Durango High School Football

Centennial coasts into Sunset semifinal matchup with Arbor View: Friday, November 2, 2012; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Watch out for the Centennial offense. The Bulldogs are starting to move the ball with authority, as evidenced by their 59-21 victory over Durango in the Sunset Regional quarterfinals Saturday night.

Durango secures No. 3 seed from Northwest by beating Shadow Ridge: Thursday, October 25, 2012; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Brett Neighbors connected with AC Collins for a pair of first-half touchdown passes to help the Durango High football team score 34 unanswered points to open Thursday’s game against host Shadow Ridge.

Palo Verde takes care of Durango to set up game with Arbor View for Northwest title: Saturday, October 20, 2012; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Brothers Calvin and Ryan Beaulieu accounted for four touchdowns Friday night to lead the Palo Verde High football team to a 44-20 victory against host Durango.

Durango's rushing attack too much for Spring Valley: Friday, October 12, 2012; high school football:; By Paul Delos Santos; Durango High’s Marcus Williams-Sanders rushed for three touchdowns, while Gene Germaine added one more and a pick-6 to give the Trail Blazers a 42-0 win over Spring Valley on Friday night.

Complete performance powers Durango over Sierra Vista: Friday, September 28, 2012; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Durango scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in a 54-27 victory over Sierra Vista.

Quick start helps Durango post victory against Valley: Friday, September 21, 2012; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Durango High football team led by two touchdowns Friday against host Valley before they ran an offensive play.

Basic's dangerous offense on full display in victory over Durango: Saturday, September 15, 2012; high school football: Jaylen Rose breaks out with nearly 400 yards passing, six touchdowns; By Case Keefer; To get an idea of how explosive the Basic football team is capable of being, think of a movie scene where pyrotechnics are going off all over the screen.

Centennial's defense plays well while offense piles up points late in sloppy win at Durango: Saturday, September 8, 2012; high school football:; By Taylor Bern; The final score in Centennial High’s 31-0 victory at Durango High on Friday night may be indicative of how much better shape the Bulldogs are in at this stage, but it certainly doesn’t reflect how much better they played. That category was much closer.

Durango runs past Bonanza for big opening night win, 54-6: Friday, August 31, 2012; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Marcus Williams and Arie McQuaig combined for five touchdowns and the Durango High football team rushed for 340 yards in the first half Friday against host Bonanza for a convincing 54-6 victory in the season opener for both teams

Marcus Williams, Arie McQuaig among Durango's busy veterans this season: Thursday, August 30, 2012; HS FOOTBALL:; By Case Keefer; Breaks will be in short supply for the stars of Durango’s football team this season. New coach Matt Gerber, who spent years with the same post at Green Valley, doesn’t differentiate his players as offensive and defensive standouts. If they’re talented enough, they can play both sides.

Utah football grabs another top Las Vegas recruit in Durango RB Marcus Williams: Saturday, July 21, 2012; prep recruiting:; By Ray Brewer; The University of Utah football team has made a history of finding its future standouts at Las Vegas area high schools. Durango High rising senior Marcus Williams hopes to continue to trend. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back verbally committed to Utah this weekend, picking the Utes over offers from Idaho, New Mexico and New Mexico State.

Durango's Marcus Williams has top score at recruiting combine, but still looking for first offer: Wednesday, April 25, 2012; hs football:; By Ray Brewer; The college football recruiting of Durango rising senior running back and defensive back Marcus Williams could be considered a mystery. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Williams bested nearly 1,300 other recruits in early April by recording the highest score at Nike Football SPARQ Combine in Long Beach, Calif.

Durango hires veteran coach Gerber to run football program: Friday, March 9, 2012; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Matt Gerber would have been content staying as an assistant high school football coach. Then, the head coaching position opened at Durango High. Gerber, who was on Durango’s staff from 1998 to 2005, was hired Friday as the Trailblazers’ new coach. He was Green Valley High’s head coach for five years through the 2010 season before spending last year as the offensive coordinator at Silverado.

Palo Verde disposes of Durango to advance in playoffs: Friday, November 4, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Palo Verde had its closest game in more than a month Friday night in the first round of the playoffs — and still won by 33 points. Palo Verde, which beat its four October opponents by an average of 43 points, cruised past Durango 40-7.

Durango victory sets up playoff showdown with Palo Verde: Saturday, October 22, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Durango’s success on any given night is often directly related to its offensive line play. It’s no surprise, then, that Durango coach Gary Maki reported a dominant performance from the guys up front Friday night. Durango played two of its best quarters of the year in the second half against visiting Sierra Vista to win 48-35.