Legacy High School

Legacy's D’Andre Hughes signs with Nebraska-Kearney football: Thursday, February 2, 2012; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; D’Andre Hughes entered his senior season last fall on the Legacy High School team as a relative unknown performer. That quickly changed once he got the football in his hands. He carried the ball 67 times for 1,345 yards and 14 touchdowns in the tough Northwest Division, displaying his 11.1 second speed in the 100 meters to become a college prospect. On Wednesday, Hughes signed a letter of intent with the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

Palo Verde stays perfect by blasting Legacy: Thursday, October 27, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; With first place in the Northwest Division already clinched, Palo Verde didn’t have much to play for in Thursday’s final regular season game at Legacy. The Panthers didn’t let that stop them from putting up another rout. Palo Verde destroyed Legacy and caused five turnovers on the way to a 56-7 victory.

Centennial's Jacobi Owens rushes for 290 yards in win against Legacy: Friday, October 21, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Centennial High’s Jacobi Owens rushed for 290 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries Friday in a 32-7 victory against Legacy.

Legacy beats Moapa Valley in thriller: Wednesday, October 5, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Legacy was able to hold off a pesky effort from Moapa Valley en route to a 33-30 victory Thursday night. The Longhorns led by 10 in the fourth quarter before the Pirates cut the margin to a field goal. Moapa Valley couldn’t capitalize any further and Legacy escaped to snap a two-game losing streak.

Cimarron-Memorial narrowly takes down Legacy: Saturday, October 1, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; One of the defining moments of Cimarron-Memorial’s season occurred in a 20-14 victory over Legacy on Saturday night. The Longhorns Steffan Webb broke loose for an 86-yard run early in the game, but the Spartans Marques Price refused to give up on the play. He caught up to Webb at the one-yard line and stripped the ball away for a turnover.

Arbor View gets balanced attack in victory over Legacy: Saturday, September 24, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Roderick Eason had 206 yards of offense and two touchdowns Friday to help the Arbor View High football team to a 42-14 victory against host Legacy.

Cheyenne slips by Legacy in defensive thriller: Friday, September 2, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Cheyenne made a commitment to improve its defense this offseason. The Desert Shields showed it in their season opener Friday, as they stifled visiting Legacy for most of the night on the way to a 16-14 victory.

Talented Legacy squad knows importance of opening season strong: Wednesday, August 24, 2011; Northwest Division Preview:; By Case Keefer; Everything went wrong for the Legacy football team last year. The Longhorns endured injuries, letdown and a number of close defeats. The 4-6 season was not what anyone in the program had in mind a year after going undefeated in the regular season and winning the Northwest division for the first time.

Cheyenne beats Legacy, helps Shadow Ridge claim final playoff berth: Saturday, November 6, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Cheyenne High’s Drew Calhoun had more than 100 yards rushing and a pair of touchdowns Friday, and the Desert Shields closed the game with 30 unanswered points in a 52-28 victory against host Legacy.

Palo Verde still undefeated with lopsided win against Legacy: Thursday, October 28, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Austin Whalen rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns Thursday and host Palo Verde remained undefeated with a 43-14 win against Legacy.

Legacy back in Northwest playoff race, rejoins Sun's top 10: Wednesday, October 13, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; The Legacy High football team is back in the Sun’s top 10 high school football rankings after picking up impressive victories in consecutive weeks.

Jordan Ireland rushes for more than 200 yards as Legacy beats Basic 28-21: Friday, October 8, 2010; By Case Keefer; Legacy (3-3) continued its impressive turnaround Friday night with a 28-21 victory over visiting Basic (4-3). After starting the year 0-2, the Longhorns have won three of their last four to put themselves in the race for a playoff spot in the Northwest division.

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).

Arbor View grabs Northwest Division win against Legacy: Thursday, September 23, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Arbor View High football team is one of three undefeated large-school classification schools in Southern Nevada. But with victories against struggling programs such as Valley, Rancho and Mojave as part of the perfect slate, the Aggies still had plenty to prove. That all changed Thursday night.

Passing attack key for Faith Lutheran in victory against Legacy: Saturday, September 11, 2010; QB Portaro passes for three scores, runs for two more in win against defending league champs; By Ray Brewer; The Faith Lutheran High football team has arguably the top passing attack in Southern Nevada. Led by quarterback Joe Portaro, wide receiver Don Pearson and tight end Brett Lubbe, a trio of Division I prospects, the Crusaders are using their successes passing the ball to start the season with two victories. Portaro completed 33-of-57 passes for 384 yards and three touchdowns Saturday in a 37-23 victory against visiting Legacy in the Northwest Division opener for both schools.