Bonanza High School

Defense must improve for Bonanza to find success: Monday, August 23, 2010; By Case Keefer; Almost no one found a way to slow Bonanza’s offense last season. The Bengals scored 29 points per game behind nearly 1,300 yards rushing from DaSean Martin and nearly 1,500 yards passing from Sterling Sprau.

DaSean Martin receiving interest from USC, other notable football programs: Friday, March 5, 2010; prep football recruiting: Bonanza running back, defensive back shines on smaller stage; By Ray Brewer; Bonanza High junior football player DaSean Martin wanted to make a good first impression last weekend when he met USC football coach Lane Kiffin. One of 70 invited prospects to the Trojans’ Junior Day, Martin didn’t waste any time in introducing himself.

Durango beats Bonanza 48-20 to finish regular season: Thursday, October 29, 2009; By Case Keefer

Arbor View outlasts Bonanza in double-overtime victory: Friday, October 23, 2009; By Case Keefer; Arbor View was able to ruin Bonanza’s homecoming Friday night in a 49-42 double-overtime victory.

Spring Valley back on track in Southwest Division: Saturday, October 17, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL:; By Ray Brewer; Spring Valley’s Taj Allen had three touchdown runs to lead Bonanza to a 35-28 Southwest Division victory against host Bonanza.

Bishop Gorman stays perfect in rout of Bonanza: Friday, October 9, 2009; By Case Keefer; Bishop Gorman’s homecoming game couldn’t have gone any better. The Gaels (7-0) pounded the Bonanza Bengals (3-4) early and came away with a 72-0 victory. Both of Gorman’s star running backs, Shaquille Powell and Victor Belen, scored three touchdowns.

High school football brawl sidelines 12 players: Thursday, October 8, 2009; sports:; By Ray Brewer; Fernando Carmona pursued the football coaching position at Western High last spring because he believed in the school’s athletes. But just when he thought he was making strides in bringing more structure and discipline to the team, the Warriors took a turn for the worse.

Bonanza, Western game suspended after fight: Friday, October 2, 2009; By Case Keefer; An early Bonanza rout turned ugly Friday night when a brawl broke out in the middle of the third quarter against Western, Bonanza coach Shawn Dupris said.

Bonanza jumps to early lead, beats Pahrump Valley 39-12: Saturday, September 26, 2009; By Case Keefer; Zach Nati led the Bonanza defense and Sterling Sprau led the offense as the Bengals beat Pahrump Valley 39-12 Friday night.

Big plays from Elijah Mitchell land big win for Desert Oasis: Friday, September 18, 2009; By Case Keefer; Desert Oasis outlasted Bonanza in a 42-34 shoot-out.

Sprau and Martin compile career days against Clark: Saturday, September 12, 2009; By Case Keefer; Bonanza beat Clark 53-34 in a shootout.

Bonanza’s running back scores four times in victory over Sierra Vista: Friday, September 4, 2009; Sun Staff; Bonanza’s Desean Martin scored four touchdowns behind an offensive line that coach Shawn Dupris said “showed up with a different attitude this week” in the team’s 41-26 victory over Sierra Vista.

Foothill opens strong: Friday, August 28, 2009; Five Southeast Division teams won openers this week, including Foothill's Connor Afoa scoring on runs of 70 and 1 yards in a 14-6 victory against visiting Bonanza.

Bonanza hopes to compete with league's top teams: Thursday, August 20, 2009; prep football preview:; By Case Keefer; Going into their final two regular season games last season, the Bonanza High Bengals were rolling. They had won six straight games, were headed to the playoffs and believed they could play with anyone. Then, Bonanza ran into Spring Valley and Bishop Gorman and lost by a combined score of 79-14 in the two games. They closed the season with a third straight defeat, falling in the Sunset Regional quarterfinals to Cheyenne.

4A coaches announce all-region squads: Monday, December 1, 2008; By Brett Okamoto; Two college-bound defensive lineman and nine players from an undefeated Southern Nevada champion Palo Verde team highlighted the Sunrise and Sunset all-region 4A football awards this season.