Aaron McAllister ignites Basic in Henderson Bowl win
October 15, 2016 - 3:55 pm
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Basic's Daniel Paonessa (9) breaks up a pass intended for Green Valleyճ Christian Mayberry (25) during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's Jacob Fulton (72) runs the ball after an interception to score a touchdown during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's DeShawn Eagles (2) and Jacob Fulton (72) celebrate Fulton's interception and touchdown during a football game against Green Valley at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's Frank Harris (11) is tackled by Green Valley defense during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's Frank Harris (11) looks to get past Green Valleyճ Antoin Kealoha (6) during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's Xavier Caduto (10) reacts after getting injured during a football game against Green Valley at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's Zack Grismanauskas (6) runs the ball against Green Valley during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's Aaron McAllister (3) makes a pass before being tackled by Green Valley defense during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Green Valley's Reyden Morett (44) is tackled by Basicճ Quison Owens (17) during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's DeShawn Eagles (2) misses a pass as Green Valleyճ Antoin Kealoha (6) defends during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's Frank Harris (11) scores a touchdown against Green Valley during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's DeShawn Eagles comes up short on a pass during a football game against Green Valley at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic players celebrate their win over Green Valley in the Henderson Bowl football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Green Valley's Brock Hershberger (45) goes up to receive a pass during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic football players drink water during a football game against Green Valley at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Green Valley's Braxton Harms (32) runs the ball against Basic during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Green Valley's Reyden Morett (44) receives a pass during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Basic's Toby Horneck (5) runs the ball against Green Valley during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Green Valley's Eric Faber (34) scores a touchdown against Basic during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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Green Valley's Antoin Kealoha (6) breaks up a pass intended for Basicճ Patrick Lustin (1) during a football game at Basic High School in Henderson on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Basic’s high-powered passing attack didn’t look very impressive in the first half on Friday night against Green Valley.
It only took one play for the Wolves to change that.
Aaron McAllister hit DeShawn Eagles with a 79-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage in the second half to ignite Basic’s offense, and the Wolves rolled to a 35-7 home win over the Gators in the annual Henderson Bowl rivalry game.
“It got the crowd alive, it got our team alive and after that, it just started rolling,” McAllister said. “Everything started clicking for us.”
It was the first of three second-half TD passes for McAllister, who passed for 200 yards in the second half.
“They were doing a great job of taking away the things we do well,” Basic coach Jeff Cahill said. “We just decided if they were going to press us, we’re going to take a couple shots and see if our guys can make plays. And both DeShawn and (Frank) Harris ended up doing that.”
The 6-foot-4-inch Eagles won a jump ball over 5-8 Green Valley defensive back Antoin Kealoha near midfield, then sidestepped a defender and raced to the end zone to give the fifth-ranked Wolves (6-1, 3-0 Southeast League) a 21-0 lead with 11:38 to go in the third quarter.
Basic had only 60 yards of offense in the first half, but it didn’t matter as the defense kept Green Valley from getting anything going.
Defensive end Jacob Fulton led the charge, intercepting a pass from Kalyja Waialae and returning it 19 yards for a touchdown with 7:29 to go in the first quarter.
“When Fulton intercepted that from his defensive end spot and scored, that gave us a huge boost,” Cahill said. “I think that was the key to the game right there. That really turned everything.”
Things got tougher for Green Valley when Waialae went down with an injury after taking a big hit at the end of a 6-yard run in the second quarter. That forced running back Braxton Harms into action at quarterback, and he was intercepted three times. Waialae was later helped onto a golf cart, and didn’t return.
“It was unfortunate when he got hurt, but that really hurt them and what they wanted to do,” Cahill said. “They’re down to their third- or fourth-string guy now, and any program would be in trouble with that happening.”
Without a credible passing attack, Basic was able to key on the run and limit Green Valley’s offensive effectiveness.
The bomb to Eagles ignited the offense. McAllister added a 30-yard scoring pass to Dorian McAllister with 6:09 to go in the third quarter, then hit Harris in stride for a 45-yard TD pass to put the Wolves up 35-0 with 10:27 to go.
Eagles finished with three catches for 117 yards and also intercepted a pass, and the 6-3 Harris had three catches for 49 yards.
“It makes it so tough on the defense, because if they rotate to one side, the other guy’s by himself,” Cahill said. “And that’s what was happening. Aaron threw a couple of great balls to those two, and that really sealed the game.”
The Gators (3-4, 0-3) finally got on the board when Eric Faber scored on an 8-yard run with 1:30 to play, but it was far too late to prevent Basic from taking a second consecutive Henderson Bowl.
“It feels good. Two years in a row,” Aaron McAllister said. “We came in here overly excited and we knew what we had to execute well and that’s what we did.”
Contact prep sports editor Damon Seiters at 702-380-4587 or dseiters@reviewjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter: @DamonSeiters
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