Basic High

Henderson Bowl rivalry game will have a different feel: Wednesday, October 27, 2010; prep football: Basic needs to beat Green Valley, get help from Del Sol to reach playoffs; By Ray Brewer; The annual Henderson Bowl high school football game between Basic and Green Valley will have a different feel to it Thursday night. Basic could increase its winning streak to a series-best three games for the first time in the 20 years of the rivalry, but its players could still go home disappointed. Beating Green Valley, you see, will only be half the battle for the Wolves. They also need Del Sol to take care of Silverado to advance to next week’s playoffs.

Spleen injury will keep him sidelined, not dampen his spirits: Tuesday, October 26, 2010; ray brewer:; By Ray Brewer; Blaze Galardy was sitting with teammates Friday night at the Sonic on Boulder Highway, rehashing the football game they just finished playing while enjoying a chicken sandwich and Powerade slushy, when the Basic High senior sensed something was wrong. And, it unfortunately had nothing to do with a 38-20 loss to Del Sol earlier in the night.

Del Sol scores 21 unanswered points to finish off Basic, 38-20: Friday, October 22, 2010; By Case Keefer; Chris Marshall wouldn’t let Del Sol lose this one. Marshall, the Dragons star junior running back, rushed for five touchdowns in a 38-20 victory over Basic.

Foothill outlasts rival Basic to stay undefeated: Friday, October 15, 2010; With Foothill win, Southeast Division title up for grabs next week at Liberty; By Case Keefer; Losing to a rival hurts enough. Falling to one twice in the same year, including a season-ending defeat, feels much worse. It’s a feeling Foothill became all too familiar with over the last year after Basic beat it 42-20 in the second round of last year’s state playoffs. The Falcons remembered all of the pain Friday night and exacted revenge in a 20-13 victory against the visiting Wolves.

Rivalry week: Eldorado QB Williams will be in the spotlight during Cleat Game: Thursday, October 14, 2010; prep football: Eldorado's trip to Chaparral one of three rivlary games on tap of significance; By Ray Brewer; Eldorado High football coach Vernon Brown doesn’t hesitate endorsing his quarterback as the state’s best. It’s just that JaQuorrey Williams, a three-year starter for the Sundevils, is also one of the state’s best-kept secrets. With Eldorado struggling for victories the past two years, Williams’ solid performances have gone virtually unnoticed. Come Friday, that will likely change — at least for a few hours.

Jordan Ireland rushes for more than 200 yards as Legacy beats Basic 28-21: Friday, October 8, 2010; By Case Keefer; Legacy (3-3) continued its impressive turnaround Friday night with a 28-21 victory over visiting Basic (4-3). After starting the year 0-2, the Longhorns have won three of their last four to put themselves in the race for a playoff spot in the Northwest division.

Blocked punt sparks Liberty to blowout win over Basic: Friday, October 1, 2010; By Case Keefer; A blocked punt by Liberty senior Sam Tai turned a close game against Basic into a blowout Friday night. Liberty thrilled its home crowd with an impressive second half en route to a 42-7 victory.

Basic moves on from last week's loss, beats Silverado 24-21: Friday, September 24, 2010; Wolf Pack secondary accounts for three second-half interceptions; By Case Keefer; DeVonte Boyd decided it was time for a change. The sophomore wide receiver/defensive back wanted Basic to forget about last week’s stunning upset at Coronado and start fresh in its homecoming game Friday night against Silverado.

Winless in league play last year, Coronado shocks Basic in Southeast opener: Friday, September 17, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Coronado High football team had one Southeast Division win in the last two years entering its home game Thursday against perennial league power Basic. But sophomore wide receiver Cody Mucino had three touchdowns for the Cougars, including 24-yard scoring strike with less than 30 seconds to play in helping the Cougars force overtime. That’s where kicker Brock Morrison’s 47-yard field goal gave the Cougars that signature win they were looking for, a 30-27 victory.

Basic comes from behind for 22-21 victory over Canyon Springs: Saturday, September 11, 2010; Edward Hauth; Basic improved to 3-0 on the season with a 22-21 comeback victory over Canyon Springs Saturday night.

Basic erases deficit, makes statement with win against Durango: Saturday, September 4, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Benny Gutierrez wasn’t expected to be the Basic High football team’s feature running back Friday night. Then again, on a team of no stars where everyone doing their part is considered the key for success, Gutierrez’s three touchdown runs against host Durango shouldn’t be that big of a surprise.

Basic retains jug in 41-7 rout of Boulder City: Friday, August 27, 2010; By Case Keefer; Forget the Jug Game. A more apt title for the 2010 version of the rivalry between Basic and Boulder City would be The Carducci Game. Basic senior quarterback Vince Carducci put on a show and threw for 214 yards and four touchdowns on 15-for-24 passing as the Wolves mauled the rival Eagles, 41-7.

Basic using sting of last year's close loss to Del Sol as motivation: Monday, August 23, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Basic High football team played in the state semifinals last year and has only lost six games in two seasons since Jeff Cahill became the Wolves’ coach. Yet, the program has gone more than 10 years since having a Division I football player and always seems to be looking for respect.

Las Vegas QB Hassan Henderson shows improvements: Saturday, August 7, 2010; prep football: Junior signal caller completes the right passes in leading Wildcats to 7-on-7 title; By Ray Brewer; Las Vegas High quarterback Hassan Henderson dropped back to pass looking for his favorite receiver. But Marquan Major, the Wildcats’ top threat and arguably the best wide receiver in Southern Nevada, was doubled covered — again.

Del Sol rallies without top rusher to win Sunrise title: Saturday, November 28, 2009; Sophomore Marshall leads Dragons to one-point victory against Basic; By Ray Brewer; The Del Sol High football team easily could have thrown in the towel and called it a season. The Dragons trailed visiting Basic by 12 points at halftime Saturday afternoon in the Sunrise Regional championship game and their chances of mounting a comeback appeared slim with star running back Dezerick Reed on the sidelines nursing an injured ankle.