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As Legacy lined up to kick an extra point that would tie Friday’s season opener with Centennial at 27 with 1:12 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Bulldogs’ Levante Briggs noticed a seam in the kicking formation.
Former UNLV and NFL star quarterback Randall Cunningham has always known how to keep his cool, even if he was scrambling out of the pocket, or firing downfield under defensive pressure. This past week, though, as he prepared for his coaching debut with Silverado, he became a bit unnerved when some prognosticators picked against his team versus Shadow Ridge.
On four different occasions Friday night, Spring Valley tried to send Antony Vazquez on a double move against Bonanza’s tight secondary coverage. The fifth time worked perfectly.
Charter Oak senior Zion Echols was feeling fairly ill when he arrived at Green Valley on Friday. While that seemed like that would have been a good omen for the host Gators, it may have been the worst thing that could have happened to them.
Moapa Valley senior R.J. Hubert scored his first touchdown on an 83-yard kick return early in the first quarter Friday night. He was only getting started.
Yuma Catholic scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns on Friday night en route to a 48-34 road win over Faith Lutheran.
Quarterback Stephen Wright ran for 141 yards and three first-half touchdowns and threw for 49 yards and a score Friday to lead Sunrise Mountain’s football team to a 54-6 win at Western.
Defensive end Alex Carvalho registered two sacks, an interception and a 38-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown in visiting Mojave’s 25-0 victory over Chaparral on Friday.
Pahrump Valley’s Parker Hart and Daniel Kinkade each scored a first-quarter touchdown to help the Trojans to a 21-0 road win at Del Sol on Friday.
Heavyweights Trevor Bryan and Derric Rossy squared off Friday night at the Downtown Events Center, and the outdoor arena was a show in itself.
Milan Dixon rushed for 246 yards and three touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter, to rally host Clark to a 21-9 victory over Boulder City on Friday.
Tanner Otteson threw for 133 yards and three touchdowns Friday as host Tonopah’s football team rolled by Sierra Lutheran, 55-26.
Abraham Medina rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries Friday as host Wooster’s football team routed The Meadows, 43-0 in Reno.
Tyshun McClinton rushed for 208 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries Friday to lead host Desert Oasis’ football to a 28-12 season-opening win over Durango.
Cedar (Utah) stormed to a 27-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 41-7 win over Virgin Valley on Friday in Cedar City, Utah.
Eureka’s football team scored the final 22 points of the game Friday to pull away from host Sandy Valley for a 54-30 win in the season-opener for both teams.
Trenton Poe-Evans finished with five touchdowns Friday to lead Needles’ football team to a 60-20 win over Odyssey Institute (Ariz.) in Flagstaff, Ariz.
Joshua Springs (Calif.) rolled to a 58-18 win over host Spring Mountain’s football team in the Golden Eagles’ season-opener on Friday.
Megan Kronschnabel had 31 assists Friday to help Faith Lutheran’s girls volleyball team to a 25-21, 25-10 win over host Rancho in the Las Vegas Invitational.
Eduardo Sanchez took a short pass off a corner kick and scored the lone goal of the match with four minutes remaining Friday to lift Tech’s boys soccer team to a 1-0 win over Palo Verde in the Southern Nevada Kick-Off Classic at Cimarron-Memorial.
Isaiah Morris isn’t the biggest running back in the area, and his team doesn’t play in the state’s top division. That didn’t stop Morris and his Desert Pines teammates from coming out and making a statement Friday night in the high school season opener. Morris rushed for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and the ninth-ranked Jaguars routed No. 3 Arbor View 50-14 at Desert Pines.
Joe Aznarez promised there wouldn’t be many changes to the Palo Verde football program when he took over as coach. He wasn’t entirely truthful.
Trevor Bryan grabbed the belt, held it aloft and smiled a winner’s smile. Call it a dress rehearsal for what Bryan hopes will be even bigger nights in his boxing future.
Have you ever eaten at a fancy restaurant in Las Vegas, and you look at the menu for an after-dinner beer, and you’re faced with choices like Budweiser instead of something exotic?
Kevin Federline is a two-time champion in his fantasy football league, and he wants to win again, so he will enact a crafty plan of action in Las Vegas this weekend.
Tropical Storm Erika was soaking Haiti with heavy rain and strong winds on Friday as it swirled across the Caribbean but showed signs of losing steam as it headed toward south Florida, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
They may play their home games near Henderson — almost 8 miles away from campus — but there will be no doubt what city they’re representing when the UNLV Rebels take the field for their home opener against UCLA on September 12.