcons (0-3).

Shadow Ridge went in for the winning score after taking possession at the Foothill 28 following a Falcons fumble with 2:26 to play.

Jones kept the Mustangs' drive alive by rushing for 11 yards on fourth-and-10. Two plays later, he found Davis between two defenders in the right corner of the end zone.

Foothill had a final chance after Aaron Dupin hit Tommy Silvas for 32 yards to the Shadow Ridge 48. But Dupin was intercepted by Davis four plays later.

Shadow Ridge (1-1) took a 20-0 lead by scoring three touchdowns in a 1:09 span of the first quarter. Darnell Aycock had a pair of 4-yard runs and Davis returned a fumble 16 yards for the other TD.

But the Falcons, after being held to minus-5 yards in the first quarter, scored 31 unanswered points. Silvas kicked a 40-yard field goal, while Muaava scored on runs of 4, 6, and 1 yards and recovered a fumble in the end zone.

The Mustangs rallied from a 31-20 deficit in the fourth, with Jones throwing a 40-yard TD pass to Chauncey Moore and the winner to Davis.

Jones rushed for 78 yards on 18 carries to lead the Mustangs, and threw for 145. Davis had 57 yards on the ground and 56 receiving. Foothill was led by Muaava with 67 yards on 13 carries.

-- Sam Leeper

• Centennial 35, Durango 14 -- At Durango, running back Matt Holley scored on the ground, through the air and on a punt return, leading the Bulldogs (2-0) over the Trailblazers (1-2).

Holley, who had 109 receiving yards, caught all of Tyson Turley's completed passes, including a 36-yarder for a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. Early in the third, Holly scored on a punt return to make it 28-0.

Durango scored in the fourth quarter when senior Joseph Baraga ripped the ball out of the hands of the Centennial runner and ran 60 yards. Steven Flores added a 25-yard touchdown pass to Donald Whipple.

Centennial's Julius Smith led all rushers with 91 yards.

-- David Garrett

• Rancho 39, Bonanza 24 -- At Bonanza, the Rams (3-0) rolled up more than 30 points for the third consecutive game and beat the Bengals (0-2).

Kevin Dupree starred on defense and special teams. He blocked a punt and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown, and also had three tackles for a loss, including a first-half sack to stop a long Bonanza drive.

James Cammack scored on an 87-yard run and Dijon Holman returned an interception 60 yards to boost Rancho's halftime lead to 25-6.

Bonanza battled back behind Antonio Beals, who finished with 180 yards on the ground, but Cammack answered with a 2-yard TD run and a scoring pass to Harvey Yarbrough in the fourth quarter.

-- Adam Berchin

• Green Valley 39, Arbor View 17 -- At Green Valley, Frank Satterfield scored on runs of 72 and 77 yards on Green Valley's first two plays from scrimmage and the Gators (1-2) rolled over the Aggies (1-1).

All of Green Valley's touchdowns came on big plays. Junior Derrick Stevens scored on a 90-yard kickoff return, senior Cody Aughney returned a fumble 15 yards and senior Zacharie Gallegos returned a fumble 68 yards.

Sophomore kicker Nolan Kohorst added field goals of 25 and 19 yards for the Gators.

Arbor View senior quarterback James Toller threw 26-yard TD passes to junior Shaun Murray and senior John Johnson. Senior Adam Fitzgerald had a 20-yard field goal.

-- Jeff Hoskin

• Basic 27, Chaparral 20 -- At Basic, Josh Ross completed 12 of 21 passes for 205 yards and three TDs, and the Wolves (3-0) held off a second-half rally by the Cowboys (0-3).

Ross' TD passes came in the first quarter from 32, 28 and 35 yards. Anthony Ireland added Basic's other score on a 2-yard run as the half ended.

Quentin McCloud provided virtually all of Chaparral's offense, rushing for 227 yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries.

-- Michael Dugan

• Mojave 31, Valley 13 -- At Valley, the Rattlers (2-0) dominated on the ground and capitalized on six turnovers by the Vikings (0-3).

Valley had possession for 30 of the 48 minutes and a 65-42 play advantage, but had five fumbles and an interception.

Chris McSwain's 25-yard interception return put Mohave on the scoreboard, and quarterback Jordan Cannon followed with a 1-yard sneak to make it 12-0.

Kerwin Williams scored for the Vikings on a 17-yard run on fourth-and-goal, but Valley would get no closer. Mojave scored just before halftime when Marcus Carter recovered a fumble in the end zone.

Dre Taylor (8-yard run) and Cannon (52-yard run) scored for the Rattlers in the second half. Williams added Valley's other TD on a 58-yard option toss in the third quarter.

Valley's Malcom Wilks led all rushers with 88 yards.

-- Jamie Chagnon

• The Meadows 34, White Pine 6 -- At The Meadows, Graham Hilts passed for three TDs and Patrick Kenny rushed for two as the Mustangs (3-0) breezed past the Bobcats (0-2).

Hilts hooked up with Austin Brown for a 15-yard TD on The Meadows' first possession and Jonathan Chino for a 50-yard score on the second.

White Pine was led by quarterback Michael Johnson, who rushed for 146 yards.

-- Nathan Stuck

• Bishop Gorman 35, Dixie (Utah) 0 -- At St. George, Utah, Dylan Barrera threw for 155 yards and three TDs as the Gaels (2-0) beat the Flyers (2-3).

Seventh-ranked Bishop Gorman bolted to a 28-0 first-quarter lead. Brendan Dolby ran for a 24-yard TD and caught a 24-yard pass from Barrera. Trey Mays and Kamana Kaimikaua also caught TD passes and Beau Orth ran for a score.

• Snow Canyon (Utah) 59, Eldorado 3 -- At St. George, Utah, Adam Timo ran for 156 yards and six touchdowns on 14 carries as the Warriors routed the Sundevils (0-3).