3A FLAG FOOTBALL: Angela Hammond rushes Cheyenne into state title game

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

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Tiana Callego, right, and Rosalynn Del Rosario, center, of Cimarron-Memorial High School bre ... — Tiana Callego, right, and Rosalynn Del Rosario, center, of Cimarron-Memorial High School break up a pass intended for Kayla Anderson of Green Valley High School in the state championship flag football game at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Angela Hammond rushed for 237 yards and two touchdowns Tuesday to power the Cheyenne flag football team to a 19-6 home victory over Tech in the Class 3A state semifinals.

The Desert Shields (11-5) will face Virgin Valley (18-3) in the state championship at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Cimarron-Memorial.

E’leseana Patterson rushed for 68 yards and threw for 127 yards for the Desert Shields.

Cheyenne scored 12 points in the first half while holding Tech (13-7) scoreless. Kiantera Neal hand a big hand in that, making a team-leading five tackles and recording two sacks.

Virgin Valley 31, Del Sol 7 — At Mesquite, Katie Zuniga rushed for two touchdowns to lift the Bulldogs over the Dragons in the Class 3A state semifinals.

Kallie Graves was 8-for-22 passing for 155 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs. The junior also rushed for a score.

Zuniga finished with 49 yards rushing, and Elizabeth DeLeon had 58 yards rushing for Virgin Valley, which led only 7-0 at halftime.

Markell Ludvigson had two interceptions of the Del Sol (9-11) quarterback.