Sunrise Mountain stuns Moapa Valley in Overton
Trayvon Ward had 23 carries for 139 yards and two touchdowns to help Sunrise Mountain upset host Moapa Valley 30-28 in the Class 3A state football playoffs on Friday night.
It was the first playoff win in school history for the Miners (6-4), who trailed 14-7 at halftime.
Moapa Valley led 21-17 with 5 minutes, 29 seconds left in the third quarter when Logan Jackson scored on a 43-yard rushing touchdown. But Sunrise Mountain fought back, and scored the go-ahead touchdown on Tyree Hayes’ 62-yard touchdown throw to Te’andre Love with 2:35 to go in the third.
Hayes and Love also hooked up for a 55-yard scoring strike to open the fourth quarter to push the lead to 30-21.
Moapa Valley’s Derek Reese caught a 23-yard score from Luke Bennett for the final margin. The Pirates got the ball back with 1:40 left and drove 30 yards to midfield, but penalties thwarted hopes of a comeback and ultimately led to a turnover on downs.
Pirates coach Brent Lewis said the team hadn’t lost a home playoff game on their current field, which was built in 1993.
Hayes completed 12 of 27 passes for 229 yards and two touchdowns — both to Love, who finished with 150 yards receiving. Dalwin Spates had a sack for the Miners to give him a new Class 3A-record 21.5 on the season.
Reese had five catches for 69 yards and two scores, and Jackson and Trystin Lehman each had a rushing TD for Moapa Valley (6-3).
Hayden Redd had 15 carries for 70 yards, and Luke Bennett was 10-for-22 passing for 117 yards.