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Desert Oasis dominates Western

Christian Vaughn led a dominant rushing attack with 202 yards as Desert Oasis routed host Western 62-7 on Friday night.

The Diamondbacks totaled 545 yards of total offense, including a whopping 379 on the ground.

Vaughn finished with four touchdowns, scoring on runs of 2, 4, 32 and 67 yards. The junior led all rushers with 202 yards on 14 carries. Alvin Pomare added 100 yards two scores on nine carries, and junior quarterback Colton Zobrist threw for 166 yards and a touchdown and added 27-yard rushing TD.

The Diamondbacks (3-0) scored 34 unanswered points to race out to big first-half lead. In fact, the visitors had 12 plays of 20 yards or more.

Western (0-2) erased the shutout bid with an 86-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Hahsaun Blackburn late in the second quarter. Blackburn ran for 88 yards and threw for 161 before having to leave the game with an injury on the last play of the opening half.

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