Rancho High Football

Rancho beats Chaparral for second straight victory: Saturday, October 1, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Rancho is getting healthy and improving. After starting the season with three disappointing losses, the Rams have now won two straight. Rancho defeated Chaparral on Saturday 44-12.

Rancho cruises past Sunrise Mountain to break into win column: Friday, September 23, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; After losing in five overtimes last week against Valley, the Rancho High football team rebounded Friday with a 66-20 victory against Sunrise Mountain for its first win of the season.

Valley comes out victorious in five-overtime game against Rancho: Friday, September 16, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Valley coach Marcus Sherman wasn’t planning on getting much sleep Friday night. He couldn’t imagine doing anything other than thinking about his team’s 35-34 victory over Rancho. The Vikings won one of the more memorable high school football games in Southern Nevada history in five overtimes.

Basic dedicates lopsided victory to severely injured former star: Saturday, September 3, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; It’s been an emotional past week for Basic High. Before the Wolves began preparing for Friday’s matchup with Rancho, they learned 2009 team captain Kelly Armistead was severely injured and suffered major head injuries in a car accident last Saturday.

Big second half carries Del Sol past Rancho: Friday, August 26, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Nate Kirschbaum passed for four touchdowns and Chris Marshall rushed for around 200 yards Friday to lead the Del Sol High football team past host Rancho, 40-22

Playoff loss to Liberty provides offseason motivation for Rancho: Tuesday, August 23, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; When the Rancho High football team gathered for its first workouts this spring, coach Elvin Dick had a simple message for his players. He reminded them of their first-round playoff loss to Liberty last fall — a game where Liberty’s physically dominated from start to finish.

Liberty runs past Rancho with full complement of weapons: Friday, November 5, 2010; By Case Keefer; Liberty’s 34-6 playoff victory against Rancho marked the return of senior running back Ty Byrd. Byrd missed the Patriots last four games with a knee injury, but was back in action against the Rams.

Rancho grabs playoff spot with win against Valley: Thursday, October 28, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Shamel David rushed for more than 200 yards and two touchdowns Thursday in leading the Rancho High football team past Valley, 39-29.

Rancho strikes fast, stays alive in hunt for playoffs: Thursday, October 21, 2010; prep football:; Sun Staff; The Rancho High football team scored 20 unanswered points Thursday to open the game in a 40-28 victory against host Eldorado.

Las Vegas continues dominance in Bone Game rivalry against Rancho: Friday, October 15, 2010; By Ray Brewer; One of Nevada’s most storied high school football rivalry games ended in lopsided fashion Friday night — yet again.

Rivalry week: Eldorado QB Williams will be in the spotlight during Cleat Game: Thursday, October 14, 2010; prep football: Eldorado's trip to Chaparral one of three rivlary games on tap of significance; By Ray Brewer; Eldorado High football coach Vernon Brown doesn’t hesitate endorsing his quarterback as the state’s best. It’s just that JaQuorrey Williams, a three-year starter for the Sundevils, is also one of the state’s best-kept secrets. With Eldorado struggling for victories the past two years, Williams’ solid performances have gone virtually unnoticed. Come Friday, that will likely change — at least for a few hours.

Desert Pines wins third straight by taking down Rancho: Friday, October 8, 2010; By Case Keefer; Last week, Desert Pines relied on a strong defensive effort to win a tough game against Valley. This week, it was all about offense for the Jaguars. Leon Hayes scored two rushing touchdowns as Desert Pines (3-3) beat Rancho (3-4) 41-21.

Canyon Springs cruises past Rancho for third straight win: Friday, October 1, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Sophomore Donnel Pumphrey had three touchdown runs and around 150 rushing yards Friday to lead the host Canyon Spring High football team to a 42-14 victory against Rancho.

Rancho tops Chap, stays undefeated in the Northeast: Friday, September 24, 2010; By Ray Brewer; William Gosse-Gardet passed for two touchdowns and Shamel David scored on a short run Friday to lead the Rancho High football team to a 41-13 victory against visiting Chaparral.

Rancho blanks Sunrise Mountain in Northeast opener: Thursday, September 16, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Rancho High football team opened play in the Northeast Division Thursday with a 53-0 victory against host Sunrise Mountain (0-3).