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Valley Breezes Past Sioux City West 76-6

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The West Des Moines Valley Tigers do not believe in taking an opponent for granted. They should know…everyone wants to take their best shot at them.

The Tigers (6-1 overall, 3-0 district) carried that mindset onto the field against Sioux City West and cruised to a 76-6 win over the winless Wolverines (0-7, 0-3) Friday evening.

Valley went three-and-out on their first possession. It was the only time they would punt in the game. On West’s first drive, Valley’s Zach Grasso stepped in front of a Ricardo Quintana pass and rumbles in for a 46 yard touchdown with 9:38 left in the first quarter.

Valley would score on their next eight drives before the first half was over. Drew Gray took a Rocky Lombardi hand-off for a 22 yard score to make it 14-0. Gray would add two more touchdowns (from 3 and 6 yards) on the next two drives, and then Rocky Lombardi (5-11-0 111 yds, 2 touchdowns) threw a 44-yard strike to Austin Hronich to push the lead to 35-0 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, fullback Blake Salsbury got into the act with two scores of his own, a one yard dive into the end zone at 10:32 of the second quarter, and an 11 yard scamper four minutes later. Lombardi would connect with Dominique Dafney for a 27 yard touchdown and Javon Mason would tack on one final touchdown from 10 yards to make it a 62-0 lead at the half.

Drew Gray would finish with 12 carries for 90 yards, while Dafney had 5 receptions for 67 yards.

The lone bright spot for the Wolverines took place with 1:31 left in the third quarter when Noah McWell threw a 17 yard pass to Richardo Quintana for a touchdown. The extra point was blocked. It was the sixth touchdown of the season for West.

McWell, who started at running back but also plays quarterback, was 12-16 for 108 yards, while Quintana was 7-12 for 17 yards.  West was unable to gain traction in the ground game, totaling 22 yards on 32 rushing attempts. Jalen Roseland hauled in eight catches for 82 yards, most of it against the Valley defensive reserves.

Next week, Valley will head to Ankeny to take on the Centennial Jaguars (6-1, 3-0), while West will host Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln (3-4, 1-2) in a Thursday night contest.

#4 Valley Hosts Struggling SC West in a District Tilt

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Two teams going in opposite directions…both seeking the same goal: wins.

That will be the case Friday night as Sioux City West and the Valley Tigers meet for a Class 4A District 3 game at Valley Stadium.

This is this week’s Century Link Game of the Week on CISN.

The Wolverines of Sioux City West are still looking for a win, after losing to Des Moines Lincoln, 19-6, last week for Homecoming. West has surrendered an average of 57 points per game this season. West is led by quarterback Ricky Quintana (39-96-476, 2 TDs, 7 INTs) and running back Noah McWell, who has garnered 334 yards this season, 75 of them against Lincoln. Jalen Roseland leads the receiving unit with 11 receptions for 287 yards.

Both McWell and Roseland, along with Lemuel Turner leads with tackles on defense. Coach Trever Case pointed out that the Wolverines played better, but mistakes continue to be their Achilles heel.

The Valley Tigers continue to motor along after a 56-0 thrashing of Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln last week. Rocky Lombardi threw for three touchdowns, two of them to Dominique Dafney, and ran for another score. Drew Gray added two rushing touchdowns as Valley.

Can the Wolverines put together a Herculean effort against the Tigers or will Valley continue to cruise towards a district title?

Who: Sioux City West (0-6) at #4 WDM Valley (5-1)

Where: Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, Iowa

When: Friday, October 10th, 7:00pm kickoff

The Facts: SC West lost to DM Lincoln, 19-6. Valley routed CB Lincoln, 56-0. West has been outscored 303-50 in the last six games.

Things to watch:

  • Will Valley cruise towards a district title?
  • Can SC West put up points against the Tigers?
  • Will sophomore Rocky Lombardi continue his stellar play at QB?
  • Can an Wolverine other than Quintana find the endzone?
  • Returning injured Tigers continue to develop

Sioux City West – Projected Lineups

Offensive starters – QB Ricardo Quintana; RB Noah Mcwell and , FB Sammy Blakey; WR Cole Eaton and Jalen Roseland; C Tyler Unruh, G Lemuel Turner and Stanford Whitestar, T Gavin Lamoureaux and Tommy Warden,

Defensive starters – FS Noah Mcwell, SS Ricardo Quintana, CB Sammy Blakey and Josiah Zoelle, OLB Lemuel Turner and Cole Schultz; DE Stanford Whitestar and Cole Eaton, NG Eric Montes

Special Teams- P Noah Mcwell, K Jalen Roseland

Valley – Project Starting Lineups

Offensive starters – QB Rocky Lombardi, RB Drew Gray and Blake Salsbury, WR Dominique Dafney and Austin Hronich, TE John Gliniecki, T Cody Genzen and Sam Rogers, G John Rairdon and Zachary Matt, C Brady Smith

Defensive starters – NG Trey Walsh, DT Dan McCoy and Zach Downs, DE Austin Turner, CB Matt Vertin and Turner Scott, LB Nick Yencer, Mason Berg and Ben Campos, S Gabe Honnold and Keller Prien

Special Teams – P Zach Downs, K Cole Hahn

The live pregame show on the Central Iowa Sports Network (centraliowasportsnetwork.com)will begin at 6:30pm, with kickoff at 7 pm.

Join Paul Yeager, Keith Borness, and Taylor Bennett for the call of the game. Jim Kirby will be your sideline reporter.

Follow us on Twitter @CISportsNet for updates throughout the game.

The Scheels Audio Game of the Week will have Dar Danielson with the call of Dowling Catholic (5-1) at Johnston (5-1) in a Class 4A District 2 clash.  As an added bonus, High School Cube and QC Sports Net will have links and streams to all of the games across the state.

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