Las Vegas Sun

January 8, 2009

High School Football:

Desert Oasis High School

School: Desert Oasis

Desert Oasis High School

League: Sunset Southwest

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Desert Oasis is the only school competing in the large-school classification with no chance of winning the state title. The Diamondbacks, you see, are a first-year school and not eligible for the postseason.

Located on Blue Diamond Road in Southwest Las Vegas and serving the Mountain's Edge and Southern Highlands communities, the school is expected to struggle early without a senior class. It will play an independent schedule against lower-classification teams before joining the Southwest Division next year.

"The first year is about establishing what the program will be all about and developing an attitude," said coach Matt Jenkins, who also opened Canyon Springs in 2004 and coached at the North Las Vegas school for four seasons.

Desert Oasis will be led by three juniors who started for Sierra Vista last year as sophomores. The group includes linebackers Zach Knudson and Roycen Shepard and receiver Elijah Mitchell.

— Home News Sports Editor Ray Brewer

Date Opponent Result/Time Links
Aug 29 at The Meadows High School L 20-0
Sep 5 at Pahrump Valley High School W 27-0
Sep 19 at Virgin Valley High School L 36-6
Sep 26 Faith Lutheran High School L 28-6
Oct 10 at Canyon View High School L 36-0
Oct 17 at Faith Lutheran High School L 21-13
Oct 24 Moapa Valley High School L 49-9
Oct 30 Boulder City High School W 28-27

Team Stats

Overall
W-L 2-3
1st Downs 12
Fumbles-Lost 3-2
Penalties-Yds 9-70
Punts 3
INT 4
Total Pts. 80
Passing
Comp-Att-Int 80-204-0
Comp % 39.2
Yards 827
Yards/Att 4.1
Rushing
Att 147
Yards 604
Yards/Att 4.1

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