Las Vegas is one of the top high school football teams in the west. Ranked #7 regionally by USA Today, the Wildcats are impressive. Obviously, they are ranked #1 in Nevada after losing in the state championship last season. This appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on September 11, 2004(www.lvrj.com) PEACE!
• Las Vegas 49, Bonanza 20 -- At Las Vegas, Eric Jordan ran for 289 yards on 13 carries and scored four touchdowns in three quarters of work to lead the top-ranked Wildcats (3-0) over the Bengals (1-2).
Jordan scored the first two touchdowns of the game on runs of 79 and 65 yards to give Las Vegas a 14-0 lead.
Bonanza cut the lead to 14-7 on a 3-yard run by Brett Parry with 1:12 left before halftime. On the second play of the ensuing possession, Jordan broke over the right side and ran 75 yards to score with 17 seconds left and put the Wildcats back in control.
Following a 70-yard kick return to start the second half, Jordan scored again on a 25-yard run on the first play to put the game out of reach.
Las Vegas also scored on a 1-yard run by Xavier Cleveland and an 11-yard run by Jamal Lomax. Michael Sanchez returned a fumbled kickoff 15 yards for the Wildcats' final score.
The Bengals were led by quarterback Brett Parry, who completed 11 of 15 passes for 122 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown to Marquese Brickhouse in the third quarter.
-- Arnold Knightly
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