Las Vegas Sun

May 2, 2024

No bus, no problem: Mojave takes care of Sunrise Mountain after travel delay

Las Vegas Sun's 2021 High School Football Media Day

Christopher DeVargas

Members of the Mojave High School football team are pictured during the Las Vegas Sun’s high school football media day at the Red Rock Resort on August 3rd, 2021. They include, from left, Donte Hookfin, Elijah Wiggins, Jordan McMillan and Josh Rudisill.

The Mojave High football team was scheduled to leave campus at 4:45 p.m. Friday to travel to Sunrise Mountain for a 7 p.m. game.

But the bus never came. So they waited, and waited, until the bus arrived at 6:45 p.m.

The game concluded at 11 p.m. with Mojave claiming a 21-14 win, and only after the lights went out at 10 p.m.

“It’s all good,” Mojave coach Wes Pacheco said. “We kept the positive vibes. We are a glass-half-full mentality type of team.”

Zaquon Henderson had a pair of touchdown runs for Mojave, which improved to 2-0 overall. Josh Rudisill scored a defensive touchdown on an interception return.