Cheyenne High School

Late touchdown run helps Cheyenne avoid upset bid by Mojave: Friday, October 21, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Tyler Spight’s short touchdown run with less than one minute remaining Friday gave the Cheyenne High football team a 16-8 victory against visiting Mojave.

Cheyenne back on track with victory against Shadow Ridge: Friday, October 14, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Cheyenne High football team snapped a two-game losing streak Friday with a 36-13 victory against host Shadow Ridge.

Strong first half gives Arbor View easy win against Cheyenne: Thursday, October 6, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Donnie Gaskin rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries Thursday to lead the Arbor View High football team to a 45-14 victory against visiting Cheyenne.

Special teams play crucial in Palo Verde's lopsided win at Cheyenne: Sunday, October 2, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Palo Verde High football team won this game thanks to its play on special teams. The Panthers opened a 14-point lead Saturday less than six minutes into its Northwest League game with host Cheyenne, using a 54-yard punt return for a touchdown from speedy junior Ryan Beaulieu and a blocked punt to set up another score in a convincing 41-8 victory.

Cheyenne starts slow, pours it on against Faith Lutheran: Saturday, September 24, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Cheyenne High football team recorded a 50-9 victory Friday against host Faith Lutheran for its fourth straight win to open the season.

Cheyenne running backs rushing the Desert Shields back into prominence: Thursday, September 22, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; On a side wall in the Cheyenne High School weight room hangs a tribute to the former players in the football program’s hall of fame.

Long scoring runs from Myloe Lewis, blocked extra point help Cheyenne win overtime thriller: Friday, September 9, 2011; prep football: Lewis had two touchdowns of more than 75 yards and Desert Shields forced OT with blocked kick to steal victory; By Ray Brewer; The Cheyenne High football team is making a habit of winning close games. The Desert Shields on Thursday received a 3-yard rushing touchdown from Tyler Spight in overtime against host Cimarron-Memorial and Kenneth Counts followed with the 2-point conversion for a 28-20 victory.

Cheyenne slips by Legacy in defensive thriller: Friday, September 2, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Cheyenne made a commitment to improve its defense this offseason. The Desert Shields showed it in their season opener Friday, as they stifled visiting Legacy for most of the night on the way to a 16-14 victory.

Cheyenne needs to improve defense to bounce back: Wednesday, August 24, 2011; Northwest Division Preview:; By Case Keefer; The way Cheyenne senior running back Tyler Spight feels headed into this football season is representative of the attitude carried by his whole team. Spight came on strong at the end of last year as an electrifying rusher, gaining more than 200 yards in a game on multiple occasions. But according to Cheyenne coach David Cochran, he received shockingly little attention for it.

Realignment plan could put prep football teams in lower division: Monday, June 13, 2011; Always-athletic Cheyenne, Desert Pines would be forced in same league as Boulder City, other 3A schools; By Ray Brewer; Desert Pines High football coach Paul Bennett could feel slighted. Despite leading his team to the playoffs in five of the past six seasons and sending an athlete to Division I football each of the past four years, the always-athletic Jaguars appear headed to a lower tier of competition.

Quinton Carter's passion for helping children, low-income families a calling for local pro football player: Monday, May 30, 2011; By Ray Brewer; When Quinton Carter tells 225 children attending his free three-day football camp at Canyon Springs High that earning a college degree and eating proper foods are as important as athletic ability on the gridiron, he does so with firsthand experience.

Ex-Cheyenne standout Quinton Carter drafted by Denver Broncos: Saturday, April 30, 2011; By Ray Brewer; Cheyenne High product Quinton Carter of Oklahoma was selected Saturday in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. Carter is the second with Southern Nevada ties to be selected.

Centennial locks up playoff spot by beating Cheyenne: Thursday, October 28, 2010; By Case Keefer; Centennial will participate in the playoffs for the first time in eight years. The Bulldogs secured the Northwest division’s No. 3 seed with a 35-22 victory against Cheyenne.

Cheyenne snaps three-game losing skid by beating Mojave: Saturday, October 23, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Sophomore running back Saunjay Meyer gave the Cheyenne High football team a spark offensively Friday in its 28-13 victory against host Mojave.

Shadow Ridge snaps four-game losing skid: Friday, October 15, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Shadow Ridge High quarterback Nick McDearmon rushed for three touchdowns Friday, and the Mustangs snapped a four-game losing streak with a 38-20 victory against visiting Cheyenne.