4A ROUNDUP: Tipton, Skyhawks leg out win
Tipton did what he does best Thursday night, running the ball 13 times for 164 yards and three touchdowns to lead sixth-ranked Silverado to a 29-22 road victory over No. 10 Desert Pines.
“Everyone talks about our running backs because we don’t throw the ball,” Silverado coach Andy Ostolaza said. “But we knew Trenten was going to be the X-factor. He’s just such a great athlete.”
Tipton, who scored the winning touchdown on a 71-yard run with 9:30 remaining in the fourth quarter, was quick to share the credit.
“It was mainly the (offensive) line,” he said. “And the coaches called the plays. We just ran them.”
The Jaguars jumped to an early lead when Eric Tuiloma’s 54-yard run set up a 1-yard touchdown plunge by Chancellor Davis to make it 7-0 in the final minute of the first quarter.
But the Skyhawks answered quickly, going ahead 14-7 on 1- and 48-yard TD runs by Tipton midway through the second quarter.
Tipton, who threw only two passes all night, made his only completion count when he connected with Ladale Jackson for a 41-yard TD late in the first half to extend Silverado’s lead to 21-7.
But Dalton Leilua needed just three plays to get Desert Pines back on the board, making it 21-14 at halftime with a 60-yard pass to Tuiloma.
Momentum continued to favor the Jaguars in the third, as they blocked a punt for a safety early in the quarter before taking a 22-21 lead on a 40-yard bomb from Leilua to Noel Darden.
Ostolaza said he worried his squad would be unable to fight back.
“My heart dropped when we had the bad snap on the (blocked) punt,” he said. “That was our mistake. Our mental error let (the Jaguars) get back into it.”
But Tipton broke down the left sideline for his final TD less than a minute later, and Silverado forced a safety late in the quarter to put the game away.
Terran Madu-Jules rushed 17 times for 60 yards to help the Skyhawks (3-0).
Davis led Desert Pines (2-2), carrying 14 times for 101 yards.
Del Sol 33, Las Vegas 28 — At Las Vegas, Wildcats quarterback Haasan Henderson was intercepted by Dezerick Reed on the game’s final play as the Dragons (3-0) held on to stun the fourth-ranked Wildcats (2-1).
No. 9 Del Sol led 33-6, but Las Vegas responded with three fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull to within five.
The Wildcats’ final possession started at their 28 with 3:32 remaining. Henderson drove the Wildcats to the Del Sol 20 but faced a fourth-and-6. The sophomore looked for Saeveon Butler, but Reed picked off the pass as time expired.
Troy Miller threw three touchdown passes for Del Sol, including two to Evan Weinstock. Henderson scored three times for Las Vegas, on runs of 1 yard, 6 yards and 46 yards.
Canyon Springs’ Kendrick Dilworth intercepted Samuel Tai on a tipped screen pass, and a personal foul gave the Pioneers the ball at the Liberty 13-yard line with 6:30 to play. The Patriots’ defense held, pushing Canyon Springs back 17 yards before ending the threat on an interception by D.J. Warren at the Liberty 5-yard line.
The Patriots took control of a 7-7 game by turning a pair of Pioneers turnovers into touchdowns within eight minutes. With less than 30 seconds left in the first half, Liberty’s Teu Tai scooped up a fumbled handoff and returned it to the Pioneers 1-yard line. Samuel Tai scored on the next play on a quarterback keeper.
Early in the third quarter, Liberty’s Chanston Kahoaka picked off Tyler Ward and ran back to the Canyon Springs 3-yard line. Samuel Tai also cashed in that chance on a 1-yard dive to extend Liberty’s lead to 14 points.
Ty Byrd led Liberty with 62 rushing yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. Deavin Rimmey paced Canyon Springs with 77 yards and a score on 18 carries.
Mitchell’s first score came on a 46-yard pass from Brennen Stott on the second play of the half after the team recovered an onside kick.
Stott connected with Mitchell for a 20-yard score later in the quarter, and Mitchell ran back an interception 55 yards on the last play of the quarter for his third score.
Ronald Hunt had 187 yards and two scores on 19 carries to lead Desert Oasis’ ground attack.
Quarterback Sterling Sprau threw two touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Bonanza offense.
The Diamondbacks held Bonanza running back Dasean Martin, who entered the game as the area’s leading rusher, to 57 yards rushing and a 7-yard touchdown.
Martin did show off his big-play ability with a 54-yard interception return on the third play of the game.
Centennial (2-2, 2-1 Northwest) scored on an 88-yard opening drive capped by Willie White’s 1-yard TD plunge.
Shadow Ridge (0-3, 0-2) answered quickly when Nick McDearmon found Cameron Raynor for a 13-yard touchdown. Henderson scored on a 7-yard run midway through the second quarter and tossed a short screen pass to Steven Wicker, who outran the defense for an 85-yard touchdown as time expired in the first half.
The Mustangs battled back to cut the lead to 21-19 in the third quarter behind touchdown runs of 65 yards and 1 yard by Zak Hill, who finished with 189 yards rushing. Shadow Ridge had the ball with a chance to take the lead in the fourth quarter when Joshua Symonette made a tackle for loss on fourth-and-1.
Six plays later, Henderson connected with Robert Holley for a 21-yard TD pass to put the game out of reach.
Wicker finished with four catches for 109 yards, and Javahn Sanders rushed for 105 yards on 16 carries.
Durango led 19-6 at the half, and a 21-yard TD run by Michael Mehling and a 28-yard field goal by Anthony Ramirez early in the fourth quarter gave the Trailblazers a 23-19 lead.
Clark cut the deficit to 29-19 on a 3-yard TD run by Chris Jackson with 9:31 to go, but the Chargers would get no closer.
Andre Clay rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries to lead Clark. Jackson added two TD runs.
Mehling had 80 yards and two TDs on six carries.
Valley (0-3) running back Garic Wharton had touchdown runs of 77, 74, and 48 yards to lead all rushers with 230 yards on 11 carries as the Vikings took a 20-7 lead at the half.
Coronado’s (2-0) defense came alive in the third quarter when linebacker Chaydon Larsen intercepted a pass from Valley’s Wallace Dean and returned it to the Viking 2-yard line sparking new life in the Cougar offense.
Cougar linebacker Matthew Chavarria came up with a sack with 48 seconds left to help secure the win.
Prophet’s 8-yard TD run in the second quater helped Mojave take a 14-0 lead at the half.
Pahrump cut the lead to 14-7 on a 1-yard run by Kenneth Sager but could get no closer.
Junior running back Dajhan Celius rushed for 96 yards on eight carries to lead the Trojans.
Spring Valley running back Taj Allen rushed for 100 yards, including a 46-yard TD run.
Anton Stallworth passed for 126 yards, including a 16-yard TD pass to Brandon Lopez. Lopez added a 19-yard TD run, and Stallworth also rushed 50 yards for a touchdown.
Dante Warren passed for 50 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown strike to Timothy Agustus in the fourth quarter, to lead Western (1-2, 1-1).
Sierra Vista led 6-0 before Gorman scored 62 consecutive points.
Belen scored on runs of 7, 24, 19 and 17 yards and finished with 91 rushing yards on six carries. Shaquille Powell rushed for 82 yards and two scores and also had 44 yards receiving for second-ranked Gorman (4-0, 3-0 Southwest).
The Gaels outgained Sierra Vista 461-171.
Taylor Spencer closed the first half with a 65-yard interception return for a score, and Xavier Grimble hauled in a 77-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Solomon on the opening drive of the third quarter for Gorman.
Sierra Vista (0-4, 0-3 Southwest) broke Gorman’s streak of 10 quarters without giving up a point, when kicker Christian Rodriguez picked up his own blocked field goal and ran 10 yards to the end zone to cap the game’s opening drive midway through the first quarter.
Basic quarterback Tyler Dobbins rushed for 85 yards, including a 12-yard TD run, on just eight carries. He also completed 11 of 21 passes for 114 yards.
Quinn Richardson added TD runs of 5 yards, 1 yard and 1 yard, and Edward Villaros had 62 yards on nine carries.
Eldorado’s JaQuorrey Williams completed 11 of 20 passes for 96 yards, including an 18-yard TD pass to Dayton Green.
Green Valley scored 45 consecutive points, including four second-quarter TDs, to take control.
Aaron Love rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on nine carries to lead the Green Valley offense. Quarterback Paul McKay completed 7 of 8 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown and also had a 6-yard TD run for the Gators.
Bre onta Griffin led Chaparral with 78 rushing yards, including a 15-yard TD run to open the scoring. His 34-yard TD pass to Malcolm McMurray gave the Cowboys the 14-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Cheyenne 38, Faith Lutheran 21 — At Faith Lutheran, Kody Stahl and Jordan Butler combined for 311 yards of offense to lead the Desert Shields (2-2, 2-1 Northwest) over the Crusaders (0-3, 0-3).
Butler rushed for 172 yards, including a 4-yard touchdown. He also caught three passes for 35 yards and a score.
Stahl passed for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Faith Lutheran was forced to play third-string quarterback Don Pearson, who usually plays receiver and led the area with 16 catches entering Thursday’s game.
Pearson rushed for 3 yards and two touchdowns. Faith Lutheran’s John Cartier added a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 20 seconds to play.
After Foothill took a 9-0 lead on a safety late in the first quarter, Afoa ran back the ensuing free kick 63 yards for 16-0 lead and the Falcons were never threatened.
The Foothill defense held Rancho (0-3) to 78 total yards, and the Falcons’ offense accumulated 260 total yards.
Junior quarterback Parker Riggin lead Foothill’s attack by passing for 157 yards.
Riggin connected on a 24-yard TD pass to Tyrel Garner in the second quarter and hit Mikie Charlton for a 7-yard TD. Afoa also had a 1-yard TD for Foohill.
Twice the Falcons interecepted Rancho quarterback Brandon Pletsch to end any offensive threat. Pletch was limited to 13 yards on 3 completions.
