Carson High’s Julie Salanoa (14) jumps into the air while setting the ball against Damonte Ranch last week while Hannah Gerow (9) looks on. Salanoa had 20 assists for the Senators in a 3-0 win over Reed Thursday.
Photo by Carter Eckl.
Carson High School volleyball is 11-1 on the season and 3-1 in Class 5A North league play after a 3-0 win over Reed last Thursday – 25-9, 25-19, 25-15.
Abby Franco led the way on the attack with 11 kills while Emma Sanders had six and Clarissa Quintana added four. Franco also had two aces and a block in the win.
The Senators’ serving was impeccable as Sanders deposited six aces for Carson and Julia Salanoa added five more.
Ava Kordonowy and Salanoa led the team in digs with 11 and seven, respectively, while Salanoa had a team-high 20 assists from her setter position.
UP NEXT: Carson traveled to Galena (4-4, 3-2) Tuesday before hosting Bishop Manogue (9-4, 4-2) Thursday.
Carson football picks up win over McQueen
The attitude has changed around Carson High School football this fall.
After beating McQueen Friday night, 31-28, it’s obvious the belief among the players and coaches has shifted.
The Senators are no longer the pushovers.
Instead, Carson has been showcasing its ability to run its opponents over, doing so Friday with a brutally effective ground game.
The determination in the run game couldn’t have been more evident as the Senators pounded the rock for 308 yards on the ground, unofficially.
“Motivation and a lot of heart. There’s a lot of us who want to go out there and compete,” said senior running back Angelo Macias. “We want to go out in glory.”
It marks Carson’s first win over the Lancers since 2017.
Carson trailed 21-17 late in the third quarter, but put together one of several long drives on the evening.
The Senators entire drive was handoffs as Carson marched 58 yards in less than four minutes to take back the lead, 24-21, on a Christian Rey 16-yard touchdown run.
Rey had three rushing touchdowns in the win.
“We have the team to do it this year. We have the determination and we have the confidence,” said Rey.
Carson grabbed a two-score lead on its next drive, going 63 yards on six run plays, leaving it to Macias to score the Senators’ final points of the evening.
His 12-yard touchdown run was the epitome of the heart the Senators have been showing on the turf this season.
Macias bounced off a first tackler before getting stood up around the seven.
The senior back kept his feet churning and nearly the rest of the offense – tight ends Charles Ore and Ethan Linehan along with lineman Ayden Krueger, Joseph Madera and others – pushed the pile the final six-plus yards across the goal line.
“We waited way too long for this and we are all excited. We are all thrilled,” said Macias. “I love my lineman. It was amazing. It’s a big step for us.”
The Senators saw gaps to feast on all evening.
Carson’s final 19 offensive snaps of the game were all handoffs to Macias, Rey or Justin Hernandez.
“The holes were there. I love my lineman. The holes were there,” said Rey.
As the confidence grows, the Senator head coach knows there’s still more coming.
“We’ve been working so hard to get these kids to believe in their physicality. That o-line and tight ends embraced this game,” said Carson head coach Ryan Boshard. “.. We have a whole lot more that we haven’t shown out of the Maryland I and in the passing game as well.”
The 308 yards rushing doesn’t include a 78-yard run that nearly resulted in a touchdown for Carson, but the Lancers were able to chase down the play and force a fumble, which they recovered in the end zone.
Carson improves to 3-1 on the season.
UP NEXT: Carson (3-1) will host the 101st installment of ‘The Rivalry Game’ next Friday night against Douglas (3-1).
The Tigers are coming off a 56-35 win over North Valleys.
SENATOR XC SWEEPS NEVADA UNION INVITE
Both Carson High cross country teams won their respective divisions at the Nevada Union Cross Country Invitational this past weekend.
On the girls side, the Senators finished with 76 points, besting Placer by nine points (85).
Jinnie Ponczoch was the first Carson runner to cross the line, taking eighth place in 20:36.60 on the 5,000-meter course.
Madison Hager (20:39.10) and Vea Miner (20:52.30) were 10th and 12th, respectively, out of 81 competitors.
Eleanor Romeo took 25th in 22:17 while Anna Shane was 28th in 22:36.10.
The Carson boys team won by 30 points over the field, beating out Truckee for the top spot.
For the second week in a row, Sawyer Macy won the varsity race, crossing the line in 16:07.60.
Sean Thornton (16:48.9) and Alex Miner (17:02.1) both put together top-five finishes, taking fourth and fifth, respectively.
Sophomore Quinn Kuchnicki (17:49.40) was 13th for Carson while fellow sophomore Seth Chalmers (18:35) was 26th out of 99 runners.
UP NEXT: Both cross country teams will be back in action this weekend at ‘The Ranch Invitational’ hosted by Damonte Ranch High School.
MCQUEEN GIRLS SOCCER SHUTS OUT CARSON
The Senators’ two-game winning streak came to an end at the backend of last week, during a 3-0 loss to McQueen.
UP NEXT: Carson (5-2-2, 1-1 in Class 4A North league play) will play its next three games at home, starting with Reed (2-2-1, 1-1) Tuesday.
GRIZZLIES BATTLE PAST CARSON
In the first league contest of the season for both team, Galena High School boys soccer was able to edge out a 1-0 win over Carson on Saturday.
The only goal of the game came for the Grizzlies in the 21st minute.
Carson goalie Ellan Ortiz made a save on a Galena penalty kick, but the Grizzlies were able to follow and put in the rebound.
UP NEXT: Carson (3-3-1, 0-1) took on Douglas (0-4, 0-0) Monday in Minden before traveling to Spanish Springs (4-5, 0-1) Wednesday evening.
CARSON TENNIS FALLS TO RENO
The Carson High School girls tennis team dropped a league battle with Reno Thursday, 15-3.
The Senators got two points courtesy of Meryl Johnson and Emma Scott in singles.
Lily McGuire and Abby Wolz gathered the lone point for Carson in doubles.
No score was reported for Carson-Reno boys tennis.
UP NEXT: The Carson girls (1-2) traveled to Damonte Ranch (1-2) Tuesday before hosting Reed (0-3) Thursday. The Senator boys will take on the same opponents in the opposite location, hosting Damonte Ranch (1-2) Tuesday before traveling to Reed (0-4).
ROBERTS, MOORE COMPETE AT TOIYABE
Carson High’s girls golf team of Charlotte Roberts and Summer Moore competed at Toiyabe Golf Course last week.
Roberts shot a 109 for the Senators while Moore put together a 120.
FERNLEY OUTLASTS DUST DEVIL GIRLS SOCCER
The Vaqueros bested Dayton High School in girls soccer last week, 2-0.
Both goals scored by the Vaqueros came from sophomore Sabrina Portillo.
Dayton boys soccer also lost to Fernley by a 7-0 final score.
UP NEXT: The Dayton girls (3-2, 3-1 in Class 3A league play) traveled to Battle Mountain (0-5-1) Tuesday before hosting Lowry (5-5, 5-1).
The Dust Devil boys team (0-5, 0-3) will be on the road all week, taking on Battle Mountain (0-5, 0-5) and Lowry (3-9-1, 2-2).
DAYTON VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS WOOSTER
The Dust Devil volleyball team took care of Wooster in straight sets last week –m 25-17, 25-9, 25-17.
UP NEXT: Dayton (8-7) will travel to Truckee (4-5) for one of its last non-league contests of the season.
SOUTH TAHOE FOOTBALL BESTS DAYTON
South Tahoe high School football was able to beat Dayton High, 44-14, Friday evening.
UP NEXT: Dayton (1-2) will travel out to Battle Mountain (2-1) on Friday.
PERSHING COUNTY VOLLEYBALL SWEEPS SIERRA LUTHERAN
The Falcon volleyball team had a tough test against Pershing County last Friday, falling in straight sets – 25-18, 25-14, 25-16.
The Mustangs’ Raegan Burrows led the way with 14 kills for Pershing County.
UP NEXT: Sierra Lutheran (0-3, 0-3 in Class 2A North league play) will play its next four matches on the road, starting with Yerington (6-11, 3-1) Tuesday evening.