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Valley finishes season strong with win over Rancho

Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 | 11:04 p.m.

Prep Sports Now

When basketball coaching fails, it's back to football talking

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Las Vegas Sun sports reporters Ray Brewer and Case Keefer recount their experience coaching the Las Vegas All-Star team against Findlay Prep in basketball and move on to football talk in the 11th Prep Sports Now of the year.

Quentyn Jefferson rushed for three touchdowns, including a 31-yard scoring scamper to help Valley High end its season on a high note with a 52-7 victory over Rancho High on Friday.

Quarterback Kennedy Williams passed and ran for a score as the Vikings finished 2-7 and 1-4 in division play.

“It was a nice way to send it off the seniors,” Valley coach Marcus Sherman said. “Every kid got a chance to play. It was a good situation for us for once.”

The Vikings were up 28-0 at the half, and Sherman hopes ending the season with a victory translates into a better season in 2013.

“We’re still a young team,” Sherman said. “We have the right core of guys. Rancho has had some struggles too, but we needed a win just as badly as they did.”

Rancho wraps up its season winless (0-9, 0-5 division).

Paul Delos Santos can be reached at 990-2416 or paul.santos@lasvegassun.com. Follow Paul on Twitter at twitter.com/pauliedelos.

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By twnt47

Nov. 4, 2012

12:41 p.m.

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I am completely appalled at how this game was handled. The referees ejected 4 football players stating that they were in a "fight" during the games when ALL four players were no where even close to the field. One player was even speaking to his parent at the time. Yet the referees randomly picked out four kids who just so happened to be the star players for Rancho High School, and had them ejected. Allowing the players that were involved (on both teams) to continue playing. Rancho High School coaches FAILED to back up their students and the Referees FAILED to maintain integrity with their calls. Come on Rancho, you hadn't won a game yet, you mean to tell me you couldn't support your team? Your players were the only ones who managed to remain dedicated to a team that consisted of nothing but faulty coaching and bad leadership. These boys have more heart and soul by not participating in the fight and choosing to walk away proving to be true team leaders and yet you continued to embarrass them. Each one of you needs to step down from coaching. I believe that Clark County School District should reassess who they have leading our youth.