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Nov. 17, 2007
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Wildcats continue title run

Campbell lifts Vegas past Del Sol for fifth straight region crown

By DAMON SEITERS
REVIEW-JOURNAL



Las Vegas High's Jonathan Tagle, left, breaks up a pass intended for Del Sol's Tim Lawson in the end zone in the fourth quarter of the Wildcats' 28-25 win in the Sunrise title game.
Photo by Ralph Fountain.

Marvin Campbell just wouldn't be denied on Friday night.

The senior quarterback scored on a 5-yard run on fourth-and-2 with 4:06 to play to give Las Vegas the lead, and the Wildcats held on for a 28-25 road win over Del Sol for the Sunrise Region championship.

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    • "Marvin always makes something happen," Las Vegas coach Chris Faircloth said. "He's not the fastest kid, doesn't have the strongest arm, but he always comes through."

    Campbell, whose fumble set up Del Sol's go-ahead TD earlier in the fourth quarter, plowed straight ahead, picking up not only the needed first down but the go-ahead score.

    "That was one of those plays where you're down there in the clutch in the red zone, and Coach called my number," Campbell said. "The whole team did it, and it's just a great feeling to get it done like that."

    It was the fifth consecutive Sunrise title for the Wildcats (9-4), who play at McQueen in the state semifinals at 1 p.m. next Saturday.

    Campbell had fumbled at the end of a 12-yard run, giving the Dragons the ball with about nine minutes to play. On the first play of the ensuing drive, Matt Burge hit Evan Weinstock with a 56-yard touchdown pass to put Del Sol up 25-21 with 8:50 to play.

    It was Del Sol's first lead since the second quarter.

    Campbell came back on the field and engineered a 52-yard scoring drive, capped by his second TD run of the night.

    "Our guys stayed with me," Campbell said. "My coaches and teammates told me, 'You're going to have to carry it for us.' They stood behind me, and I was able to get it done in the end."

    Las Vegas got little done early in the game. Del Sol (10-2) went on two long scoring drives in the first half, taking a 12-0 lead on a 5-yard TD pass from Burge to Tim Lawson with 6:48 to go in the second quarter. The Dragons had outgained Las Vegas 175-19 at that point.

    "It was a pretty effortless 12-0, too," Faircloth said.

    Then the Wildcats got a big play to spark the comeback. Emery Schexnayder returned the ensuing kick 59 yards to the Del Sol 25, and Campbell scored five plays later as the Wildcats cut the lead to 12-7.

    "We needed to make something happen on offense," Faircloth said. "That kickoff return was huge."

    After forcing a three-and-out, Las Vegas drove 70 yards, capped by a 12-yard TD pass from Campbell to a wide-open Michael Alexander, and Trevor Lowe's extra point made the score 14-12 with 42.7 seconds left in the half.

    Del Sol quickly drove to the Las Vegas 9, but consecutive passes went off the fingertips of a diving Lawson in the end zone, and Vincent Griffith's 28-yard field-goal attempt on the last play of the half barely got off the ground.

    It was just one of several problems Del Sol had in the kicking game. The Dragons also missed an extra point, and short kickoffs helped give the Wildcats consistently good field position.

    "We were giving them good field position all night, and you can't give a good team field position," Del Sol coach Preston Goroff said. "It'll bite you in the butt."

    Del Sol outgained Las Vegas 387-252, but the Dragons couldn't take advantage.

    "It was just a matter of us not taking advantage of the opportunities we had," Goroff said. "We just weren't playing as crisp as we'd like to."

    Contact Prep Sports Editor Damon Seiters at dseiters@reviewjournal.com or (702) 380-4587.

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    devente c. wrote on November 29, 2008 05:00 PM: canyon springs sucks !! we played del sol twice and we pretty much lost the first time and we lost tothem the 2nd time fair and square not bc of the coaches or anything del sol is just a good team


    Cant believe it wrote on November 19, 2007 07:59 PM: Whats so funny about what your saying about the comments and everything that everyone is leaving "Glad I'm gone" is that you should see what was said about your school in the other papers and articles. Everything said from Del Sol in other comments were just as, if not, more ridiculing than anything anyone has said here. Get your facts straight


    Glad I'm gone wrote on November 18, 2007 11:12 AM: Comments such as ones from adge and Go Pioneers make me all the more glad I'm no longer at Canyon Springs High School. The comments and reactions from the head coach and players underscore the problems at the school. The people who could be setting appropriate examples are resorting to juvenile, sarcastic jabs. The Del Sol players were not in a consipracy with Mr. Bibbins to advance themselves. Instead of being mocked and ridiculed after a loss, they should be commended on having played a close game with a worthy opponent.


    adge wrote on November 17, 2007 04:21 PM: aww sorry chris but haven't you ever heard the saying, "almost doesn't count"? well i guess bibbins wasn't there to help del sol out with this one.


    chris wrote on November 17, 2007 12:38 PM: they prove they are supposed to be there
    they almost won, they were winning but lose in the final minutes


    Go Pioneers wrote on November 17, 2007 11:09 AM: Good Job Vegas, Del Sol just proved they didn't deserve to be in this game.

    What, no Bibbins to help out this time huh?


    wildcats wrote on November 17, 2007 09:13 AM: because BG and PV are in the sunset. there is this thing called a playoff system, and if you beat all the teams you play in the playoffs like LV just did, Coronado, Silverado, Del Sol, then you win the championship for that region, the sunrise.


    Bob wrote on November 17, 2007 08:26 AM: How can you say the Wildcats have won the Sunrise Title when Bishop Gorman and Palo Verde are undefeated? Don't get it!