4A ROUNDUP: Basic rolls to easier-than-expected win at Coronado

Basic coach Jeff Cahill sent his players onto the field Friday at Coronado expecting a game that could be decided in the final minute.

Things didn’t go quite as Cahill expected.

Instead, the Wolves took advantage of countless mistakes by the Cougars and rolled to a 46-8 road victory.

Charles Phillips rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries to lead Basic, which improved to 3-1, 1-0 in the Southeast Division.

“This win was huge for us,” Cahill said. “It’s a game we’ve been talking about since January when the schedule came out.”

The Wolves’ defense appeared outmatched early as Coronado opened with a 17-play, 67-yard drive. But the Cougars (2-2, 0-1) failed to score, turning the ball over on downs at the Basic 10.

“We got that stop, and it really turned momentum in our favor,” Cahill said. “It was especially big for our defense not to let them score.”

Basic, which did not log a first down — or need one — until midway through the second quarter, got its first break by blocking a Coronado punt late in the first. Martell Walker scored on a 1-yard plunge seconds later to give the Wolves a 7-0 lead.

Basic added 13 points off Coronado turnovers within the next two minutes, scoring on a 78-yard sprint by Charles Phillips and a 17-yard run by Anthany Lessier to make it 20-0 with 10:27 left in the half.

“When we got up 20-0, we started to see the air let out of (Coronado),” Cahill said. “They just never seemed to recover.”

The Cougars, who had four turnovers and nine penalties, made critical mistakes each time it appeared they might rally.

The Wolves kept attacking, making it 26-0 on a 5-yard pass from Robby Faiman to Justin Burdno just before halftime.

Second-half runs by Phillips and Edward Villaros, and a 17-yard pass from Faiman to Jeff Pozdol complete the rout.

Marcus Garcia, who rushed for 77 yards on 12 carries, got Coronado on the board with a 3-yard run late in the fourth quarter.

Legacy 33, Centennial 14 — At Legacy, the Longhorns (4-0, 1-0 Northwest) trailed 14-0 after Centennial’s first two possessions, then blanked the Bulldogs (2-2, 0-1) the rest of the way and scored 19 points in the fourth quarter.

Centennial quarterback Chris Henderson threw for a touchdown and ran for another in the first 16 minutes, capping drives of 63 and 55 yards. But the Bulldogs gained only 48 yards after that.

Legacy came back with the 1-2 punch of Deshae Edwards and Prince Oroke. Edwards threw a 37-yard TD pass to Demetrus Hughes and also had 80 yards on 20 carries. Oroke rushed for 121 of his 144 yards in the second half, including touchdowns of 8 and 31 yards.

On the first possession of the third quarter, Longhorns quarterback Zach Monticelli’s 1-yard run capped a tying 84-yard drive. Also, Evan Blanner scored on a 26-yard interception return in the fourth.

Spring Valley 56, Clark 21 — At Spring Valley, Jacques Adams scored three touchdowns and rushed for 143 yards — all in the first half — as the Grizzlies ran past the Chargers to open Southwest League play.

Adams biggest play came in the second quarter after Andre Clay scored on a 5-yard run for Clark to cut the Spring Valley lead to 14-7.

On next play from scrimmage for Spring Valley (3-0, 1-0 Southwest), Adams darted 80 yards to the end zone to make it 21-7.

Adams later received a shovel pass in the middle of four defenders and raced 25 yards for a TD that made it 35-7 just before halftime.

T.J. Allen relieved Adams in the third quarter and rushed for 122 yards on four carries. Allen had a 60-yard scamper that set up Mike Mehling’s 20-yard TD run, then scored himself on a 65-yard sprint to make it 49-7.

Spring Valley rushed for 386 yards and averaged 12 yards a carry.

Mike Caster and Carlo Paredes each recovered a fumble and Alex Lopez had an interception to lead the Grizzly defense.

Aaron Arlt rushed for 111 yards and a score on 14 carries, and Clay had 98 yards on 13 carries for Clark (0-4, 0-1).

Las Vegas 21, Desert Pines 0 — At Desert Pines, the Wildcats (3-1, 1-0) scored three first-half touchdowns, then halted two second-half scoring threats by Desert Pines (0-4, 0-1) to secure the win.

Senior Quarterback Emir Lopez ignited a sluggish Wildcats’ offense with a 7-yard TD run midway through the second period. Lopez finished the game with 151 passing yards, including a 6-yard TD pass to Tim Daniels with 15 seconds to go in the first half.

Aaron Franklin sparked the Las Vegas offense with five receptions for 74 yards, and a 46-yard punt return that set up Daniels’ score.

Late in the third quarter, after taking over the ball on the Las Vegas 27-yard line after a botched punt attempt, Desert Pines quarterback Dalton Leilua threw what was signaled as a touchdown on a 24 -ard pass to Anthony Ruiz. However, the catch was overruled by the back judge, who ruled that the ball hit the ground. The Jaguars failed to convert on fourth down on the following play.

The Jaguars knocked threatened to score in the game’s final minutes, but Leilua was intercepted in the Las Vegas end zone.

Las Vegas limited the Jaguars to 116 yards of offense.

Green Valley 18, Foothill 7 — At Green Valley, the Gators (2-2, 1-0 Southeast) played strong defense and mustered just enough big plays on offense to repel the Falcons (2-2, 0-1).

It was the first home game and victory for Green Valley since senior LaQuan Phillips suffered a bruised spine in the team’s 24-20 loss to Centennial on Sept. 5.

“It’s been weighing heavy on our minds. This is good for (Phillips) and for the guys,” Gators coach Matt Gerber said.

Green Valley went 56 yards in six plays to begin the game and Quincy Bagsby’s 29-yard TD run capped the drive. Bagsby’s interception then set up a 35-yard field goal by Nolan Kohorst for a 9-0 lead.

In the second quarter, senior Kyle Larimer’s 35-yard punt return gave the Gators good field position and he finished the drive by taking a lateral 22 yards for a 15-0 lead.

Foothill broke the shutout with 27 seconds to play when Aaron Dupin threw an 8-yard pass to Connor Afoa after the Falcons recovered a fumble deep in Green Valley territory.

Falcons running back Algernon Sewell had 72 yards and Foothill gained 198 in all.

Cimarron-Memorial 46, Shadow Ridge 0 — At Cimarron-Memorial, Stephen Nixon ran for three touchdowns, including a 10-yarder to cap a six-play, 58-yard opening drive, and the Spartans (2-2) coasted past the Mustangs (1-3).

Nixon’s other two TDs came in the second quarter and he finished with 131 yards rushing, all in the first half.

James Poole added a 16-yard scoring run, Aaron Dupree scored on 75-yard punt return and Triton Manumaleuna returned a fumble 22 yards for a touchdown to complete Cimarron’s 32-point second quarter.

The Spartans finished with 239 rushing yards and did not attempt a pass. They limited the Mustangs to 115 total yards and added a defensive touchdown when Charlie Siva forced a fumble and returned it 26 yards.

Arbor View 62, Mojave 12 — At Mojave, the Aggies (4-0) piled up 55 points by halftime and finished with 497 total yards, all on the ground, to beat the Rattlers (0-3).

The rushing assault was led by Taylor Wooten and DeMario Virgil, each of whom scored twices and rushed for 159 and 156 yards, respectively. 

Arbor View blocked three punts in the first half and returned two fumbles for touchdowns by Alex Morre and Gabe Toney.

Mojave quarterback Mike Montgomery rushed for 109 yards on 24 carries, completed two passes for 63 yards and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a second-quarter touchdown.

Bishop Gorman 62, Durango 7 — At Bishop Gorman, the Gaels (4-1) racked up 589 yards of offense while holding the Trailblazers (0-4) to 69.

Gaels senior Joe Huber ran for first-quarter touchdowns of 41 and 14 yards.

Durango defensive lineman Fernando Diaz cut Gorman’s lead to 14-7 late in the quarter with a 38-yard fumble return.

The Gaels ran away by scoring touchdowns in seven of their next eight possesions and running time was enacted with 6:35 to play in the third quarter. Gorman quarterback Chase Cresto threw for 146 yards and three touchdowns, two to Taylor Spencer.

Bonanza 44, Pahrump Valley 13 — At Bonanza, Delano Helmuth caught touchdown passes of 40, 21, and 10 yards as the Bengals (2-2, 1-0 Southwest) routed the Tigers (1-3, 0-1).

Bonanza quarterback Sterling Sprau threw for 133 yards and the three scores to Helmuth and ran for 44 yards. Antonio Beals ran for 121 and two touchdowns for the Bengals.

The Bengals shut out the Trojans until the fourth quarter, when Chase Williams connected with Daniel Carter for a 21-yard touchdown pass. Anderson Floyd led all rushers with 132 yards and a score for  Pahrump.

Sierra Vista 41, Western 22 — At Western, Akil Sharp and Garland Latham combined for 344 yards rushing and five touchdowns in the Mountain Lion’s (2-2, 1-0 Southwest) victory over the Warriors (0-3, 0-1).

Sharp rushed for 223 yards on 21 carries and scored three times, including a 60-yard run on Sierra Vista’s first play. Latham finished with 121 yards on 14 carries.

Western’s Brian Mickel answered Sharp’s run with a 60-yard touchdown on the Warriors’ opening play to cut the Sierra Vista lead to 7-6. But Sierra Vista scored 34 unanswered points.

Chaparral 23, Canyon Springs 20 — At Chaparral, Jermal Turner scored on a quarterback keeper from 4 yards out with 39.5 seconds left in the game to give the Cowboys (2-2, 1-0 Northeast) the win over Canyon Springs (0-3,  0-1).

Running backs Isaiah Washington and Pierre Jones both ran for over 100 yards  for the Cowboys. Washington ran for 123 yards and a score. Jones ran for 119 yards and a score.

Pioneer quarterback Mike McWilliams threw for 141 yards, including an 80-yard scoring strike to wideout Jonathon James.

Eldorado 28, Valley 27 — At Valley, JaQuorrey Williams threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Charles White as time expired to complete a 99-yard drive that lifted the Sundevils (2-2, 1-0 Northeast) over the Vikings (2-2, 0-1).

Eldorado began the winning drive with 1:48 to play, and Williams moved the Sundevils with completions of 33 and 16 yards to Steve Van Orden. White’s touchdown was the only scoring of the fourth quarter.

Valley had taken a 27-21 lead in the third on a 46-yard touchdown run by Kerwynn Williams, who ran for 144 yards, also including a 56-yard TD in the first quarter.

Eldorado got a big play out of DeAndre Smith during the second quarter when he avoided a blitzing linebacker and ran 65 yards to tie the score at 14-all. JaQuorrey Williams had a 4-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The Sundevils gained 235 of their 370 yards on the ground.

Malcom Wilkes scored on a 1-yard run for Valley in the first quarter.

Del Sol 41, Rancho 39 — At Rancho, Del Sol (3-1) rushed for 370 yards and survived a late surge against Rancho (1-3).

Rancho outscored Del Sol 21-6 in the fourth quarter, but could not recover and onside kick with 11.8 seconds remaining.

Earnest Hall ran for 156 yards and three touchdowns for the Dragons. Derek Eamon added 128 rushing yards and one touchdown.

James Cammack, who played the final quarter with a leg injury, led the Rams by passing for 370 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for a score.