Pahranagat Valley rolls past Independence
Reece Thornton rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns on just seven carries Friday to lead Pahranagat Valley’s football team to a 72-20 road win over Independence in Elko.
Thornton had TD runs of 5, 15 and 38 yards for the Panthers (1-0), who scored 36 points in the first quarter.
Preston Higbee, Jaren Leavitt and John Hansen added rushing touchdowns for Pahranagat Valley. Higbee also completed 5 of 10 passes for 120 yards. He threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Stockton Maxwell, and a 35-yard scoring pass to Nick Acosta.
Jesse Jones returned the opening kick 85 yards for a touchdown, and John Hansen had a 60-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Panthers.