2018 all-league, region and all-state football teams as selected by coaches.
Mojave
Arbor View showed why it is the top seed from the Northwest League on Friday night by pounding Mojave 52-6 in the first round of the Class 4A Mountain Region playoffs.
The stakes in the regular-season finale between Mojave and Las Vegas High were pretty straightforward — only the winner would be able to keep playing next week with a playoff berth.
The Longhorns (4-5, 3-1) held Mojave to 50 yards total offense, and five players scored in a 40-0 road win on Friday.
Martin Blake finished with 135 yards and a touchdown, and Xavier DeLong threw three TD passes as the Pioneers beat host Mojave 44-28.
Desert Pines, playing in its first games since forfeiting two games after a benches-clearing incident on Sept. 21, scored 21 points in the opening quarter and never looked back in a 60-13 home victory over the Rattlers.
After Eldorado miscalculated the time on the clock, and Mojave took advantage to win 16-14 on a game-winning field goal.
Mojave used a solid rushing attack to build a first-quarter lead on Friday en route to a 55-12 road win over Sunrise Mountain.
Ornelas’ 32-yard field goal in overtime proved to be the difference as Cimarron turned back Mojave, 41-38. This despite Mojave’s DeSaun Smith setting a Class 4A record with 244 receiving yards.
Palo Verde’s patented double-wing offense generated 365 rushing yards and a 29-6 road victory in the first televised Thursday Night Lights game of the prep football season.
Kody Presser rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns on 11 carries, with all four scores coming in the first half, to lead the Mustangs to a 55-22 victory over Mojave.
The Rattlers move up to Class 4A this season after an impressive run to the Class 3A state title game last fall.
In his second year as head coach, Abraham Gonzalez led the Rattlers on an incredible turnaround. After going 1-8 in 2016, Mojave was 10-3 and advanced to the Class 3A state title game.
Virgin Valley three-sport athlete Jayden Perkins won the Male Athlete of the Year
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