Centennial capitalized on a two-out scoring opportunity in the sixth inning in a Class 5A Southern Region softball playoff game to qualify for the state tournament.
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Both are Class 5A state volleyball semifinalists, but Gorman has been the state’s top program in the past five seasons, while Centennial has been rebuilding this season.
The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls are clear favorites once again, but there are some sleepers that could do some damage in the postseason.
Here’s a look at this week’s coaches polls in boys and girls soccer.
With a talented group of underclassmen, Coronado scored 449 points Friday to roll to the Class 4A Desert Region title at UNLV.
The Cougars finished with 452 points to claim the title. Green Valley finished second with 444 points, and Bishop Gorman finished third with 284 points.
Ian Dalton made 11 saves on Wednesday, including a penalty kick a minute into the second half, to preserve Shadow Ridge’s 1-0 home win over Canyon Springs in boys soccer.
Madison Sonerholm scored with just more than nine minutes to play Wednesday to give Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team a 1-0 road win over Arbor View.
McKenzi Hall finished 4-under-par 140 for the tournament, and helped the Bulldogs shoot 627 as a team over the two-day event to win the program’s second straight region title.
Here are the latest Southern Nevada boys and girls soccer coaches polls, as compiled by Tech coach Josh Jones.
Farries Gardner, a 6-foot-2-inch opposite hitter, had 17 kills — including three emphatic ones to end the game — and 10 digs to propel Centennial to a decisive 25-18, 25-15, 25-21 victory over defending Class 4Astate champion Palo Verde at host-site Arbor View.
Nik Dobar pitched a complete game, and Centennial took advantage of a six-run fourth inning to earn a 10-4 home win over Palo Verde.
Makall Whetten knocked a two-out, two-RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning to give the Panthers a 5-3 lead over Shadow Ridge. The Mustangs left the bases loaded in the seventh without scoring, and Palo Verde advanced to its ninth straight Sunset Region final.
Jared Brady had 18 kills as Palo Verde’s boys volleyball team rallied for a 21-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-12 road victory over the Cimarron-Memorial on Tuesday night.
Rancho posted a 5-1 record in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament and won the event by beating Arbor View 10-4 in the championship game Saturday night.