4A ROUNDUP: Spartans hand Aggies first loss

Arbor View coach Dan Barnson told his players they’d have to score on special teams Friday night to beat Cimarron-Memorial.

The Aggies didn’t, the Spartans did and the score turned out to be the difference in Cimarron’s 26-19 road victory.

The unranked Spartans (3-2, 2-0 Northwest) spoiled homecoming for Arbor View and also dealt the fifth-ranked Aggies (4-1, 1-1) their first loss of the season.

After DeMarlo Virgil scored on a 33-yard touchdown run to give Arbor View a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter, Cimarron-Memorial’s James Poole returned the ensuing kickoff 90 yards for a score to knot things 7-7.

Another turning point took place later in the second quarter when the Aggies forced the Spartans to punt from midfield. Officials ruled the ball hit Arbor View’s Gabe Toney in the foot and Cimarron-Memorial recovered at the 17.

Three plays later, Stephen Nixon took it in from two yards out to give the Spartans a 13-7 lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

“All I saw was rubber flying off from the turf,” Barnson said, indicating he didn’t think the ball hit his player. “And that ends up being the difference (in the game). That’s tough.”

Cimarron-Memorial scored on its first two possessions of the second half — on a 36-yard TD run by Zach Barbara (23 carries, 165 yards) and 1-yard quarterback sneak by Cody Clark — to take a 26-7 lead.

But Arbor View, which outgained the Spartans 373 yards to 260, answered with two TDs of its own to pull within 26-19 midway through the fourth quarter.

Taylor Wooten (21 carries, 169 yards) scored on a 9-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter and then sprinted 52 yards for a score on the Aggies’ next possession.

Legacy 41, Shadow Ridge 0 — At Legacy, junior running back Deshae Edwards rushed for 226 yards on 16 carries to lead Legacy (5-0, 2-0 Northwest) to a shutout over Shadow Ridge (1-4, 0-2) in a Northwest League matchup.

Edwards had an 87-yard run early in the first quarter before Darryl Tootle chased him down. Junior quarterback Zach Monticelli capitalized two plays later with a 1-yard touchdown plunge.

Edwards put the Longhorns ahead 13-0 at the half with a 7-yard touchdown scamper. He added a 71-yard touchdown sprint in the fourth quarter.

The Longhorns forced three turnovers on defense, led by Dillan Knowles who recovered a fumble and had two sacks.

Zach Hill led the Mustangs with 107 yards on 22 carries.

Cheyenne 59, Mojave 0 — At Mojave, the Desert Shields (4-1, 1-1 Northwest) scored touchdowns on all seven of their offensive possessions and the defense added two touchdowns in a rout over the Rattlers (0-4, 0-2).

Donnel Thompson rushed for two TDs, Chyre Anderson stripped the ball and returned it 34 yards for a score and Marcus Sullivan’s 16-yard rushing touchdown gave Cheyenne a 28-0 lead after the first quarter.

Sullivan added a 70-yard TD run early in the second, followed by a 66-yard interception return for a score by Khyriece Campbell.

Evan Street scored on a 57-yard pass from Chris Spencer, and Jordan Butler and Ronnie Green each added rushing touchdowns.

Eldorado 24, Foothill 17 — At Eldorado, the Sundevils scored 21 unanswered points in the second half to beat the visiting Falcons. Eldorado’s opportunistic defense intercepted two passes to lead the comeback.

The first interception came with 7:30 left in the fourth quarter and the Falcons deep within their own territory. Sundevils defensive lineman Chris Eliason batted Foothill quarterback Aaron Dupin’s pass into the air and Deondre Williams made a diving catch for the interception, which set up the Sundevils’ go-ahead score, a 23-yard run by DeAndre Smith.

The second interception came with 1:32 left in the fourth quarter by cornerback Jordan Harrison in the corner of the end zone to deny the Falcons an opportunity to tie the game.

The Sundevils (3-2) were led by Smith, who ran for 82 yards and two touchdowns.

Foothill (2-3) was led by running back Algernon Sewell, who had 137 yards on 18 carries and one score.

Desert Pines 33, Valley 20 — At Valley, Desert Pines’ defense converted three Valley turnovers into touchdowns as the Jaguars held off the Vikings in a Northeast League game.

The teams traded scores throughout the game until Eric Tuiloma of Desert Pines intercepted a pass in the final minute and returned it 99-yards for a score to seal the victory.

The Jaguars (1-4, 1-1 Northeast) were led on offense by a powerful running game. Derrick Shaw ran for 81 yards on 20 carries. Dennis Scott added another 42 yards and a touchdown.

Kerwynn Williams led Valley (2-3, 0-2) with 199 rushing yards, 105 passing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.

Basic 21, Silverado 11 — At Basic, Anthany Lessier returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter and the host Wolves’ (4-1, 2-0 Southeast) defense shut down the No. 8 Skyhawks for most of the game to remain in first place in the Southeast League.

Silverado (3-2, 0-2) finished with 205 total yards of offense — 72 of which came on a late scoring drive after the Wolves had taken a 21-3 lead.

Charles Phillips led Basic with 90 yards rushing and quarterback Robby Faiman added 43 on the ground.

The Skyhawks took a 3-0 lead on Brandon Romero’s 26-yard field goal midway through the second quarter, but never led again. On Basic’s next possession, Phillips broke three tackles on the way to a 76-yard run — he was tackled from behind at the 1. One play later, Anthony Ireland scored to put Basic on top 7-3 at halftime.

Dariouse Gravely led the Skyhawks with 44 yards rushing and Michael Wadsworth added 41.

Bonanza 21, Sierra Vista 0 — At Sierra Vista, Antonio Beals rushed for 124 yards and two scores on 20 carries as the Bengals blanked the Mountain Lions.

Beals, who rushed for 111 yards in the first half,  scored on a 3-yard run on the first play of the second quarter to make it 14-0. He added another 3-yard touchdown run with 5:36 to play in the third quarter.

Aaron Simon opened the game with a 90-yard kickoff return for Bonanza (3-2, 2-0 Southwest).

The Bengals defense limited Sierra Vista (2-3, 1-1) to 124 yards of offense and forced three Mountain Lion turnovers.

Dakota Barrix and Alex Seguin each had interceptions for Bonanza, and Anthony Roberts recovered a fumble.

Rancho 44, Canyon Springs  31 — At Canyon Springs, the Pioneers (0-4, 0-2 Northeast) were unable to contain the Rams’ (2-3, 1-0) high-octane offense, which generated 654 yards.

Senior quarterback James Cammack led Rancho’s aerial assault on the Pioneers, completing 23 of 36 passes for 474 yards and six touchdowns.

Cammack hooked up with wide receiver Dijon Holman seven times for 210 yards and two touchdowns, one of which came on a 65-yard hook-and-lateral play with 30 seconds remaining in the second quarter. Wide receiver Harvey Yarbrough recorded three touchdowns on 117 yards receiving. Cedric Williams rounded out the attack with 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

For Canyon Springs, the night belonged to wide receiver Deshaun Stewart, who caught only three passes but managed to turn those into 153 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Clark 26, Durango 15 — At Durango, the Chargers (1-4, 1-1 Southwest) had 325 yards rushing to control the Trailblazers (0-5, 0-2 Southwest).

Aaron Arlt opened the scoring in the first when he broke into the secondary and outran Durango’s defense for 53 yards to give Clark a 7-0 lead.

Arlt added to the lead when he ran off right tackle for a 3-yard run to extend the lead to 14-0. 

Clark quarterback Anthony Lotta finished his team’s scoring with a 2-yard sneak.

Arlt finished with 188 yards rushing and two scores.

Christian Rodriguez had three catches for 75 yards and a score for Durango. 

Palo Verde 56, Centennial 35 — At Centennial, Chaz Thomas rushed for 247 of Palo Verde’s 386 yards as the top-ranked Panthers rolled to their 10th straight Northwest League victory.

The Panthers (5-0, 2-0 Northwest) scored on five of their first six possessions in the first half as Palo Verde took a 35-7 lead. Of the five drives, none of the Panther marches took more than 95 seconds.

Thomas had touchdown runs of 80 and 16 yards, while Sidney Hodge and Tyrone Blake each scored twice. In addition, quarterback Kelly Zurowski threw a pair of touchdown passes — 50 yards to Grant Bernhardy and 31 yards to Torin Harris.

Centennial (2-3, 0-2 Northwest) got a big night from quarterback Chris Henderson, who threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another. Henderson had TD tosses of 10 yards to Steven Wicker, 6 yards to Matt Holley and 10 yards to Chris Stinson.

Brandon Wright gained 80 yards on eight carries for the Bulldogs and scored once, and caught four passes for 115 yards.

The Bulldogs got a big scare late in the first quarter, when senior lineman Gabe Easler was injured and lay motionless on the field for nearly 15 minutes. Easler was taken off the field and was rushed to a nearby hospital.

School officials said Easler had feeling in his arms and legs and was scheduled to be released early this morning.

Green Valley 21, Coronado 15 — At Coronado, the visiting Gators overcame seven turnovers, including five in the first quarter to defeat the Cougars.

Coronado (2-3, 0-2 Southeast) took advantage of Green Valley’s (3-2, 2-0) fumble of the opening kickoff, and raced to an early 8-0 lead when Kenny Lawrence scored on a 15-yard touchdown run with less than two minutes gone in the game.

Gators quarterback Nick Libonati rebounded from a pair of early interceptions to tie the score 8-8. He scored on a 5-yard run and then ran for the 2-point conversion midway through the second quarter.

Green Valley kicker Nolan Kohorst connected on a 51-yard field goal as time expired in the first half, giving the Gators an 11-8 lead.

Running back Quincy Bagsby extended Green Valley’s lead on the Gators’ first play from scrimmage in the second half, scampering 76 yards for a score.

Green Valley wide receiver Kyle Larimer caught six passes for 101 yards.

Running back Marcus Garcia led Coronado’s offense, rushing for 72 yards on 14 carries.

Las Vegas 40, Chaparral 15 — At Chaparral, Reggie Bullock scored three first-half touchdowns to pace the Wildcats past the Cowboys.

Las Vegas (4-1, 2-0 Northeast) dominated early, with Bullock (122 yards on eight carries) scoring on a 61-yard run and a 5-yard pass from Emir Lopez in the first quarter.

The Wildcats extended their lead to 26-0 in the second quarter on a 1-yard plunge by Bullock and 4-yard pass from Lopez to Riyaadh Nevins.

Though Chaparral (2-3, 1-1) struggled to move the ball on the ground, Cowboys’ quarterback Bre Onta Griffin completed 6 of 13 passes for 144 yards, making the score 26-7 with an 8-yard pass to Jermal Turner late in the first half.

But Reshon Edwards (11 carries for 89 yards) scored on a 55-yard run early in the third quarter, and Reynaldo Betiong returned an interception for an 8-yard TD to give the Wildcats a 40-7 lead.

Kevin Cormier ran nine times for 101 yards to help Las Vegas.

Western 34, Pahrump Valley 20 — At Pahrump Valley, the Warriors got two passing touchdowns and two scores on the ground from quarterback Devin Wiedemann on the way to the Southwest League win.

Thomas Johnson caught two touchdown passes for Western (1-3, 1-1).