Mojave knocks off No. 1 Western

A sustained rushing attack and solid game plan left Mojave in a position to need only to run out the clock to preserve an upset of top-ranked Western on Friday night.

That task was made much more difficult by a non-functioning scoreboard at Mojave High School.

The teams were left playing an old-school game with no working clock or scoreboard throughout the contest, but the Rattlers escaped with a 28-24 victory, much to the relief of the restless home crowd.

"We had a coach standing right next to the (line judge) that was on our sideline to keep tabs on the time," Mojave coach Tyrone Armstrong said. "But it made things real rough on us. Clock management was just thrown out the window."

Reggie Powers ran for 115 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. He was the most effective part of a balanced Rattlers attack that kept the clock moving and kept the explosive Warriors offense off the field.

Unranked Mojave (3-0) ran 66 offensive plays to just 35 for Western (2-1). The Rattlers ran the ball 61 times, compared with 15 rushing attempts for the Warriors.

It was all part of the plan.

"They have a high-powered offense, and when you don’t touch the ball much, it makes it tough," Armstrong said. "I think their timing was off and then our defense did a good job of putting pressure on (Western quarterback J.D.) Buonantony."

The Warriors were able to get their offense going on a few occasions, but their last drive never really got started.

Trailing 28-18, Western drove 95 yards in just six plays and scored on a 25-yard pass from Buonantony to Ryan Patterson. The Warriors then forced a three-and-out and got the ball back at midfield but couldn’t get a first down and gave the ball back to the Rattlers.

Throughout each of the final two Western drives, the Mojave fans were chanting, "How much time?"

They finally got their answer when the Rattlers got the ball back and the referee indicated that less than two minutes remained in the game.

Mojave began executing the game plan from the opening kickoff. The Rattlers had the ball for all but one play in the first quarter, running 21 times and passing once on two long touchdown drives.

Western’s only play of the quarter was a 70-yard touchdown run by Reggie Bullock. The Warriors star finished with 89 yards on just seven carries.

Deandre Taylor ran for a touchdown and caught a 14-yard scoring pass from Jordan Canon on a fourth-down play in the third quarter as the Rattlers built their lead. Canon added a rushing score.

Buonantony threw for 162 yards and two scores. Maurice Harrison ran for 91 yards on just four carries, highlighted by a 57-yard touchdown.

• Silverado 28, Coronado 22 — At Coronado, the eighth-ranked Skyhawks scored a touchdown on each of their first three possessions and held off a late rally by the Cougars.

After falling behind 28-6 in the first half, Coronado pulled within 28-22 on touchdown passes of 15 and 13 yards from Dane Cooper to Tyler Knowles.

The Cougars (1-3, 0-1) were driving for the potential tying score when Silverado’s Alex Jones intercepted a pass at the Skyhawks’ 29-yard line with 1:43 left to play.

Silverado (4-0, 1-0 Southeast) built a 14-0 lead before Coronado even ran an offensive play.

Nicholas Underwood hit Aaron Reed with a 27-yard scoring pass.

After Coronado fumbled the ensuing kickoff, Terran Madu-Jules raced 32 yards for a score.

Marcus Garcia pulled the Cougars within 14-6 on a 31-yard run, but Michael Wadsworth returned the next kickoff 92 yards to make the score 21-6.

Silverado stretched the lead to 28-6 on a 50-yard pass from Underwood to Trenton Tipton.

But the Skyhawks managed only 10 total yards in the second half, and Coronado gained only 77 second-half yards.

The teams combined for 12 fumbles, nine in the second half.

— Bartt Davis

• Del Sol 18, Foothill 9 — At Del Sol, the sixth-ranked Dragons held the Falcons to 171 yards and overcame a sluggish first half to win their Southeast Division opener.

Bryan Grenier had a 2-yard touchdown run and a field goal, and Jordan Molina tacked on a 66-yard punt return TD to cap Del Sol’s 18-point third quarter.

Grenier rushed for 108 yards — 95 in the second half — on 24 carries to lead the Dragons.

Linebacker Mike McCune had two sacks and defensive end John Kirschbaum added another — all in the first half — to keep Del Sol in the game despite gaining just 51 yards on offense in the first two quarters.

The Dragons (3-0, 1-0) trailed 3-0 at halftime, but defensive lineman Pono Huihui’s fumble recovery on Foothill’s first play from scrimmage in the second half sparked Del Sol’s first scoring drive, capped by Grenier’s 33-yard field goal.

Grenier rushed for a score on the Dragons’ next possession.

Del Sol then forced a Falcons punt, which Molina ran all the way back, starting up the right sideline before reversing field and racing down the left sideline, to make it 18-3.

Foothill (0-3, 0-1) was led by Ray Grey, who rushed for 99 yards on 15 carries.

— Tim Guesman

• Basic 34, Liberty 13 — At Basic, four first-quarter touchdowns helped the Wolves (4-0, 1-0 Southeast) cruise past the Patriots.

Antaeus Martin, who finished with 60 yards on 11 carries, scored for Basic on runs of 1 yard, 3 yards and 9 yards in the first six minutes.

Anthony Ireland also scored on a 3-yard plunge, helping the Wolves gain a 28-0 first-quarter advantage.

Josh Ross led Basic’s offense, completing 14 of 24 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown. His completion to Jeff Pozdol late in the first half stretched Basic’s lead to 34-0.

But Liberty (1-3, 0-1) quickly answered with a 67-yard TD pass from Ryan Doty to Michael Denton to make it 34-7 heading into halftime.

Ian Jackson, who carried 14 times for 41 yards, helped the Patriots close the gap to 34-13 with a 3-yard run early in the fourth, but Basic’s defense took over down the stretch.

Doty completed 6 of 11 passes for 162 yards and a touchdown to lead Liberty.

— Jeff Wollard

• Canyon Springs 46, Desert Pines 29 — At Desert Pines, Devonte Christopher passed for 279 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score as the No. 7 Pioneers rolled past the Jaguars.

Canyon Springs (2-1, 1-0 Northeast) scored 32 straight points after Desert Pines took a 7-0 lead.

Christopher threw TD passes of 21, 24, 31 and 11 yards and added an 8-yard run. Two of the scoring strikes went to Juron Criner, who caught five passes for 71 yards.

Christopher threw for 154 yards and three scores in the second half, when the Pioneers outscored the Jaguars, 30-22.

Desert Pines (1-3, 0-1 Northeast) lost running back Michael Ball, who injured his left ankle midway through the second period. Kwame Banks carried the load in Ball’s absence, gaining 165 yards on 24 carries.

Jaguars quarterback Dalton Leilua completed 13 of 20 passes for 181 yards and a pair of scores, both in the second half.

— Sam Leeper

• Eldorado 26, Valley 21 — At Eldorado, Manuel Estrada threw for 289 yards and three touchdowns and David Murriel intercepted two late passes to lead the Sundevils to their first victory of the season.

The Vikings (0-4, 0-1 Northeast) led 21-20 at halftime after Shawn Williams blocked an extra-point attempt following an Estrada touchdown pass to Desmond Haynes.

Eldorado (1-3, 1-0) took the lead for good when Estrada found Ezaevin Williams on a 35-yard TD pass for the only score in the second half. Murriel spoiled the Vikings’ comeback chances with interceptions on their last two drives.

Haynes finished with four catches for 117 yards, and Ezaevin Williams added 100 yards receiving.

— Adam Berchin

• Arbor View 20, Clark 14 — At Arbor View, James Toller’s third touchdown pass, a tiebreaking 33-yard strike to Demarlo Virgil with 1:12 left, lifted the Aggies over the Chargers.

After a scoreless first quarter, Clark’s Dimarko Shoulders broke loose for a 79-yard TD run that gave the Chargers (1-2) a 7-0 lead with 3:29 remaining in the second quarter.

But Arbor View (2-1) took a 14-7 lead into halftime after Toller connected with Shaun Murray for a 46-yard TD pass with 2:11 left and a 42-yard strike as time expired in the first half. The second TD was set up by James Jacobs’ fumble recovery on Clark’s 42-yard line with four seconds left in the second quarter.

Clark tied the score at 14 on Anthony Lotta’s 1-yard TD run with 11:19 remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Aggies’ game-winning drive started with 5:55 left and covered 88 yards.

Jacobs made another fumble recovery with 1:01 left to seal the win.

— Keith Freeman

• Centennial 27, Sierra Vista 21 — At Sierra Vista, Torrence Whalum’s 1-yard touchdown run with 1:54 left carried the Bulldogs (3-0) over the Lions (0-3).

Sierra Vista jumped to an early 14-0 lead on a 2-yard touchdown run and a 4-yard TD pass from quarterback Emil Lopez.

Whalum finished with 163 yards rushing on 24 attempts for Centennial, which outscored the Lions 14-0 in the second half. He also had a 49-yard touchdown run for the Bulldogs’ first score of the game.

Akil Sharp led Sierra Vista with 218 yards rushing on 30 carries.

— Jamie Chagnon

• Bonanza 27, Legacy 12 — At Legacy, Ryan Martin ran for two touchdowns and the Bengals (1-2) made two late interceptions to seal a victory over the Longhorns (0-3).

Bonanza’s Desuan Martin put the game out of reach with a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown with 1:46 to play that made it 27-12.

Legacy was scoreless through three quarters but scored on a 1-yard TD pass from Zach Monticelli to Devin Conway that made it 20-12.

Monticelli then was intercepted on consecutive throws, with Martin’s TD return sealing it.

Antonio Beals rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown to lead the Bengals’ offense. Robert McCoy rushed for 108 yards and a TD for the Longhorns.

— Gabe Whetten

• Rancho 31, Chaparral 26 — At Chaparral, the Rams held off a late rally to defeat the Cowboys (0-4).

Rancho (4-0) took the lead in the second quarter behind junior quarterback James Cammack, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns. Cammack also ran 7 yards for a touchdown and kicked an extra point. Rams junior Mack Millender rushed for touchdowns of 22 and 9 yards.

— Jeff Hoskin

• Shadow Ridge 46, Durango 13 — At Durango, DeAntwan Miller recovered a blocked punt in the end zone and had a pair of 1-yard TD runs as the Mustangs (2-1) routed the Trailblazers (1-3).

Shadow Ridge, which overcame 16 penalties, used seven ball carriers to run up 252 yards rushing.

Shadow Ridge outgained Durango in the first half 154 yards to minus-28. The Trailblazers finished with just 126 yards of offense, much of that coming on their final drive.

Stetson Ybarra had both TDs for Durango, including 78-yard kickoff return 13 seconds into the game.

— Michael Dugan

• Cheyenne 14, Green Valley 6 — At Green Valley, a 54-yard touchdown pass from Chris Spencer to Evan Street sealed the victory for the 10th-ranked Desert Shields (1-1).

Cheyenne’s V’son Milton capped a 67-yard drive in the second quarter with a 4-yard score to start the scoring, but the Desert Shields struggled to make any more progress.

The game was dominated by defense. Trailing 8-3 in the third quarter, the Gators had multiple chances to take the lead, but the Cheyenne defense held fast each time.

Cheyenne held Green Valley to minus-1 yard rushing on 17 attempts and forced three turnovers.

— David Garrett

• Bishop Gorman 61, Rock Bridge (Mo.) 19 — At Columbia, Mo., Beau Orth ran for three touchdowns and Keola Antolin ran for 175 yards and two touchdowns as the Gaels (3-0) beat the Bruins (0-3).

Antolin scored on a 97-yard kickoff return, and teammate Mike Airman had a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown.

• Boulder City 34, The Meadows 7 — At Boulder City, Jake Slater rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns to lift the Eagles (2-2) over the Mustangs (3-1).

• Moapa Valley 49, Canyon View (Utah) 8 — At Cedar City, Utah, Joe Rebman ran for two touchdowns and Max Jenkins threw for two TDs as the Pirates (2-2) defeated Canyon View (0-4).

• Spring Creek 55, Pahrump Valley 0 — At Pahrump, the Spartans (2-1) jumped to a 20-0 halftime lead and rolled to the win over the Trojans (0-4).