Del Sol High School

Liberty runs over, shuts out Del Sol: Sunday, October 2, 2011; high school football: Patriots beat Dragons by controlling time of possesion with run game; By Case Keefer; In an age of football where a printed game plan can sometimes exceed the length of a novel, Liberty’s attack strategy Friday night against Del Sol could have fit on a Post-it Note. It was this simple: Line up and run straight ahead. The Patriots ran the ball 29 times in a row to start the game and dominated the Dragons on the ground en route to a 34-0 victory.

Moapa Valley deals Del Sol its first loss of the season: Saturday, September 24, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; In case anyone wasn’t convinced of Moapa Valley’s place among the top teams in Southern Nevada this season, the Pirates proved it again Friday night. Moapa Valley took down perennial Henderson power Del Sol, 49-40.

Del Sol shakes past Silverado in second half: Saturday, September 17, 2011; high school football: Chris Marshall, Raheem Jones improve Dragons to 3-0; By Case Keefer; Del Sol players yelled encouragingly at each other as they rushed out of the locker room after halftime at Silverado on Friday night. This in no way looked like a team that had been physically dominated and seemingly overmatched through two quarters. The Dragons didn’t play like it the rest of the way, either. Del Sol turned a sloppy first half into a golden second half to slide by Southeast division rival Silverado 28-24 Friday night.

Del Sol overcomes slow start, penalties for lopsided victory against Eldorado: Saturday, September 10, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Don’t let the final score fool you. The Del Sol High football team’s 40-6 victory Friday against visiting Eldorado was anything but leisurely. The Dragons had to overcome numerous penalties (eight in the first half alone) that halted scoring drives, their quarterback fumbled a snap on the goal line going in for a touchdown and their holder consistently struggled getting the ball down on extra points.

Big second half carries Del Sol past Rancho: Friday, August 26, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Nate Kirschbaum passed for four touchdowns and Chris Marshall rushed for around 200 yards Friday to lead the Del Sol High football team past host Rancho, 40-22

Del Sol's Chris Marshall key to the Dragons' success: Friday, August 26, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Del Sol High football team is out to prove last year’s mediocre season was a fluke. The Dragons finished with a 5-6 record to break a streak of four straight appearances in the Sunrise Regional title game.

Las Vegas avenges early exit from last year's playoffs: Saturday, November 6, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Las Vegas High wide receiver Marquan Major gathered his teammates minutes before they took the field Friday for their Sunrise Regional quarterfinal playoff game and delivered a simple message: don’t take any opponent lightly.

Week 11 roundup: Del Sol, Las Vegas renew rivalry in playoff opener: Friday, November 5, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer, Case Keefer; It was the biggest win in the eight-year history of the Del Sol High football program. The Dragons’ 33-28 regular season victory against perennial power Las Vegas High last year was more significant than what they accomplished later that fall — winning the Sunrise Region and taking second in state.

Silverado shuts out Del Sol to reach playoffs: Thursday, October 28, 2010; By Case Keefer; Let the playoff party begin at Silverado. After two years of disappointing near misses, Silverado clinched a berth in this year's playoffs with a 23-0 shutout victory at Del Sol on Friday night. Canyon Springs will host Silverado in a first-round playoff game next week.

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.

Stingy second-half defense carries Del Sol past Green Valley: Friday, October 15, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Troy Miller rushed and passed for a touchdown Friday night to lead the Del Sol High football team to a 35-20 victory against visiting Green Valley.

Del Sol breaks out of slump, beats Coronado: Saturday, October 9, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The defending Sunrise Region Del Sol High football team finally got its first league win, beating host Coronado 43-22 Friday night.

Foothill beats Del Sol for sixth straight victory: Friday, October 1, 2010; Edward Hauth; The Foothill Falcons improved to 6-0 on the season with a 42-10 victory Friday over last year’s state runner-up, Del Sol. Foothill quarterback Parker Riggin completed 19 of 25 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown.

Liberty erases 10-point deficit to force overtime, beat Del Sol: Friday, September 24, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Liberty High sophomore quarterback Kai Nacau orchestrated a fourth-quarter comeback Friday night, leading the Patriots from 10 points down with less than three minutes to play to a 32-30 overtime win against host Del Sol.

Cheyenne shakes off first-game rust, beats Del Sol: Thursday, September 16, 2010; By Ray Brewer; There were no first-game errors on this night. The Cheyenne High football team led from start to finish in a 24-14 victory against visiting Del Sol, erasing the bad taste in their mouths after a sluggish performance last week against Cimarron-Memorial.