Desert Oasis High School

Desert Oasis takes care of Durango, in driver's seat for No. 2 seed: Friday, October 7, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Brandon Andrews had all four of the Desert Oasis High football team’s touchdowns Thursday in a 29-7 victory against host Durango.

Desert Oasis, Foothill back in the Sun's top-10 rankings: Tuesday, October 4, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; While the top five teams in the Sun’s top-10 rankings aren’t changing this week, the same can’t be said for the bottom half of the rankings. Del Sol, which started the year No. 3, is out of the rankings after consecutive defeats, including being shutout 34-0 last week by Liberty.

Desert Oasis blanks Spring Valley, 34-0: Saturday, October 1, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Devin Fortenberry had two touchdowns runs Saturday to lead the Desert Oasis High football team to a 34-0 victory against visiting Spring Valley.

Desert Oasis erases 17-point halftime deficit to beat Bonanza: Saturday, September 24, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Brandon Andrews had three touchdown runs to lead the Desert Oasis High football team to a 34-17 victory against previously undefeated Bonanza.

Offensive balance leads Desert Oasis to lopsided win over Western: Friday, September 16, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; The big rushing games from Desert Oasis running backs Brandon Andrews and Trevon Barnes should have come as no surprise in the team’s 42-7 victory over Western.

Foothill slips by Desert Oasis in final minutes, 28-24: Friday, September 9, 2011; high school football:; Edward Hauth; Foothill High senior wide receiver Kyle Keplinger hauled in an 18-yard touchdown reception from Drew Doxtator with 2:29 remaining in Friday’s football game to give the Falcons a 28-24 victory over Desert Oasis.

Bishop Gorman shuts out Desert Oasis: Friday, September 2, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; So much for a letdown from Bishop Gorman after it started the season with two nationally ranked foes. The Gaels looked as impressive as ever in its state opener Friday night, shutting down last year’s Southwest Division runner-up Desert Oasis by a 52-0 margin.

Desert Oasis loaded in the backfield, hungry for more success: Friday, August 26, 2011; HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL:; By Case Keefer; No team in Las Vegas returns more battle-tested players than Desert Oasis. The Diamondbacks, who have made the playoffs in each of the last two years, have 16 starters back — eight on offense and eight on defense. Included in the group is a majority of the top performers from last year’s team that finished second in the Southwest division.

Desert Oasis, Green Valley looking for new coaches: Thursday, December 16, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; Four Las Vegas area high school football program will be with new coaches next fall.

Centennial advances to second round of playoffs with win over Desert Oasis: Thursday, November 11, 2010; Edward Hauth; Centennial High running back Jacobi Owens rushed for a 47-yard touchdown in the third quarter to help the Bulldogs advance to the second round of the football playoffs with a 16-12 victory over Desert Oasis on Thursday.

Brandon Andrews, Desert Oasis stun Durango with lopsided win: Friday, October 22, 2010; Andrews rushed for more than 250 yards as Diamondbacks roll 42-19; By Case Keefer; Someone may need to pinch the Desert Oasis football team to let them know this isn’t a dream. Desert Oasis won its biggest game in school history Friday night, riding its option attack to more than 400 rushing yards and a 42-19 victory against visiting Durango.

Desert Oasis takes down Sierra Vista 53-22: Friday, October 15, 2010; By Case Keefer; Desert Oasis (6-2, 4-1) has reached the playoffs for the second straight year. The Diamondbacks clinched one of the Southwest division’s bids by beating rival Sierra Vista (1-6, 1-4) 53-22.

Desert Oasis blanks Pahrump, 41-0: Thursday, October 7, 2010; Prep football:; Sun Staff; The Desert Oasis High football team Thursday beat visiting Pahrump Valley 41-0.

Perennial powers Gorman, Palo Verde still occupy top spots in rankings: Wednesday, October 6, 2010; Prep football:; By Ray Brewer; Cheyenne and Desert Oasis highs last week were supposed to give the state’s best football teams a competitive game. Instead, they lost by a combined 105-6. Yes, Bishop Gorman and Palo Verde are that much better than the rest of the teams in their league.

Gorman's Anu Solomon passes for four touchdowns in blowout win: Friday, October 1, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Anu Solomon passed for four first-half touchdowns Friday night to lead the visiting Bishop Gorman High football team to a 56-6 Southwest Division victory against Desert Oasis.