A Monday matchup between No. 1 Shadow Ridge and No. 2 Palo Verde could determine the top seed in the playoffs in what has been a heated flag football race.
Foothill
Tyrese Smith completed 17 of 31 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score as host Liberty defeated Foothill 49-21.
Bishop Gorman will host Faith Lutheran to open the playoffs after running through its five Class 5A Desert League games by a combined score of 273-0.
Nine high school football games have been canceled for various reasons, including COVID concerns, brush fires and a shortage of eligible players.
The top times, as reported by coaches, for Saturday’s action are here:
The top times, as reported by coaches, for Saturday’s action are here:
Destinee Jefferson scattered six hits and struck out nine Saturday to lead Legacy’s softball team to a 4-1 win at Durango.
Desert Oasis managed just four hits — all singles — and routinely pitched into and out of trouble on its way to a 4-1 baseball win at fourth-ranked Centennial on Saturday.
Quenton Rice, Sever Stewart and Allan Davis each won two events on Wednesday to lead Faith Lutheran’s boys track team to victory in a four-team home meet.
Emily Wickens won two individual events and ran on the winning 400-meter relay team to lead Coronado’s girls track team to victory in a three-team home meet on Wednesday.
Paige Sinicki’s two-run double in the bottom of the fifth gave Coronado’s softball team the lead, and the Cougars held on for a 4-2 home win over Sierra Vista on Wednesday.
Michael Marraro was 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs to help Spring Valley’s baseball team to a 9-6 home win over Clark on Wednesday.
Palo Verde was outrebounded badly and lost a 64-37 decision to Jefferson (Washington) in the opening round of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at Centennial.
After missing all six of his shots in the first half, Dylan Hushaw scored 17 second-half points to help Foothill beat the Skyhawks 69-61 in the quarterfinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship at Las Vegas High.
Alexis Lea scored 10 points, including 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the final 40 seconds, to help Basic’s girls basketball team secure a 45-41 home victory over Boulder City on Tuesday night.