Grayson leads Jaguars past Greenwave
Marckell Grayson passed for 219 yards and one touchdown and ran for another as Desert Pines beat Churchill County 14-0 in a Division I-A state semifinal in Fallon.
The Jaguars (11-1) play Moapa Valley (12-0) at 3 p.m. Saturday at Bishop Gorman in the championship game.
Desert Pines came up with two huge defensive stops in the first half. The first came on fourth-and-goal from the Desert Pines 3 when the Jaguars stuffed Churchill County receiver Connor Richardson at the 1.
On the Greenwave’s next possession, Vasaifauna Hansell picked off a Joe Pyle pass and returned it to the 21. Nathan Heck nearly intercepted a Grayson pass on that drive, but couldn’t hang on. Three plays later, Grayson avoided a sack and dumped a pass to running back Isaiah Morris for a 15-yard TD. The Jaguars added the 2-point conversion and led 8-0 at the half.
Grayson, who completed 18 of 28 passes, added a 7-yard TD run late in the fourth quarter to ice the game.
Heck finished with 89 yards on 24 carries to lead the Greenwave (10-2).
