Cimarron-Memorial High School

Legacy notches win in another battle with Cimarron: Friday, October 1, 2010; By Case Keefer; Legacy quarterback Jordan Pinkney cut around the edge on an option play and saw nothing but open field with only a few minutes remaining in his team’s home game against Cimarron-Memorial Friday night. Pinkney scored a 40-yard touchdown on the play to give Legacy (2-3) a late 20-14 victory against Cimarron (2-3).

Palo Verde remains undefeated with win over Cimarron-Memorial: Friday, September 24, 2010; Edward Hauth; The Palo Verde Panthers improved to 5-0 on the season and 3-0 in league play with a 34-7 victory over Cimarron-Memorial on Friday. Panthers running back Brandon Wright rushed for 223 yards and four touchdowns on 22 carries for Palo Verde.

Two teams debut in Sun's high school football rankings: Wednesday, September 22, 2010; Prep football:; By Ray Brewer; A week of unexpected upsets have knocked two teams from the Sun’s top 10 high school football rankings. Del Sol and Faith Lutheran each lost a game that could have been considered an easy victory before kickoff, proving nothing is guaranteed on the local high-school gridiron.

Cimarron's Christian Brown rushes for 300 yards, four touchdowns in win: Friday, September 17, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Christian Brown rushed for 305 yards and four touchdowns in the Cimarron-Memorial High football team’s 37-18 victory against visiting Faith Lutheran.

Cimarron closes game with 37 unanswered points, tops Cheyenne: Saturday, September 11, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Cimarron trailed 8-0 after surrendering a nine-minute scoring drive, but posted 37 unanswered points to close the game.

Las Vegas starts slow, races past Cimarron in season opener: Friday, August 27, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; The Las Vegas High football team had a mistake-filled first half Thursday night against visiting Cimarron-Memorial in the season opener for both schools. Quarterback Hassan Henderson was intercepted on the Wildcats’ first play. He later pitched the ball out of the end zone for a Cimarron safety and fumbled just inches from scoring a touchdown. Still, the Wildcats never trailed, and when the offense found its rhythm in the second half, they ran away with a 34-15 victory.

Cimarron-Memorial to rely on newcomers to keep playoff streak alive: Monday, August 23, 2010; By Case Keefer; Cimarron-Memorial will not enjoy the luxury of easing into the season. The Spartans, a senior-loaded squad a year ago, will start as many as 18 new players. Those new starters will have no time to take it easy and get acclimated to playing varsity football.

UNLV walk-on impressing coaches during all-star game practice: Thursday, June 3, 2010; rebels football: Brother of Cimarron wide receiver also set to join Rebels' program; By Ray Brewer; When UNLV football coaches were recruiting Tim Hasson this winter, the Cimarron-Memorial High senior was quick to recommend they take a look at another prospect. That recruit, Hasson’s half brother Tajh Hasson of Cathedral High in Los Angeles, wound up signing with the Rebels in February.

Sun's all-decade team an elite and electrifying group: Friday, January 1, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Canyon Springs High football coach Hunkie Cooper remembers Friday nights during the fall of 2007 with a distinct fondness. He had one of the best seats in the house for the offensive juggernaut that was the Pioneers' attack. According to Cooper, if you showed up late for a Pioneers' game you would have missed part of the greatest high school football show the Las Vegas Valley had seen in years.

Bishop Gorman takes Sunset Region title in win over Cimarron: Friday, November 20, 2009; Freshman quarterback Anu Solomon passes for 200 yards, leads Gaels to within one game of vying for state championship; By Case Keefer; Anu Solomon deserved some praise after this performance. So when Bishop Gorman coach Tony Sanchez spotted Solomon after his team’s 31-7 victory against Cimarron-Memorial in the Sunset Region Championship game, he called the freshman quarterback over and put his arm around him.

Cimarron defensive back has experience beating Gorman: Wednesday, November 18, 2009; By Ray Brewer; Cimarron-Memorial High senior James Carraway remembers the final out. He remembers the feeling of accomplishment as he raced toward the pitcher's mound from his outfield position to celebrate a victory nobody expected. Cimarron upset previously untouchable Bishop Gorman last spring in baseball's Sunset Regional championship game. Now, he's hoping history will repeat itself. This time, however, some would consider a Cimarron victory to be an even bigger upset.

Cimarron-Memorial slides past Legacy: Friday, November 13, 2009; By Case Keefer; This all sounded almost too familiar. Earlier in the season, Cimarron-Memorial appeared to beat Legacy when a Legacy extra point missed going through the uprights. But a roughing the kicker penalty on Cimarron allowed Legacy to run one more play — a two-point conversion that gave the Longhorns a 30-29 victory. Fast forward to Friday night. Legacy missed another extra point late in the game. And there was no penalty this time. Cimarron took down Legacy 21-20 in the second round of the state playoffs.

Cimarron-Memorial off to fast playoff start against Durango: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer

James Poole dazzles in Cimarron-Memorial victory over Durango: Saturday, October 10, 2009; By Anthony Fenech; James Poole runs. He runs fast. He spins, jumps, jukes, and when things are going well for him and his Cimarron-Memorial teammates, he finds himself standing on the sidelines, just the way he did for most of the second half Friday in the Golden Spartans’ 54-7 homecoming win over Durango.

Legacy beats Cimarron-Memorial on last play after penalty: Friday, October 2, 2009; Prep football:; By Case Keefer; Some fans on the Cimarron-Memorial sideline muttered that it was the worst ending to a football game they had ever seen. For those on the Legacy sideline, it was undoubtedly the best.