Legacy High School

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.

Down by 12 at halftime, Spring Valley manages to beat Legacy: Saturday, August 28, 2010; Ed Hauth; Spring Valley’s football team overcame a 12-0 halftime deficit and a 30-minute lightning delay to defeat Legacy, 13-12, in Friday’s season opener. Spring Valley kicker Diyan Nedelchev kicked two second-half field goals, including one of 34 yards in the fourth quarter, to help the Grizzlies to victory.

Legacy feels pressure to live up to last year's division title: Monday, August 23, 2010; By Case Keefer; L.J. McMorris rushed for the most memorable touchdown in Legacy’s school history last year when he scored late in the fourth quarter against Palo Verde to give the Longhorns a 7-6 victory. Legacy hopes McMorris, now a junior, can produce like that on a consistent basis this season. With the graduation of star running back DeShae Edwards, much of the offensive onus will fall on McMorris.

Legacy tailback McMorris puts elite speed on display: Tuesday, May 25, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; It took one game last fall to show that Legacy High rising junior LJ McMorris has the potential to be one of Southern Nevada’s top running backs. His exploits three weeks ago hammered home that theory.

Cimarron-Memorial slides past Legacy: Friday, November 13, 2009; By Case Keefer; This all sounded almost too familiar. Earlier in the season, Cimarron-Memorial appeared to beat Legacy when a Legacy extra point missed going through the uprights. But a roughing the kicker penalty on Cimarron allowed Legacy to run one more play — a two-point conversion that gave the Longhorns a 30-29 victory. Fast forward to Friday night. Legacy missed another extra point late in the game. And there was no penalty this time. Cimarron took down Legacy 21-20 in the second round of the state playoffs.

Legacy scores two defensive touchdowns to beat Cheyenne: Saturday, October 17, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL:; By Ray Brewer; LJ McMorris, Devin Weidemann and Martell Crockett had rushing touchdowns Friday night for Legacy in its 35-7 victory against Cheyenne.

Legacy tops Palo Verde for biggest win in school history: Saturday, October 10, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL:; By Ray Brewer; Legacy High football coach Dave Snyder will never forget the first practice. Some three months before the North Las Vegas school was set to open in 2006, Snyder organized the program’s initial workout at nearby Clifford Findlay Middle School with hopes of laying the foundation for the future. Roughly 100 players were in attendance that afternoon, and while the group was inexperienced, Snyder saw the potential.