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By Harrison Howard Las Vegas Review-Journal
September 15, 2017 - 11:01 pm
 

The Needles football team rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns and 179 yards en route to a 44-0 win at Mountain View on Friday.

Tyler White led the Mustangs with 73 rushing yards, scoring on runs of 40 and 25 yards. Tristan Pletcher also scored two rushing touchdowns, including a 15-yard run with 1:45 remaining in the first quarter.

After the Mustangs’ first touchdown of the game, Jesse Zamora intercepted a Mountain View pass and returned it 50 yards for a score on the next play from scrimmage, increasing the lead to 14.

Jayden Yeager completed 3 of 4 passes for 55 yards and a touchdown for Needles (3-0, 1-0 Class 2A Southern League). Trey Tsosie, who led the Mustangs in receiving yards with 46, caught the TD.

Tyrell Brooks completed 13 of 33 passes for 145 yards and an interception for Mountain View (0-1, 0-1). Terrence Brooks caught six passes for 71 yards.

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