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Week 12 Summaries:

Tonopah @ Carlin: While defending their state title, Tonopah got a chance to avenge an earlier season loss to Carlin. While the Railroaders were a little beat up, Tonopah came in healthy, led by Senior quarterback Scott Thibodeaux’s 438 combined yards, and their staunch defense, to upset the number one seed in the North, 71-30.

Tonopah’s defense, led by Emilio Arias’ 11 tackles and a fumble recovery, recorded 6 takeaways (3 int, 3 fr). With Jorge Armendariz out, they held Carlin’s rushing attack to just 34 yards.

Much like the other game going on in Alamo, the first quarter was a scoring fest. Thibodeaux (17-268, 7 td) started the scoring with a 21 yard run, then found Josh Gibson for a 27 yard passing touchdown.

Blayne Newman was found himself on the receiving end of a 13 yard strike from Kyle Meacham ( 15-36-268, 4 td) for Carlin’s first points. Meacham would throw two more in the quarter and Thibodeaux added scoring runs of 27, 3 and 59 to make the first quarter final, 32-22.

The Mucker defense tightened things up in the second, not allowing another score, while Thibodeaux ran for three more touchdowns, 4,7, and 59. Tonopah had extended their lead at the half, 54-22.

Tonopah added two touchdowns in the third, a 35 yard pass to Thackery, a 7 yard run by Denver Otteson (13-135, 1td) and a 30 yard field goal by Otteson. Carlin would only score once more on a 14 yard pass by Meacham.

The win creates a rematch with Pahranagat Valley, after they won their 2nd round game against Coleville, with a record setting score of 128-74. The Panthers one their regular season meeting, 50-33. They will play for the state title at Arbor View High in Las Vegas at noon, Saturday the 22nd.

Week 11 Summaries:

Mountain View @ Lincoln Co: The Saints jumped to a 34-8 lead at the half before downing Lincoln County 40-24, in the 2A South first round playoff game. It is Mountain Views first postseason win and came as the fourth seed in the division.

The Saints scored on three of their first four drives, and then scored twice in the final 1:07 of the half.  The defense, led Billy Paddack’s 9 tackles, limited Lincoln County to 17 first-half plays and one first down, twice stopping the Lynx offense on fourth down. Nate Swingle and Tanner Peterson added 8 tackles and an interception each.

Mountain View jumped out to a 14-0 lead early in the game.  They drove the field after receiving the opening kickoff, and scored again after a short punt by the Lynx after their opening three and out series.  Both TDs came on short runs by Raymond Velarde (18 carries, 54 yds, 2 td) of 1 and 3 yards.

The Saint’s extended the score to 22-0 on a 7-yard TD pass from Velarde (9-16-140, 3 td) to Justyn Anderson.  Lincoln County countered with a 38-yard TD from Eric Rippetoe to Logan Reifsnyder, cutting the score to 22-8.  Mountain View answered with a 60-yard drive, culminating in a 7-yard TD run by Alex Watson with 1:07 to go. 

After Swingle intercepted Rippetoe on the Saints 47 with :06 seconds remaining in the half, Velarde hit Cortland LeBoeuf on a 53-yard TD as time expired.

In the second half, the Lynx received the kick off and drove down to the Saints 11-yard line, where Peterson intercepted Rippetoe in the end zone.  After the Saints were forced to punt on the ensuing series, Bruce Condie returned the kick 50 yards to bring Lincoln County to within 18 with 3:00 remaining in the 3rd Quarter.

Mountain View answered on the next series, with Velarde hitting Dylan Martin on a 37-yard touchdown pass on 4th down.  The Lynx then scored on a short run by Trent Tibbitts. 

With 4:00 remaining in the game, the Lynx had a chance to close the game to a one touchdown margin, with a first and goal from the Saints one.  The Saints stopped Tibbits on the first play, then after a Lynx penalty, Rippetoe was sacked by Dylan Martin, one of Martin’s three on the day.  After an incomplete pass on third down, Kade Lee was tackled on a reverse by Steven Abdelsayed with 1:20 left.  Mountain View was able to run the clock out from there.

The win advances the Saints into the second round where they will face  undefeated Pershing County Saturday at 1pm.

Wells @ Coleville: After a weeks rest, the Coleville Wolves hosted their first round playoff game and continued their record scoring pace. The teams combined for 72 first half point, as the Wolves defeated the Leopards 80-58. They increased their season total to 614 points in 9 games, averaging 68.2/game.

Junior Jason Peters continues to have a stand-out season and for the second time in as many games, he accounted for 12 touchdowns. He threw for 9 touchdowns on 19-44 passing for 396 yards and added 3 more scores on the ground with 172 yards. Peters season totals: 167-277-2958 yards, 49 td’s, 7 int’s. 170 carries-1163 yards-21 td’s, in 9 games.

His favorite target, Emmi Sandoval, was forced out of the game in the third quarter with a deep lip laceration, but still hauled in 6 catches for 179 and 3 td’s.

With Sandoval out, tightend Jason Clark stepped up his game and caught 4 touchdowns on 6 receptions for 122 yards.

Well’s offense gave the Wolves everything they could handle as Bryce Montoya completed 15 of 32 passes for 303 yards and 6 scores. James Cromie had 78 catches for 246 and 4 scores and added a 65 yard kickoff return at the end of the third quarter. Cromie had 378 all purpose yards and led the defense with 10 tackles and an interception.

The win advances Coleville to face Pahranagat Valley, the number one seed in the 1A South, who is undefeated and limiting their opponents to 12.7 points/game.

Round Mountain @ Tonopah: The Muckers handed Round Mountain a 45-28 loss as they continued in defense of last years championship, but the Knights made them earn it.

Tonopah jumped to an early lead at 23-0 on two touchdowns runs by Thibodeaux and one from Otteson, before the Knights found the end zone on a 60 yard punt return from Clint Wilson. Wilson (7 rec- 83 yds, 2 td) then added an 8 yard scoring reception from Cody Burgraff, to pull within 9 going into the half.

Wilson scored on a 2 yard run to make it a 1 point game. Thibodeaux (20-134, 3 td) added a 16 yard rushing touchdown to get back to 9. Burgraff (12-29-170, 2 td, 1 int) then hit Wilson for his fourth score of the game, to pull within 6 going into the 4th quarter.

The Muckers defense, led by Otteson’s 13 tackles a sack and a forced fumble, put the clamps down and didn’t allow another point, while Otteson (16-90, 3 td) added two more rushing scores to close out the game.

Tonopah’s win gives them the opportunity to avenge their season opening loss to Carlin. They travel North on Saturday to face the undefeated Railroaders, who defeated Owyhee in their opening round game, 42-28.

Indian Springs @ Pahranagat Valley: The Panthers remained undefeated as they handed Indian Springs a 58-16, first round loss.  Pahranagat jumped to a 22-0 first quarter lead and never slowed from there.

Seniors Taylor Poulsen and Brady Whipple continued their consistent play as they had a part of 46 of the 56 points.  Whipple carried the ball 9 times for 144 yards and a score and added 2 more scores on 3 catches for 106 yards.

Poulsen completed 10 of 13 for 179 yards and five scores and added a rushing touchdown. He also led the defense with 11 tackles and a sack.

The Panthers win allows them to host their second round playoff game against Coleville. The Wolves have one loss on the season, a 92-44 defeat at the hands of Carlin. They are the top scoring team in the state, averaging 68.2 pts/game, but are facing the top defense in the 1A, as Pahranagat only gives up 12.7 pts/game.

Week 10 summaries:

Wells @ Carlin: The Railroaders continued their winning ways defeating Wells 89-33 and recorded a state high 538 points on the regular season, while remaining one of the 5 undeafeted teams.

The first half produced 60 points, with Carlin on top 34-26. Wells scored with :19 left on a 6 yard pass from Bryce Montoya (13-22-155, 2 td) to James Cromie (8-100 yards, 2 td) to pull within 1 touchdown after being down by 22 early in the second quarter.

Carlin’s Jorge Armendariz took over the third quarter as he scored four times on runs of 16, 21, 35 and 20 yards. Kyle Mecham added a 25 yard scoring pass to JD Thuringer, while the Railroader defense blanked the Leopards for a 70-26 lead after three quarters.

Wells would add a 13 yard rushing score by Shawn Pearson and Carlin crossed the goal line two more times on a 3 yard run by Louis Armendariz and an 8 yard run by Chris Tangreen.

Both teams qualify for the playoffs with Carlin (9-0, 8-0) hosting their first round game against a strong Owyhee (5-3, 5-3) team. Carlin defeated the Braves in the regular season,   .

Wells(6-3, 6-2) travels to Coleville (8-1, 7-1), the top scoring team in the state. They will have the daunting task of slowing the Wolve’s Jason Peters, who is 4th in the nation in all-purpose yards and has scored 54 touchdowns on the season. In their first meeting in Wells, Peters scored 8 touchdowns on 329 yards rushing and 254 passing in their 54-18 victory.

Beatty @ Tonopah: In Tonopah, Senior Scott Thibodeaux finished the regular season in what has become typical fashion for him, as his Muckers defeated the Hornets, 76-12.

Thibodeaux, who ended the night with 10 carries for 119 yards, started the scoring with a 7 yard run and would 3 more rushing scores to take a commanding 56-0 lead at the half.

He then took the opening kick off back 55 yards for another score, before being replaced by his back-up for the remainder of the game.

The Mucker defense ended the night with 5 interceptions, 3 by Thibodeaux, and 5 fumble recoveries. Denver Otteson led the defense with 12 tackles, 1 sack and a fumble recovery. Ermilio Arias added 9 tackles an interception and a blocked punt.

Tonopah will host the first round playoff game against Round Mountain Saturday.

White Pine @ Mountain View: The Saint’s defense set the tone to earn a playoff berth in their first year of 11-man football, by beating visiting White Pine 40-8.

Billy Paddack led the charge once again, with 12 tackles and a fumble recovery, as the defense held White Pine scoreless - stopping the Bobcats on all 8 possessions.

White Pine scored their 8 points on a safety in the second quarter and a 3 yard fumble recovery, by Dallas Lewis, in the fourth quarter.

The offense was kick started with another dash by Cortland LeBoeuf - who scampered 73 yards on the second play for a 6-0 lead.

From their, quarterback Raymond Velarde took control of the game.  He threw for three touchdowns and ran for two additional scores.  Velarde finished a perfect 11 for 11 for 151 yards.  LeBoeuf also threw one pass, which was completed for 36 yards.

Tanner Peterson again led the receivers with 8 catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns, bringing his season total to 42 catches, 636 yards and 6 scores.  LeBoeuf ran for 95 yards on five carries, while Velarde ran for 94 yards on 10 carries.

Saturday, Mountain View(4-6, 4-3) will travel to Lincoln County (8-2, 6-1) who defeated Calvary Chapel 73-26 to close out the regular season, for their first round playoff game.

Week 9 Summaries:

Pyramid Lake @ Owyhee: In the last game of the regular season, Owyhee saw 7 players score touchdowns as they defeated the Lakers 88-12. Eleven players carried the ball for 360 yards as many players got action on the field.

Anthony Paradise scored two rushing, one kick off return and a punt return for touchdowns. He also contributed 7 tackles. Darrin Gallardo also had two rushing scores and added a catch and an interception return for touchdowns, while leading the team in tackles with 11.

The defense recorded 6 takeaways, with two interceptions being returned for scores. They also had 4 sacks.

Owyhee now prepares for their opening playoff game against the number one seeded Carlin Railroaders on November 8th.

Calvary Chapel @ Mountain View: The Saints played their first homecoming game as a member of the 2A South and didn’t disappoint the home fans. They defeated the Calvary Chapel Lions, 28-6, improving their league record to 3-3.

Cortland LeBoeuf, who finished the game with 103 yards rushing on 8 carries, scored the first points of the game on an exciting 69 yard run in the first quarter.

The Saints scored twice in the second quarter on passes of 70 and 10 yards, to Swingle and Benjamin. Velarde completed 14of 19 passes on the day for 270 yards and 2 touchdowns with no interceptions. The Saints took a lead of 20-0 into the halftime festivities.

Each team scored once in the second half, the Saints on a 21 yard scamper by Watson, while the Lions lone score came on a 72 yard hook and lateral on their last possession.

Mountain View’s defense, led by Billy Paddack’s 13 tackles and 1 sack, had a stellar day. They allowed only 4 first downs, three coming on one drive. They forced 6 three-and-outs on the Lion’s 9 possessions. and gave up under 150 yards despite the last drive.

Mountain View (3-6, 3-3) host White Pine (2-6, 2-4) on Thursday. A win will give them the fourth seed in the division and a trip to the playoffs.

Virginia City @ Coleville: Despite missing Emmi Sandoval, the state’s 2nd leading receiver, the Wolves maintained their pace in the 1A North as they defeated Virginia City, 60-14.

Jason Peters completed 17 of 33 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns with 1 interception. Peters also had 120 yards rushing with four touchdowns.

In 8 regular season games, Peters completed 64% of his passes, 148 of 233, for 2562 yards and 40 touchdowns with only 5 interceptions. Sandoval caught 56 of those passes for 1248 yards, 22.3 yds/reception, and 20 touchdowns. Colton Ward hauled in 48 catches for 773 yards, 16.1/reception, for 11 touchdowns.

The win guarantees Coleville the second seed in the 1A playoffs and a first round home game. They will face the Wells Leopards, who they defeated earlier in Wells,  54-18. In that game Peters rushed for a season high 329 yards with 4 td’s and threw for 254 yards and 4 more td’s.

Week 8 Summaries:

McDermitt @ Wells: James Cromie led the Leopards over McDermitt in a 1A North League win, 67-0. Cromie scored 6 touchdowns about every way possible.

He opened the scoring with a 45 yard interception return for a score, followed 25 seconds later by an 18 yard td run. He rounded out the first quarter scoring with a 70 yard punt return.

Bryce Montoya completed two passes(35,44 yards) to Cromie in the second quarter, both for scores and a 45-0 halftime lead.

Cromie took the opening kickoff and returned it 82 yards for his sixth score of the game. He now has 7 returns for touchdowns on the season. Joey Payne and David Perez each added a rushing touchdown to cap the third and fourth quarter scoring. Shawn Pearson led the defense with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery.

Smith Valley @ Coleville: Continuing with their record-breaking season, Coleville defeated the Bulldogs 96-54, in the highest scoring game of the season. Coleville has also scored 82 and 80 in previous wins, bringing their season total to 474 points in 7 games, an average of 67.7/game.

In the game, Jason Peters continued to set not only schools records, but state records as well. He threw for  530 yards on 24 of 32 passes and 10 touchdowns.The touchdowns break a 15 year old record of 9 set by Valley’s Bong Kuk Pak.

Peters also returned an interception for a score and had a rushing touchdown. His total of 12 breaks the record of 10 by Carlin’s Dion Frazier set in 1957. He rushed for 79 yards and combined with his 530 passing left him one yard shy of the record set in 2002 by Lake Mead’s Chad Bolton. The 530 yards is also second, behind Tonopah’s Mitch Lerner’s record of 641 set in 2006.

Peters isn’t the only player to break records. Emmi Sandoval is rewriting a few of his one as Peters favorite target. Against Smith Valley, he had 369 receiving yards on 14 catches with 7 touchdowns. Sandoval’s yardage shatters the previous record of 274 set by Lake Mead’s Aaron Dean in 2002. His touchdowns break the record of 5 by Wells’ Justin Jacobucci (2001) and Las Vegas’ Jewel Williams (1993).

Coleville guaranteed themselves the second seed in the 1A North and will likely play Wells as the third seed in the 1A North.  Coleville defeated Wells earlier this season  54-18.

Smith Valley’s Tony Castaneda rushed for 192 yards, but wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs fell to 3-4 in the division.

Pahranagat Valley @ Spring Mountain: The Panthers improved their season record to 7-0 Friday as they handed Spring Mountain their third division loss, 68-22.

Senior Brady Whipple had been a little quite since the first two games of the season, but shined for Pahranagat as he amassed 353 all-purpose yards and scored five touchdowns. His first score came on a 69 yard punt return early in the first quarter. 

Then he hit a groove and it seemed he was going to try and score every way possible. With 4 minutes gone in the second, he intercepted a pass and scored 65 yards later. A minute and a half later he added a 23 yard run.

The Eagles’ David Edwards returned the ensuing kick-off 72 yards for Spring Mountains first score. Taylor Poulsen (8-15-117, 2 td) then hit Kale Leavitt(3-54, 2 td) with a  4 yard scoring strike. 38 seconds later the Eagles quarterback( 20-45-263, 2 td) found Harrison Matthews(9-185 yds, 2 td) on a 48 yard scoring pass.

Whipple then returned the ensuing kick-off 75 yards for his fourth score and a minute later would intercept another pass, returning this one 48 yards for the fifth touchdown of the first half. The Panthers took a 68-14 halftime lead.

Neither team scored in the third. Pahranagat added another score on a 65 yard pass from backup quarterback Cody Hosier to Chase Hansen. The Eagles closed out the scoring with a 51 yard pass to Matthews.

“Our offensive and defensive really controlled the line of scrimmage for us today,” Coach Higbee said following their 6th division win. The defense only gave up 16 yards rushing and collected four turnovers and had 7 tackles for loss.

Pahranagat hosts Tonopah (5-2, 4-0) in a division contest that should determine the number one seed in the 1A South playoffs. Spring Mountain (2-5, 1-3) travels to Beatty (2-4, 1-3).

Week 7 Summaries:

Eureka @ Owyhee: The Vandals traveled to Owyhee and took the field with a temperature of 26 degrees and snow on the ground.  The Braves made several mistakes but their players pulled together in the last 7 minutes of the game to get a come back win, 28-26. Quarterback K.C. Catches completed 16 of 31passes for 310 yds and 4 touchdowns. Darin Gallardo had 20 rushes for 162 yards and 7 catches for 106 yards.  Dustin Sam added 4 receptions for 124 yards 2 touchdowns, and the game saving interception.

Back to back mistakes in the fourth quarter had Owyhee two scores down. A punting error in the endzone resulted in a touchdown for Eureka, then an interception returned for a touchdown on the very next series had the homecoming crowd devastated as it appeared the Braves had let the game slip away in a hurry.

The Braves’ Darin Gallardo had a long return on the ensuing kickoff which lead to a quick score and a 22 to 26 deficit. With 3 minutes left in the game, they decided to kick the ball deep and rely on their defense to get the ball back.  Anthony Paradise, Joey Pedraza, Michael Hernandez provided good pressure to their quarterback forcing hurried throws. 

Laughlin @ Tonopah: The Muckers seemed to get their penalty problems under control, only 3 for 15 yards, as they jumped out to a  30-6 half time lead on their way to defeating visiting Laughlin, 55-12.

Scott Thibodeaux continued to highlight Tonopah’s offense as he had 12 carries for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns. Mike Dolfin and Denver Otteson combined for 145 yards and 3 more scores. Otteson also hit a 34 yard field goal midway through the third quarter.

The defense recorded 5 sacks, 2 from Roberto Mirimontez for -12 yards. Dolfin added 15 tackles(5 solo), Otteson with 10 tackles (7 solo) and a fumble recovery.

Laughlin scored on a 10 yard run by Richard Camargo and a 19 yard pass from Corey Cook to Allen Layno.

Spring Mountain @ Round Mountain: For the past few season, Spring Mountain has handed the Knights some lop-sided losses. At home Friday night, Round Mountian turned the tables as they defeated the Eagles 54-0 in league play. This was the Knights third shutout in a row, while putting up 164 points. The win secured them at least a fourth seed for the 1A playoffs.

The defense forced nine turnovers, three interceptions by Senior Brandon Musselman and Junior Joaquin Ramirez again led the team in tackles as he contained the wiry Eagles running backs.

The highlight of the night came on the offensive side of the ball as Senior Clint Wilson set a school record for rushing yards in a game. He scored 3 touchdowns while carrying the ball 14 times for 209 yards, eclipsing the old record of 197 yards set in 2003 by his brother Aaron.

“It was a really good win for us, since they’ve put it to us the last few years. And for Clint to finally get this record is great,” said Coach Jim Swigart following the win. “We have to keep taking care of business to move up to at least the third seed. The fourth seed is going to have a tough go against Carlin.”

Round Mountain (4-2, 3-1) travels to Indian Springs (2-3, 0-2). Spring Mountain (2-4, 1-2) takes on Pahranagat Valley (5-0, 2-0).

Sandy Valley @ Pahranagat Valley: The Panthers held Sandy Valley to 103 yards of offense, while gaining 357 en route to a 71-6 league victory.

Pahranagat scored 6 times on the ground as 8 players carried the ball 12 times for 158 yards. They also completed 8 of 10 passes for 199 yards and 4 touchdowns. Chase Hansen haouled in 3 passes for 77 yards and two scores and added a 15 yard td run.

“We played our young kids for three quarters and they performed at a high level. These games are valuable for our young kids to motivate them for the future,” said Coach Ken Higbee following the win that kept them undefeated.

Agassi Prep @ White Pine: In a 2A South matchup, the White Pine Bobcats were able to break their 22 game losing streak, Defeating Agassi 23-16. The streak dates back to 2005. Their last league win came at home against Needles by a field goal.

Sophomore Tyler Watts led the offense with 23 carries for 191 yards and two touchdowns, while Junior Rusty Lewis added 109 yards on 15 carries. Sophomore Jake Henzie stood out on defense, collecting 12 tackles and hauling in an interception returned 34 yards for a score.

Defensive coordinator, Coach David Allen, who has remained with the program as they’ve struggled to get over the hump, said,”It’s great to get this one. It’s been a long time coming and something these guys have worked for. They’re finally being rewarded. We need to enjoy this, but have to get back to work on getting better, but this sure feels good.”

The Bobcats, under first year Head Coach Tom Sattler, are a very young squad; their roster of 43 shows 30 underclassmen, 19 of them freshmen. This is the most players they’ve had out for football in 5 years.

Coach Sattler and his staff are keeping his Bobcats focused on pride as they look to get their program turned around. Things are changing in White PIne County, as they prepare to move into their multimillion dollar sports complex, featuring a sports turf field, next season.

White Pine (1-5, 1-3) will host Calvary Chapel(2-2, 2-1) at 7pm Friday. Agassi Prep (1-4, 1-3) travels to The Meadows (5-2, 3-1).

Week 6 Summaries:

Round Mountain @ Beatty: In a !A South division game, Round Mountain jumped to a 26-0 lead in the first quarter on their way to a 56-0 shut out of Beatty.

Cody Burgraff threw two touchdowns, going 5 of 10 for 115, and ran two from 15 and 5. Clint Wilson had a 60 touchdown reception and a 44 yard td run as a chunk of his total 125 for the gameand led the defense with 3.5 tackles and an interception.

James Browning had 3 sacks and Mike Hood and Alex Seavey added touchdown runs of 12 and 5 yards respectively.

Round Mountain (3-2, 1-1) will host Spring Mountain(2-3, 1-1) who is averaging 36 points/ game. Beatty(2-3, 0-2) hosts Indian Springs (2-3, 0-2) and will need to win to have a chance at the post season.

Indian Springs @ Tonopah: Despite 13 penalties for 130 yards, something that’s hurt them all season, the Muckers improved their 1A South record to 3-0 as they handed Indian Springs their second league loss, 72-29.

Thibodeaux again led Tonopah’s offensive production with 155 yards rushing on 13 carries and four td’s. The Muckers racked up 491 yards and saw 5 players cross the goal line. The defense was very solid, totaling 9 sacks for minus 45 yards and 100 tackles. Senior Mike Dolfin led the defense with 14 tackles, 1 sack and added a 74 yard interception return for a touchdown.

Tonopah (3-2, 3-0) will host independent Laughlin (3-1) next Friday, while Indian Springs(2-3, 0-2) travels to Beatty(2-3, 0-2), who was defeated 54-0 by Round Mountain (3-2, 1-1) Friday night.

Week 5 Summaries:

Wells @ Smith Valley: Wells traveled into Bulldog territory and found themselves in a battle. It took two overtimes before the Leopards could put away Smith Valley, 44-38.

Despite a strong performance from Jordan Fletcher, who had 3 rushing touchdowns,1 passing, a 79 yard kick off return for a td and added 7 tackles, Smith Valley couldn’t finish off the Leopards. 

For Wells, Bryce Montoya finished the game with 104 yards rushing on 18 attempts and scored 3 td’s. Shawn Pearson added 103 yards and a score and had 17 tackles.

With 3:00 to go in the fourth, the Leopards James Cromie returned a punt 78 yards for a score to pull Wells within 2. Montoya ran the two point conversion in, tying the score at 30.

In the first OT, Wells Dustin Birrer, who led the defense with 17 tackles, scored from 3 yards out, Pearson’s conversion run was good. Fletcher then scored from 10 yards out and Tony Castaneda added the 2 points. In the second OT, Montoya would score from 10 yds out to seal the come back win for the Leopards and remain undefeated in conference play.

McDermitt @ Pyramid Lake: After falling behind 22-20 in the first half, McDermitt took the lead in the third quarter on a 22 yard touchdown pass from Justin Fettic(8-16, 112 yards, 1 td, 138 yds rushing, 2 td’s/ 16 tackles, 1 sack) to Frankie Hill(5-68).

McDermitt added two rushing touchdowns in the fourth, a 6 yard run from Lane Tom(14-60) and a 16 yard run from Ian Hinckley(14-81). Pyramid Lake returned the kick-off for a 75 yard td, but it wasn’t enough as McDermitt ran out the clock en route to their first win of the season, 42-28.

Eureka @ Coleville: The 1A North has been the high scoring leaders all season, led by Coleville. This game would prove no different as the Wolves put up the second most points of the season, beating Eureka 82-36.

“I’m most proud of the kids for not having a let down after putting so much on the field last week at Carlin,” Coach Will Sandy said after their win.”It would have been easy to do. This was a good league win for us.”

Junior Jason Peters continues to prove difficult to stop as he was 20 of 28 for 258 yards, 4 td’s and added another 126 on the ground with 2 td’s. He has accounted for 28 td’s on the season, averaging 7/ game.

Emmi Sandoval has been Peters’ favorite target, hauling in 8 for 138, increasing his season leading total to 33 catches for 628 yards and 10 td’s.

Eureka’s Clayton Souza caught 6 passes from Trent Gordon for four of the quarterbacks 5 td’s.

Coleville improves to 4-1 in league play and hosts McDermitt, while Eureka is 3-2 in league play and plays 2A Mineral County at home Saturday night.

Tonopah @ Spring Mountain: The Spring Mountain Eagles came out fast as Hinton caught an 8 yard td pass to start the scoring, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Muckers would gain 355 yards offense en route to a 75 -12 1A South League victory.

The Muckers were again led by Senior Scott Thibodeaux who accounted for 5 td’s, 2 on punt returns for his 5th return of the season. Denver Otteson scored 3 td’s in the first half on 7 carries for 105 yards and led the team with 17 tackles(7 solo) and a sack. The Muckers sacked the Eagles 7 times and collected four turnovers, 2 interceptions by Adam Thackery.

Tonopah(2-2, 2-0) hosts Indian Springs(1-2, 0-1) and Spring Mountain(1-3, 0-1) hosts Sandy Valley( 0-4).

Beatty @ Pahranagat Valley: At Alamo, Senior Taylor Poulsen went 7 of 7, for 187 yards and four touchdowns, as the Panthers scored 37 in the first quarter on their way to a 72-8 league win over Beatty.

Pahranagat Valley added 6 touchdowns on the ground behind Jay Leavitt’s 129 yards on 6 carries and a touchdown. The defense held the Hornets to 137 yards on 35 plays, led by Dustin Poulsen with 4.5 tackles. Poulsen added 2 touchdowns on 2 catches for 97 yards.

Beatty scored in the second quarter on a pass from Joe Serrano to Tony Dare who had 3 grabs for 96 yards.

Pahranagat(4-0, 1-0) leads the state in scoring at 279 points in 4 games, while only giving up 48 and will have a bye before playing Sandy Valley(0-4) in two weeks. Beatty(2-2, 0-1) hosts Round Mountain(2-2. 0-1) on Friday night.

Carlin @ Owyhee: Anthony Paradise had 19 tackles and 199 all purpose yards with a receiving touchdown. They played well mentally, commitimg only one penalty, but it wasn’t enough against league-leading Carlin, as they fell 54-22.

Owyhee went to a spread offense this week, but struggled against the Railroaders blitz. “I don’t think you’ve seen our best game yet. Our offense needs to be more consistent,” Coach Crowe said. “Our defense needs to improve on take aways and stopping the pass. We’re looking forward to working hard to prepare against Wells this week.”

Wells defeated Smith Valley 44-38, to remain undefeated in league play. A win for Owyhee will tie them at 3-2 with Eureka in division games.

Week 4 Summaries:

Pyramid Lake (0-4, 0-4) @ Eureka(3-1, 3-1): Friday night, under the lights has been something the Eureka Vandals have only experienced on the road; until this weekend. In their inaugural under-the-lights game, Eureka defeated Pyramid Lake 54-12 for a homecoming win.

Pahranagat(4-0, 1-0) @ Indian Springs(1-2, 0-1): Pahranagat Valley began the 1A South Division play with a 48-0 win over the Thunderbirds. With a strong defensive effort, they nuetralized Indian Springs runningback David Oliver holding him to 31 yards on 5 carries. The Panthers only allowed 180 total yards and 2 0f 12 third down conversions.

Offensively, the Panthers continued to execute their balanced attack as they totaled over four hundred yards of offense. Senior Quarterback Taylor Poulsen once again had an efficient day completing 14 of 19 for 141 and 2 td’s. Poulsen would add 77 yards and two td’s on the ground. Runningbacks Brady Whipple and Chase Leavitt had good days rushing due to the offensive line play.

Week 3 Summaries

Pyramid Lake @ Wells: The Wells Leopards needed only 36 offensive plays and 19 minutes time of possession to score 69 points while their defense stifled Pyramid Lake holding them to 14 points.

Quarterback Bryce Montoya again carried the offensive load, throwing 4 touchdowns on 6 of 12 passing and gaining another 112 on the ground on only 5 carries, adding one more score.

Even with Montoya’s sound performance, it was the special teams that shined. James Cromie returned two punts for touchdowns(51, 62) and added an 86 yard kick return for another score. Treamelle Collins scored on an 89 yard kick return for another touchdown late in the third quarter.

Wells improves to 2-0 in the division and will play at Virginia City Saturday. Pyramid Lake falls to 0-3 in division play and travels to Eureka Friday night.

Pahranagat Valley @ Fredonia(AZ): Despite playing without Senior Brady Whipple, the State’s leading receiver, Pahranagat Valley outscored Fredonia 42-12. Chase Leavitt took over the offensive duties rushing for 183 yards and scoring 4 touchdowns.

Taylor Poulsen was consistent on both sides of the ball. The Panthers defense was solid and was able to get some younger guys experience, at times playing with 5 underclassmen.

“We are now in the league portin of the season,” Coach Higbee said after the Panthers third win. ” We look forward to the task. Indian Springs will continue to improve and will play solid football under Coach Sope Faga.”

Pahranagat(3-0) travels to Indian Springs(1-1) Friday night to open league play.

Owyhee @ Coleville: Both teams entered the game undefeated and Coleville would end the scoring fest on top, 80-52. Junior quarterback Jason Peters led the Wolves scoring with 7 td passes(12 td’s in 2 games) on 18 of 30 for 322 yards. He also had 150 rushing yards on 22 carries and 1 td. Coleville’s offense is averaging 65 points/game. They travel to undefeated Carlin, Friday night.

McDermitt @ Eureka: The Vandals used 348 yards of rushing to down McDermitt 68-30. Johnny Cavener carried 15 times for 147 and two td’s, now leading the state with 434 yards on 44 attempts, and added a kick return for a td. Dillon Allen averaged 25 yards a carry on 5 runs with 3 td’s. Juan DeAvilla and Logan Cantrel combined for 27 tackles. Eureka improves to 2-1 while McDermitt falls to 0-3. Eureka hosts Pyramid Lake (0-3) on Friday, McDermitt hosts Smith Valley(1-2) Saturday.

Henderson Intl @ Tonopah: Henderson scheduled this game as a JV contest so Tonopah played without their seniors and Tonopah lost 42-30.   Denver Otteson took over most of the offensive production, rushing for 228 yards and 1 td on 11 carries and completing 10-21 passes for 116 yards and two td’s. Eddie Reynoso would finish with 5 catches for 83 yards and a td.

Adam Thackery had an 88 yard kick return for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter and brought the Muckers to within 6, but that’s as close as they would get. Henderson Intl improves to 2-0, averaging 51 points/games.

Week 2 Summaries

Coleville @ Round Mountain: Coming off their first win against a 2A opponent, Round Mountain was poised to take on the visiting Wolves. Coleville had other ideas, as Junior Jason Peters went to the air for three scores and jumped on the Knights with a quick 22-0 lead at the end of 1 quarter.

Round Mountain settled down and found a rhythm as they pulled within 6 on a 42 yards punt return by Clint Wilson and a 33 yard pass from Cody Burgraff to Joaquin Ramirez. Coleville would answer with a 20 yard touchdown pass and end the half with a 28-16 lead.

On the Wolves first drive of the second half, they fumbled and James Browning scooped the loose ball and returned it 22 yards for a score. After converting the PAT, the Knights found themselves within 4 points of the lead.

For the next nine minutes the teams traded possessions with neither squad giving much ground. Then the Wolves put together a drive and scored on their first rushing touchdown of the game to close out the third quarter ahead by 10; 34-24.

The Knights would again get to within 4 following a 44 yard toss to Brenden Musselman from Burgraff (15-25, 272, 2 td). Just over a minute later, Peters(26 of 35, 367 yards) went to the air again for his fifth passing score(3,20,30,20,48), a 48 yard strike and a 42-30 lead.

Round Mountain battled hard, but would give up a 3 yard scoring run with 2:48 left in the game. They were unable to cross the goal line again and dropped their first game of the season to a tough Coleville squad, 50-30.

Game notes: Peters accounted for 467 yards and 7 touchdowns…The Wolves Emmi Sandoval and Colton Ward combined for 19 catches, 317 yards and 5 td’s.

Tonopah @ Diamond Ranch(UT): The Muckers traveled to Hurricane, Ut to try and get back on track after falling at home to Carlin last week, but came up short, 38-20, despite solid play.

Quarterback Scott Thibodeaux accounted for 317 of the Muckers 333 yards of offense. He went 8 of 16 for 109 yards, 1 touchdown and carried the ball 16 times for 208 yards and two touchdowns. He added another 115 yards on 3 kick returns.

Despite good offensive production, Tonopah failed to capitalize in the red zone as they were inside the 10 yard line four times and at the 1 yard line twice, coming away with no points on those drives.

The defense was lead by Mike Dolfin with 14 tackles(5 solo). The Arias brothers combined for 16 tackles and Denver Otteson added 7 tackles(4 solo).

Sandy Valley @ Lund: The Lund Mustangs improved their record to 1-1 with a win over Sandy Valley, now 0-2. Both teams played short handed, suiting 9 players each, due to injuries.  Senior Colton Kreici led the Mustangs on offense with 11 carries for 127 yds, 1 touchdown and 4 catches for 136 yards and 3 tds.

Lund gave up a 26 yard touchdown pass in the first quarter, then tightened their defense allowing under 100 yards total offense, behind strong performances from Junior Jack Gibson, 11 tackles(4 solo, 3 sacks -21 yds) and from Senior Josh Niman, recording 9 tackles(6 solo, 5 sacks, -37 yards).

Playing his first full game at quarterback, Garrett Joyner completed 5 of 11 for 141 yards, 3 td’s. Freshman Eric Jensen capped the scoring for Lund on his second career carry, a 16 yard run.  Despite 11 penalties, Lund prevailed 46-8.

Eureka @ Wells: In what figured to be an early season match-up between two of the top teams in the 1A North, the Wells Leopards handed the Eureka Vandals their first loss of the season, 50-14.

Wells scored first with 2:03 in the first quarter, when quarterback Bryce Montoya found the endzone on a three yard run. Early in the second quarter, the Leopards’ Dustan Birrer ran it in from 25 yards out. With their second successful conversion, Wells led 16-0.

Eureka would cut the lead in half on a 15 yard touchdown completion from Trent Gordan to Clayton Souza and a good PAT. Their momentum was short lived as Shawn Pearson returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. The Leopards would take a 24-8 lead at the half.

Coming out of the break, Wells began the quarter the way they ended the first half. This time it was James Cromie with a 73 yard kickoff return for the score. This was the third kickoff returned for a touchdown against the Vandals in two weeks.

Montoya would throw two touchdowns before the Vandals would cross the goal line again on a 57 yard run by John Cavener. Four seconds later, following a failed onside kick attempt, Wells would end the scoring on a 47 yard run by Birrer.

Game notes: Montoya 12-20-105 yards 2 td’s, 45 yds rushing 1td…Cromie, 7 catches, 74 yds, 1td…Birrer rushed for 153 yds, 2td’s…Pearson’s 90 yd KO return is tied for 13th all time.

Laughlin @ Pahranagat: After fumbling the ball nine times, losing 3 of them, a week ago against Wells, the Pahranagat Valley Panthers had no turnovers and were at the top of their game in efficiency. “Brady Whipple, Chase Leavitt and Taylor Poulsen continue to provide us with a strong offense,” said Coach Ken Higbee following the Panther’s 68-16 handling of the Laughlin Cougars.

The Panthers ran a total of 36 plays, scoring on 8. Coach Higbee added,”Laughlin came out and hit us hard, but couldn’t sustain it.” The Panthers didn’t get on the score board until 4:37 of the first quarter when Sophomore Jensen Jones scored from 6 yards out. That began a 30-0 run, that wasn’t stopped until Laughlin’s Junior quarterback, Corey Cook, plunged in from 1 yard out in the second quarter.

Following Cook’s scoring run, the Panther’s defense tightened back up behind the strong, fundamental play of  Sophomore Defensive End Jeremy Roemer, who finished the game with 8.5 tackles.

Pahranagat would go on to score on three more runs (40, 25, 38) and on the third touchdown connection from Poulsen to Whipple, a 56 yard catch and run. Laughlin would add one more score in the fourth on a three yard run by Senior Allen Layno, but the Panthers’ Leavitt would take the ensuing kickoff 70 yards to puncuate the scoring. Pahranagat improves to 2-0 while Laughlin falls to 0-1.

Game notes: Poulsen to Whipple connected for three scores (9, 25, 56)…Panthers only had 8 first downs, outgaining Laughlin 286-150 yards…Laughlin turned the ball over 5 times.

Week 1 Summaries

Pahranagat Valley @ Wells: The Panthers of Pahranaget Valley held the Wells Leopards to under 100 yards of offense while gaining 478 to gain their first win of the season, 42-12.

For their second touchdown of the first quarter, the Panthers sophomore quarterback Taylor Poulsen hit senior Brady Whipple for an 80 yd score. Whipple then scored on a 71 yard run on his way to gaining a combined 292 yards; 185 rushing and 107 receiving.

Despite fumbling the ball 9 times, losing 3, Pahranagat would score 5 more touchdowns. Wells, struggling with their ground game (-23 yards), went to the air, scoring on a 7 yard pass in the second quarter and a 3 yard pass in the third.

Game notes: The teams combined for 17 fumbles…Pahranagat punted only once…Wells converted 1-13 third downs… Whipple led the defense with 12.5 tackles.

MIneral Co @ Round Mountain: The Round Mountain Knights posted their first win as Senior quarterback Cody Burgraff threw 4 touchdowns. Senior Clint Wilson and Junior Joaquin Ramirez combined for 248 yards rushing.

The Knights started the scoring on a 32 yard toss from Burgraff to Brendan Musselman. He then threw his second td of the quarter to Will Sweeney, who finished the game with 3 catches for 79 yards, all for touchdowns.

Mineral County’s offense struggled to move the ball on the ground, as the Knights held them to -5 yards rushing in the first half. The Serpents quarterback, Hinton did find Schrepner on a 78 yard completion for a touchdown early in the second quarter. The Knights would answer that score less than a minute later on another Burgraff to Sweeney touchdown. One more time in the half, they would connect with the same result and take a lead of 26-6 in to halftime.

Neither team scored in the third quarter. The Serpents Logan Espinosa added a 17 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, but that would end the scoring for both teams.

Coach Swigart said,” It’s sure great to start the season off right. These guys have put in a lot of hard work in the off season, going to clinics and camps. This group has been through a lot the last few years and they’ve stuck it out. Their hard work is paying off.”

Round Mountain(1-0) prevailed 26-14 and will play Coleville(1-0) at home Friday night at 7 pm. Mineral County(0-1) will play at  North Tahoe Saturday at 1pm.

Game Notes: Rnd Mtn rushed for 310 yards, giving up only 72…Ramirez led the defense with 11 tackles and 2 of the teams 10 sacks…The defense allowed 1 completion with 1 INT and allowed a total of 150 yards.

Carlin @ Tonopah: The last time these two teams met, at last years 1A State Championship, things turned out a little different. Tonopah defeated Carlin 54-20 to win their first title in 8-man football. Thursday night, Carlin defeated Tonopah 36-32, in a game that saw Tonopah flagged 12 times.

The 1st quarter ended in a tie as Tonopah’s Dolfin had a 2yd rushing td and Carlin’s Newman took the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for the first of three kickoff returned touchdowns in the game. Neither teams PAT was good. 6-6

Carlin moved ahead in the second quarter on a pass from Mecham to Thuriger. Six minutes later the Muckers would tie the score on a 34 yard run by Dolfin. Again failed PAT’s evened things at 12-12 going in to halftime.

The pace of the game remained as the Railroaders crossed the goal line on a 3 yard run by Mecham and the ensuing kick off was returned by Tonopah’s Thibodaux 85 yards for a td. Same PAT results and a tie at 18-18.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Muckers grabbed the lead as Thibodeaux scored his second td on a 12 yard pass from Blackburn. Just over a minute later Carlin scored on a 50 yard pass from Mecham to Newman. For the third time in the game, the ensuing kick off was returned for a touchdown.  Thibodeaux’s second return for the game of 85 yards. This PAT was good, putting Tonopah in the lead at 32-24 with 9 minutes to go.

Carlin then added two more scores, a 3 yard run by Mecham and a 44 yard toss from Mecham to Armendariz. Though the Muckers out gained the Railroaders 365 yards to 315, Tonopah wasn’t able to muster another score and the game ended at 36-32.

Game notes: Tonopah -  Dolfin 15 carries, 126 yds 2 tds…Thibodeaux 7-10/109 yards 1 TD, 4 Kickoff returns 225 yds 2 td’s( ties for 20th all-time)…Dolfin 14 tackles(8 solo) 1 Pass Break Up…Carlin -Newman’s 90 yd return ties for 13th all-time          contributed by Robert Otteson

Pahrump @ Mountain View: In the first game for both teams in their new divisions, 4A and 2A respectively, the Pahrump Trojans came away with their first win since 2006, 23-18.

Making their 11-man debut, the Saints of Mountain View were leading 18-17 with just over two minutes left when Pahrump took over on downs at their 30.  Coach Ray LaBeouf switched out of the 4-4 defense that had been bending the whole game, but containing Pahrump for the most part.  “I figured a 3-4 front would pretty much force them to keep running and we would contain the run and burn the clock. I take the blame for the loss. It was my coaching error,” said Coach LaBeouf. ”My senior captain, our MLB Billy Paddack, had even called a timeout because he thought we only had 10 on the field when he saw the 3 down lineman in front of him.”

The Trojans fullback Ande Floyd took off on a 58-yard run on their first play, then Pahrump scored with 1:09 left in the game.

The Saints had a chance on the ensuing drive after QB Raymond Velarde hit Tanner Peterson on a 40-yard pass to get down to Pahrump’s 30.  Velarde was then sacked, allowing the clock to run down rapidly.  He then hit Nate Swingle on a 15-yard pass, but the clock ran out before they could get another play off.

Game notes: Paddack 14 tackles (7 solo)…Velarde 10 of 16 for 177 yards, 1 touchdown, 25 yds rushing and 13 tackles.  Peterson 97 yards receiving.  Cortland LeBoeuf led rushing with 48 yards on 4 carries.  Alex Watson had a 29-yard TD run and Mark Allen had a 10-yard TD run.   contributed by Ray LaBoeuf