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Desert Oasis
The fifth annual Tarkanian Classic, which has become one of the nation’s preeminent holiday basketball events, opens Thursday with 12 showcase games at Bishop Gorman.
Cannon Reid threw for three touchdowns as Bonzana beat host Desert Oasis 33-7 on Friday, securing the Bengals’ first trip to the postseason since 2011.
Four teams have locked up spots. Eight more remain alive for the other four spots, and the possibilities seem endless.
Spring Valley’s Joseph Pienta blocked a potential game-winning 21-yard field goal as the host Grizzlies held on for a 14-13 victory over Desert Oasis on Thursday evening.
Bishop Gorman scored on all nine of its offensive possessions on Friday night en route to a 71-0 blowout victory over host Desert Oasis.
Bryan Lagrange rushed 19 times for 78 yards and had the game-winning touchdown Friday to lead Sierra Vista’s football team to a 14-7 home victory over Desert Oasis in the “Railroad Rivalry” game.
Dust off the bootleg T-shirts with the funny slogans, and get the trophies out of storage. It’s “Rivalry Week” across the valley.
Four high school football teams in Washington state have made news in recent weeks for forfeiting games rather than taking the field against a private Catholic school that features college and NFL-sized players.
Junior Jaden Mitchell rushed for 106 yards on 21 carries for Desert Oasis at home on Friday, including a 42-yard touchdown rush with 4:36 remaining in the fourth quarter to power the Diamondbacks past Clark.
Silverado forced four turnovers while allowing just 4 first-half yards in a dominant 36-6 victory over host Desert Oasis on Friday.
The time difference here in Hawaii has me all goofed up, which explains why I went with so many double-digit point predictions. Fielder thinks I got too much sun at Hanauma Bay. He’s probably right.
Desert Oasis’ furious two-minute final drive ended eight yards short of the end zone Friday as John Muir (California) held on for a 6-0 win over the host Diamondbacks.
There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about borders and walls. It’s probably because of the way prep football schedules continue to spread across state lines.
Waianae threw for two scores and ran for a third, all in the first half, to lead the host Gators to a season-opening 21-8 victory over Desert Oasis.