Probable starters and statistics for Liberty and Bishop Gorman, who meet for the Class 4A state football championship at 12:10 p.m. on Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium.
mc-nevada preps
Durango went on an 11-0 third-quarter run to take control en route to a 66-55 win over the Wildcats in the Trailblazers’ season opener.
Legacy coach Jack Tarango sat all five of his starters midway through the third quarter, and the reserves carried the host Longhorns the rest of the way in a 53-42 victory over Canyon View (Utah) to open the Legacy Tip-Off Classic.
Geoff Faries connected on five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points as Basic’s boys basketball team held on for a 64-61 win over visiting Chaparral on Thursday.
Iymoni Burrell and Shania Harper each scored 18 points on Thursday to lead Sierra Vista’s girls basketball team to a 59-56 win over host Cimarron-Memorial.
Virgin Valley’s wrestling team recorded eight first-period pins on Thursday on the way to a 65-9 win over Moapa Valley in Overton.
Natalie Gennuso caught a 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Sabrina Saldate with five seconds left in the game Thursday to lift host Las Vegas over Centennial 18-14.
Desert Oasis’ Mikala Kirby scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half, and Desert Oasis forced 11 third-quarter turnovers to take control en route to a 62-44 victory at Foothill.
Seven-time defending state champion Bishop Gorman and Liberty meet Saturday at Sam Boyd Stadium in a rematch of last year’s Division I (now Class 4A) state title game that Gorman won 62-21.
Steven Adeyemi scored 19 points Wednesday and Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball team rallied for a 59-51 road win over Del Sol.
Arbor View wrestling said if it could beat Green Valley for a state title last year it would be the “Miracle on the Mat.” After coming up short, the Aggies are shooting for it again in this season.
After going unbeaten in Northeast League play and advancing to the Sunrise Region semifinals last year, the Wildcats have embraced their coach’s attitude and are looking to take it a step further this season.
Kenadee Bailey had a touchdown run, a TD catch and returned an interception for a score Wednesday as Boulder City blanked Arbor View at home 25-0.