Durango football scores twice on defense in beating Sierra Vista
Members of the Durango High School football team are pictured during the Las Vegas Sun's high school football media day at the Red Rock Resort on July 23, 2024. They include, from left, Lazar Stikic, Mark Mefy and Tristan Sontag.
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 | 9:32 p.m.
Marc Nikenson had an interception return for a touchdown tonight for the Durango football team in an 8-0 win over Sierra Vista to snap an 11-game losing skid for the Trailblazers.
Durango’s other points came on a safety, when a Sierra Vista lineman was called for holding in the end zone.
“It feels really good to get a win,” Durango coach Robert Cutts said of breaking the streak. “The kids worked really hard in the offseason, and it’s starting to come together. We needed to believe on ourselves.”
Grabbing a win against Sierra Vista — a neighboring school in the southwest valley — was an added bonus for Durango (1-2 overall).
“This is a big game in the southwest,” Cutts said. “The kids grew up going to school together and playing against each other.”