Faith Lutheran High Football

Centennial's passing game the difference in big win against Faith Lutheran: Friday, October 14, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Quarterback Austin Turley completed 12-of-14 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the Centennial High football team’s 48-7 victory against host Faith Lutheran.

Faith Lutheran captures first road win as a 4A classification school: Friday, October 7, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Gino DeGeorge’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Pryatel-Farmer with less than four minutes remaining Thursday gave the Faith Lutheran football team a 15-9 victory against host Mojave.

Moapa Valley cruises past another opponent in lopsided victory: Saturday, October 1, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Moapa Valley excelled in one final tune-up before hitting the meat of its schedule Friday night. Behind five combined touchdowns from running backs Conner Mortensen and Sean McConnell, Moapa Valley demolished visiting Faith Lutheran 59-26. It was the Pirates' fourth consecutive win.

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.

Inexperienced Faith Lutheran squad scores 22 unanswered points to beat Shadow Ridge: Saturday, September 3, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; For the Faith Lutheran High football team, having to replace virtually every contributor from last year’s squad has been a difficult task. On Friday night, they were rewarded for their efforts.

Faith Lutheran has to replace several key performers from last year: Wednesday, August 24, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Faith Lutheran High football team only returns three starters this fall, but that doesn’t mean the Crusaders’ expectations will change. “We have some talented kids. We are just young and inexperienced,” Faith Lutheran coach Jake Kothe said.

Durango's Julio Mora, Faith Lutheran's Joe Portaro shine in all-star game: Sunday, June 5, 2011; prep football: UNLV-commit Portaro throws first-quarter touchdown, named game's MVP; By Ray Brewer; Durango High running back Julio Mora was back to his old tricks. Despite a 5-foot-7, 170-pound frame, Mora rushed for 3,100 yards and 46 touchdowns the past two years to help Durango go from one of the city’s worst teams his sophomore year to qualifying for playoffs last fall during his senior campaign. In Mora’s final high school game Saturday, he capped his prep career with an 7-yard touchdown run and 49 rushing yards to lead the Sunset Region to a 21-0 victory against the Sunrise in the 40th West Charleston Lions Club Charity All-Star High School Football Game. He ...

Soon-to-be UNLV QB Joe Portaro playing all-star game with heavy heart after brother's shooting death: Thursday, June 2, 2011; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; Joe Portaro should spending all his energy preparing for fall camp with the UNLV football team. The freshman walk-on quarterback from Faith Lutheran High in Las Vegas should be becoming more familiar the Rebels’ playbook, getting stronger in the gym and spending extra time on the field working on his throws.

Local QB to join UNLV football team as walk-on: Saturday, February 12, 2011; unlv football: Faith Lutheran's Joe Portaro accounted for 34 touchdowns in 2010; By Ray Brewer; Quarterback Joe Portaro, who passed for 2,871 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2010 for Faith Lutheran High, will be a preferred walk-on with the UNLV football team.

Faith Lutheran's Don Pearson commits to Navy: Sunday, January 30, 2011; prep recruiting:; By Ray Brewer; Faith Lutheran High football player Don Pearson has verbally committed to Navy, according to an e-mail from the Pearson family.

Arbor View improves to 8-0 with big offensive night at Faith Lutheran: Thursday, October 28, 2010; By Case Keefer; Arbor View compiled more than 300 yards of offense Thursday night — in the fourth quarter alone. The Aggies stayed undefeated by winning a wild game at Faith Lutheran 48-28.

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.

Palo Verde tops Faith Lutheran to stay undefeated: Friday, October 22, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Palo Verde football team only ran three plays in the second half Friday of its 68-26 victory against host Faith Lutheran.

Centennial beats Faith Lutheran, controls its own destiny in Northwest: Friday, October 15, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Taj Cole had a pair of long scoring runs Friday to lift the Centennial High football team to a 23-16 victory against visiting Faith Lutheran.

Joe Portaro throws for two TDs, rushes for another in blowout of Mojave: Friday, October 8, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Faith Lutheran High quarterback Joe Portaro completed 16 of 32 passes for 263 yards and two touchdowns Friday to lead the host Crusaders to a 45-0 win against Mojave.