Mojave High School Football

For Mojave High, victory extends beyond the football field: Saturday, September 24, 2011; The Turnaround:; By Paul Takahashi; For a football team that has only won a single game in the last two years, Mojave’s big win on Friday represented the hope that things are finally changing — athletically at least — at the struggling “turnaround” high school.

Mojave snaps 17-game losing streak by beating Boulder City: Friday, September 23, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Mojave had waited two for years for this moment. The Rattlers snapped a 17-game losing streak Friday in Boulder City, holding on for a 25-22 win.

Arbor View rolls past Mojave, 56-12: Friday, September 16, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Arbor View High junior quarterback Henry Hoffend passed for 145 yards and two touchdowns Friday a 56-12 victory against visiting Mojave.

Demaryae Williams has 330 rushing yards to lead Cimarron past Faith Lutheran: Friday, September 16, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Cimarron-Memorial’s Demaryae Williams rushed for 330 yards and three touchdowns Friday in a 49-18 victory against host Faith Lutheran.

Palo Verde keeps rolling with win against Mojave: Saturday, September 10, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Palo Verde’s defense posted four shutouts last season. The Panthers look like they’ll break that impressive mark with ease in 2011. After Friday’s 48-0 win against Mojave, Palo Verde has held two opponents scoreless and only given up seven points to Arbor View.

Gerard Martinez's two TD passes helps Cimarron beat Mojave: Friday, September 2, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Gerard Martinez passed for a pair of first-half touchdowns Friday to lead the Cimarron-Memorial football team to a 28-7 victory against Mojave in the Northwest Division opener for both schools

New coach, new attitude gives Mojave reasons to be optimistic: Wednesday, August 24, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; When the Mojave High football team takes the field this fall, it will be looking to erase its image as one of Southern Nevada’s underachieving programs. The Rattlers have made one playoff appearance since the school opened in 1996. But after reaching the postseason in 2007, they have posted a 2-27 record in the three years since while being outscored 1,063-192.

Longtime Cimarron-Memorial coach Vollan to retire: Thursday, April 28, 2011; hs football:; By Ray Brewer; Rod Vollan, who has coached in some capacity with football and basketball programs at Cimarron-Memorial High since the school opened in 1991, will retire in June at the end of the school year after 26 years in the Clark County School District.

Mojave's Armstrong, Chaparral's Davis out as football coaches under reorganization: Tuesday, April 26, 2011; hs football: The coaches, who are father and son, didn't keep teaching jobs at low-performing schools; By Ray Brewer; Mojave High football coach Tyrone Armstrong said he won’t be back on the sidelines next fall after nine years at the school, becoming a casualty in a School District reorganization plan. For coaches, not being retained in the classroom means losing your job on the athletic field.

Cimarron closes season with win, but fails to make playoffs for first time in 16 years: Saturday, November 6, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Cimarron-Memorial High’s Christian Brown rushed for 290 yards and five touchdowns on 34 carries Friday in a 34-19 victory against Mojave in the season finale for both teams.

Shadow Ridge wins third straight, still has playoff hopes: Friday, October 29, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Shadow Ridge High football team inched one step closer to the playoffs Thursday night.

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.

Kickoff return for a touchdown part of Centennial's win against Mojave: Friday, October 1, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Cody Clark passed for two touchdowns and the Centennial High football team beat Mojave 40-0.

Virgin Valley tramples Mojave on the road: Friday, September 24, 2010; By Case Keefer; For Virgin Valley, it’s always a special feeling to come into Las Vegas and leave with a victory. It happened for the first time this season Friday night when the Bulldogs traveled to Mojave and easily disposed of the Rattlers, 33-0.

Arbor View beats Mojave, still undefeated: Friday, September 17, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Christian Rodriguez rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries Thursday in leading the Arbor View High football team to a 49-20 victory against host Mojave.