Zosales Throws Three Touchdowns as Denver Beats Las Vegas

Riley Kade — JRSports One

Lorenzo Zosales threw three touchdown passes, all to Manuel Randuz in the first half, as Denver beat Las Vegas 27-3. The Yetis never trailed, and the Rotters fell to 2-6.

The game turned in the first quarter. At 6:49, Zosales found Randuz for a 20-yard touchdown that gave Denver a 7-0 lead, and the Yetis did not look back.

Randuz caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Zosales at 12:42 of the second quarter to make it 14-0, then a 25-yard score at 5:27 that pushed Denver's lead to 21-0. Las Vegas got on the board when Parker Tamton kicked a 48-yard field goal at 0:00 of the second quarter, and the Yetis led 21-3 at halftime.

Denver's only turnover came in the third quarter, when Chase Shayt intercepted a Zosales pass at 11:19 and returned it 4 yards. Neither team scored again until Juan Bisuez ran 2 yards for a touchdown at 9:06 of the fourth quarter, making it 27-3.

Zosales finished 24 of 39 for 379 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Bisuez carried 19 times for 73 yards and a touchdown and caught five passes for 101 yards. Denver piled up 464 total yards and 26 first downs to Las Vegas's 199 yards and seven first downs.

Joaquin Nindena completed 17 of 23 passes for 160 yards for Las Vegas, and Scott Tosdale caught seven passes for 102 yards. Shayt made nine tackles and the interception, and Henry Cist had two tackles and two sacks.

Esteban Mueloza, the Las Vegas outside linebacker, did not return after a high ankle sprain and is out six weeks. Oneil Loz, the Denver left end, also did not return, with a hamstring strain that will keep him out one week.

Denver improved to 7-2 with the 24-point win. Las Vegas dropped to 2-6.