Six lower-seeded high school football teams won their opening-round playoff games across the Class 5A and 4A Southern Region playoffs Thursday night.
Nevada Preps
Here is the full schedule for the high school football, volleyball and soccer playoffs in Nevada, along with an updated list of scores.
Durango takes care of Foothill in three sets, while Palo Verde has its way with Arbor View. Bishop Gorman’s Stockham reaches 1,500 career kills in a win.
The Rams took their first step toward their fourth state berth in five years with a 6-4 home win over stubborn Palo Verde in the opening round of the Mountain Region tournament.
Areli Ponce had 21 points Wednesday as Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team earned a 42-39 overtime win over host Sunrise Mountain.
Here are the all-region and all-league girls volleyball teams, as selected by coaches.
Riana Blount had 14 digs, 10 kills and six blocks as Foothill’s girls volleyball team rallied for a 21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-23 win at Faith Lutheran on Wednesday.
Here is the latest Southern Nevada flag football coaches poll.
Rachel Klopfer had 13 kills and six digs for Green Valley, and Anya Olsen added 11 kills and six digs in the Gators’ 25-9, 25-22, 25-19 road victory over Desert Oasis.
Sami Penor shot 4-under-par 68 Tuesday as Coronado’s girls golf team rolled to victory in a Southeast League match.
The latest Southern Nevada Soccer coaches poll, compiled by Tech coach Josh Jones.
Billy Cameron had 20 kills, five aces and two blocks to rally the Desert Oasis boys volleyball team to a 14-25, 25-23, 25-19, 25-22 over visiting Cimarron-Memorial on Wednesday.
Izriah Hodson rushed for 67 yards and a touchdowns on 14 carries Wednesday to lead Desert Oasis’ flag football team to a 13-6 win at Basic.
Pahrump Valley’s Bryce Odegard recorded the day’s fastest time en route to winning the boys sophomore race of the Bud O’Dea Frosh-Soph Finals at Palo Verde on Tuesday.
Raul Saucedo went 2-0 in singles Tuesday to help Centennial’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 victory over visiting Durango in a Sunset Region quarterfinal.
Sammy Penor and Ashley Lung each shot 4-over-par 76 at Legacy on Monday to help Coronado’s girls golf team win a Southeast League match.
Nevin Ly, Ashton Arizmendez and Alec Kline each went 3-0 in singles Monday to lead Arbor View’s boys tennis team to a 13-5 win over visiting Legacy in a Sunset Region quarterfinal.
Palo Verde junior Noah Landers and Centennial senior Dajour Braxton have a budding cross country rivalry.
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The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association made its second change to the Open Division playoffs after a team did not report the changed result of a forfeited game.
Bishop Gorman dropped in the MaxPreps and USA Today’s national high school football poll after its 27-24 loss to Mater Dei on Friday.
Bishop Gorman’s football team is 0-4 all time against Mater Dei (California). The Gaels, ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Today, will host Mater Dei on Friday night.
Arbor View’s football team has moved up in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings. Also included are soccer and volleyball rankings.
