Pershing County's Travis Donaldson rushes against Battle Mountain for the Mustangs.
#This past Friday night, the Pershing County High School football team hosted rival Battle Mountain for senior night.
#The important top spot in the Northern 2A was up for grabs as well and Pershing County won 34-7, to the delight of the home crowd to take control of the Northern 2A.
#The Mustangs celebrated the achievements of Eddie Herrera, Aaron Kienbaum, Conner Fecht, Brian Kauvaka and Bryce Gottschalk.
#"We were fired up to play Battle Mountain," PCHS coach Mike Brooks said. "They are having a strong season and the rivalry always enhances the intensity of the game."
#It was the end of a five-game winning streak for the Longhorns.
#The Longhorns scored seven points in the first quarter but after that it was all Mustangs.
#The Mustangs improved to 6-3 overall and 5-1 in the Northern 2A.
#Pershing County led 8-7 after 12 minutes of play and scored the final 26 points of the night
Battle Mountain's Andrew Hernandez rushes through the Pershing County offensive line.
#Tyrn Sam rushed for three touchdowns for Pershing County and junior quarterback Travis Donaldson added another two scores.
#Pershing County broke the contest open with 14 points and two touchdowns in the third quarter to lead 28-7
#"Efrain Aceves and Danny Jimenez had strong games on the offensive line,” Brooks said. “Izayuh McGlothin added a lot for us with his lead blocking and carries. Trenton Rhodes had some nice runs and played great in his first game as a punt returner."
#On Saturday, Pershing County travels s to Reno to play Coral Academy (4-2).
#The Mustangs can clinch the top spot in the Northern 2A and take the top seed from northern Nevada into the NIAA 2A State Championships.
#"Trenton and Tyrn also had good games defensively as did Izayuh, Travis, Denzel (Zaldivar), Travis (Donaldson), Michael (Reitz), Aaron (Kienbaum) and Luis (Sanchez)," said Brooks.
#Battle Mountain closes out its regular season at home on Thursday against West Wendover at 7 p.m..
#The Longhorns can clinch the No. 2 seed in the playoffs with a win.
#Battle Mountain and Incline are tied at 5-1 in league play but the Longhorns beat the Highlanders earlier in the season.
#Great Basin assistant editor Tony Erquiaga contributed to this story.
