FOOTBALL: Clock control helps Shadow Ridge upset Las Vegas — VIDEO

He was almost right.

Soon after running back Aubrey Nellems scored a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Mustangs a 28-21 lead, Las Vegas returned the ensuing kickoff to Shadow Ridge’s 43-yard line. On the next play a run by Wildcats back Elijah Hicks gained 24 yards.

Then Las Vegas stalled. A throw towards the end zone fell incomplete and quarterback Zach Matlock was wrapped up in the backfield on the final play. The Shadow Ridge sideline rushed the field as the team’s 28-21 road upset of No. 4 Las Vegas was secure.

“Craziest 30 seconds ever,” Mustangs senior Malik Lindsey said. “It’s big. Our backs were against the wall. Everyone expected us to lose. But we showed up big and we fought.”

Lindsey was drenched in sweat after the game, a product of carrying 29 times against the Las Vegas (3-1) defense for 158 yards. His biggest run came on the final drive, when he ran straight up the middle to convert a fourth-and-6 on the Wildcats 47-yard line.

He also converted a third-and-1 near the goal line to set up Nellems’ winning plunge.

Shadow Ridge’s flexbone rushing attack, which finished with 451 rushing yards, worked to perfection early to set up two long touchdown drives. The Mustangs averaged 58 points in their first two games with many explosive gains, but their first two drives took a total of 27 plays and chewed up 14 minutes on the clock.

“We’ve been telling our kids all year, we want to grind,” Foster said. “We want to get out and control the clock.”

The two drives gave Shadow Ridge a 13-0 lead but then Hicks almost singlehandedly gave Las Vegas the lead. Hicks had a 28-yard touchdown run straight up the middle before halftime and then a 65-yard touchdown run along the right sideline on the first play of the second half.

The electric Las Vegas runner finished with 190 yards on only 10 carries.

The Mustangs answered with an explosive play of their own, a 55-yard touchdown run by Nellems that started the fourth quarter. A successful two-point conversion gave Shadow Ridge a 21-14 lead.

Matlock had two completions totaling 54 yards and a touchdown on Las Vegas’ next drive, but after the teams traded interceptions the Mustangs’ offense got back to work.

Once again the team strung together a long drive, marching most of the length of the field towards the end zone. While Foster may have wanted the clock to bleed a little more, he’s not complaining about the result.

“It’s especially huge for us because they have beaten everybody in the Northwest so far,” Foster said. “It’s awesome.”

Arbor View 41, Faith Lutheran 22 — At Faith Lutheran, Deago Stubbs scored three touchdowns to lead the Aggies over the Crusaders.

Stubbs rushed for 101 yards and caught seven passes for 152 yards. Hayden Bollinger completed 12 of 16 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns.

Arbor View led 28-0 at the half, but Faith Lutheran scored the first two touchdowns of the second half to make things interesting.

Christian Marshall had a 55-yard TD run, and quarterback Sagan Gronauer scored on 1-yard keeper with 11:50 to play to cut the lead to 28-14.

But Arbor View (4-0, 1-0 Northwest League) answered with Stubbs scoring on a 1-yard run with 7:21 to play to push the lead to 35-14.

Marshall had 141 yards rushing, and Gronauer completed 11 of 28 passes for 131 yards for the Crusaders (1-3, 0-1). Elijah Kothe caught four passes for 76 yards for the Faith Lutheran.

Centennial 48, Cimarron-Memorial 6 — At Cimarron, quarterback Jamaal Evans completed 10 of 15 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing TD to power the No. 8 Bulldogs past the Spartans.

Evans scored on an option keeper from seven yards out to open the scoring, and connected with Tre Hardy on a 36-yard scoring reception to make it 14-6 at the half.

The Bulldogs (2-2, 1-0 Northwest) scored on five of their six second-half possessions while holding Cimarron (1-3, 0-1) scoreless.

Centennial’s Vlad Plotnikov hauled in a 32-yard TD strike from Evans on the Bulldogs’ first drive of the second half, and capped the scoring with a 36-yard carry with 8:13 in the fourth quarter.

Keshuan Williams-Brown supplied a 47-yard TD scamper, and teammate Kayvon Miller had a 3-yard TD plunge for Centennial, which got a 24-yard scoring catch from Savon Scarver.

Scarver finished with three catches for 62 yards. Miller rushed for 60 yards on 11 carries.

Cimarron’s Gunner Stevenson had a 4-yard TD rush, and running back Tyreese Tyler filled in for the injured Tyree Riley and had 57 yards on 18 rushes for the Spartans.

Silverado 48, Rancho 6 — At Rancho, Keikiokalani Misipeka ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns as the Skyhawks topped the Rams.

Christian Baltodano passed for 79 yards and three TDs for Silverado (4-0).

Misipeka scored on a 42-yard run on fourth-and-2 on the team’s first possession, and the Skyhawks never trailed. He added a 28-yard TD run with 8:15 to go in the first quarter, and a 38-yard TD run with 11:30 to go in the second quarter.

Tyreese Newsome-Johnson had a 26-yard touchdown run on fourth down with 3:14 to go in the first quarter, and caught an 18-yard TD pass from Baltodano 22 seconds later after Rancho fumbled the kickoff.

Baltodano added a pair of 26-yard touchdown passes — one to Newsome-Johnso and one to Anthony Bugay — before halftime as the Skyhawks took a 48-0 lead at the break.

Rancho’s Noah Fuller had a 1-yard TD run with 1:31 to play to keep the Rams (0-4) from getting shut out.

Coronado 56, Valley 0 — At Coronado, quarterback Landen Rowland had a hand in three touchdowns as the Cougars rolled past the Vikings.

Rowland completed all three of his passes for 83 yards and two TDs. He had TD passes of 27 and 54 yards in the first half, both to Ishmael Jones.

Rowland also scored on a 3-yard run.

Carlos Perez led Coronado’s rushing attack with 59 yards and a touchdown on four carries. La’Avionce Richard, Tyler Jones and Semaj Bolin also had rushing scores for the Cougars (2-2).

Coronado limited Valley (1-3) to 70 yards of offense. The Vikings’ best opportunity to score came when Leyland Crawford returned a kick-off 85 yards down to the 5-yard line. But Valley turned the ball over on the next play following a botched handoff.

David Smith rushed for 55 yards on 16 carries for the Vikings.

Coronado also got a pair of defensive scores, with Dillon Stewart returning a fumble 42 yards for a touchdown, and D’Angelo Bottley returning an interception 80 yards for a score. Bottley finished with two interceptions.

Cheyenne 27, Western 6 — At Western, running backs Corwin Bush and Deriontae Green combined for 232 yards and two touchdowns as the Desert Shields beat the Warriors.

Bush made a big splash early, taking the handoff on the first play from scrimmage and going 50 yards for a score. He finished with 147 yards on 14 carries, with 107 yards coming in the first half.

Western responded quickly, as the Warriors needed just three plays to drive down the field, apped by Rodger Harriosn’s 7-yard TD run that cut the lead to 7-6.

The offense slowed down after that, but Western fumbled a snap deep in its own territory late in the first quarter, and Cheyenne would capitalize with Green scoring on a 2-yard run to give the Desert Shields a 14-6 lead.

Cajuin Jackson scored on a 6-yard rush, and Cheyenne (2-3, 1-0 Sunset League) led 21-6 at the half.

Another fumble set up Cheyenne’s final score, a 10-yard TD pass from Matthew LaBonte to William Federson with 4:00 to go in the third quarter.

Harrison finished with 78 yards on 25 carries for the Warriors (0-5, 0-1).

Virgin Valley 24, Spring Valley 20 — At Mesquite, Hogan Fowles ran for a touchdown and threw a 32-yard TD pass to Jaret Tietjen as the Bulldogs held off the Grizzlies.

Jayden Perkins, who ran for 124 yards on 34 carries, had a 15-yard TD run for Virgin Valley, which led 17-7 at halftime.

The Bulldogs (4-1) defense stopped Spring Valley at their 20-yard line on a fourth-and-4 play with a minute remaining to hang on for the victory.

K.C. Moore ran for a 2-yard touchdown and passed for two scores to lead Spring Valley.

Marquelle Diggs caught a 64-yard TD, and teammate Elijah Oldham added a 5-yard TD reception for the Grizzlies (1-2).

Moapa Valley 37, Boulder City 0 — At Overton, Daxton Longman completed 9 of 12 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns as the Pirates blanked the Eagles.

Jacob Leavitt rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries, and Derek Reese and Dayton Wolfey each had a touchdown catch for Moapa Valley (3-2, 1-0 Class 3A Sunrise).

Wesley Wright also returned a fumble recovery 17 yards for a touchdown for the Pirates, who led 17-0 at halftime.

Boulder City fell to 1-4, 0-1 in the league.

Needles 42, Mountain View 0 — At Needles, California, Frankie Garcia ran for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass as the Mustangs shut out the Saints.

Derek Wagstaff added two rushing TDs, and Marcus Turner caught a 56-yard TD pass for Needles (5-0, 2-0 2A Southern), which led 36-0 after the first quarter.

Terrence Brooks caught five passes for 102 yards to lead Mountain View (0-2, 0-1).

Isiah Johnson led the Saints’ defense with nine tackles, and teammate Nathan Santiago had six tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery.

Tonopah 57, Round Mountain 28 — At Tonopah, quarterback Tanner Otteson and running back Kade Bunker combined to rush for 387 yards as the Muckers beat the Knights.

Otteson, who collected 216 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, added 125 yards and two more touchdowns through the air. Bunker rushed for 171 yards and one touchdown as Tonopah (4-0, 2-0 Class 1A Southern League) stormed to a 36-14 halftime lead.

John Shiflet came up big on defense for the Muckers, making two interceptions on the day. Tyler Kirkland caught both of Otteson’s touchdown passes.

Vinny Bagarose and Brandon Scobee had rushing touchdowns for Tonopah.

Round Mountain’s James Corbin had a passing touchdown and also rushed for a score. Colton Alstatt returned a kick for a touchdown for the Knights (0-4, 0-2).

Sandy Valley 46, Indian Springs 12 — At Sandy Valley, Brandon Eastham passed for four touchdowns and added two scores on the ground to lead the Sidewinders over the Thunderbirds.

Nathaniel Miller caught two touchdown passes, and Cole Payne and Zachary Miller each added a TD catch for Sandy Valley (1-1, 1-1 Class 1A Southern), which led 36-6 at halftime.

Indian Springs fell to 0-3, 0-3 in the league.