When Green Valley running back Jaylen McKnight went out with an injury Friday, Josiah Edwards stepped in and helped the Gators to a 21-14 victory at Desert Pines.
Foothill
Desert Pines senior running back Jovantae Barnes is the only returning 1,000-yard rusher in the valley, and the four-star recruit has 35 scholarship offers.
Centennial needs a win over a Cimarron-Memorial team that is out of the playoff race to claim its first league title since 2002 and the No. 1 seed in the Northwest League.
Bryce Robison spun a four-hit shutout Thursday as Palo Verde’s baseball team clinched the No. 2 seed for the Mountain Region tournament with a 4-0 home win over Centennial.
Logan Bleazard was 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and two runs scored Tuesday as Coronado’s baseball team handed visiting Silverado its first loss in Desert League play, 13-3 in five innings.
Western’s Jared Smith shot a 2-under-par 70 at Legacy Golf Club on Tuesday to win a Sunset League match.
Kaeden Camat-Toki singled home pinch runner Joseph Rush in the top of the seventh inning to break a tie, and Liberty’s baseball team tacked on two more runs to defeat host Coronado 7-4 on Wednesday.
Leah Becker was 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, two runs and three RBIs to lead Foothill’s softball team to an 8-2 home win over Basic on Wednesday.
Tasia Moore’s basket with 2.3 seconds to play gave Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team a 58-56 road win over Faith Lutheran on Friday.
Sam Belnap had 49 assists, 20 digs, two kills and two aces to lead Centennial’s boys volleyball team to a 25-14, 25-23, 21-25, 21-25, 15-13 win at Shadow Ridge on Tuesday.
This is the final week of the regular season in the Class 4A Sunset Region, and the playoff picture looks like my 4-year-old cousin’s finger-painting. It’s a complete mess.
James Reed had nine kills and nine digs Monday to help Green Valley’s boys volleyball team clinch at least a share of first place in the Southeast League with a 25-16, 25-22, 25-15 sweep of visiting Foothill.
Niara Smith finished with 16 points and six steals as Cimarron-Memorial’s girls basketball team rallied for a 49-39 win over visiting Desert Pines on Wednesday.
Iris Martinez scored with about 15 minutes to play Wednesday to allow Rancho’s girls soccer team to earn a 2-2 tie with visiting Eldorado.
Jonathon Hart and Alex Walker went 3-0 in doubles Tuesday to help Del Sol’s boys tennis team to a 12-6 win at Sierra Vista.