The Arbor View-Desert Pines football game was ruled a double forfeit by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association after a postgame fight broke out.
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Arbor View pulled off a double overtime victory at Desert Pines on Friday. But the game was overshadowed by ejections, two key injuries and a fight at the end.
Arbor View needed double overtime to claim a road win over Desert Pines in a highly emotional game that had several injuries, multiple ejections and ended with a fight.
Arbor View and Desert Pines have consistently been two of the state’s top four teams. When they meet Friday, Class 5A Division I playoff seeding will be impacted.
Arbor View at Desert Pines, a matchup of two of the state’s top four teams, highlights the Southern Nevada high school football Week 6 schedule.
The Arbor View freshman quarterback completed 19 of 23 passes for 376 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Aggies to a 45-28 victory last Friday.
Freshman quarterback Thaddeus Thatcher completed 19 of 22 passes for 343 yards and four touchdowns in Arbor View’s victory over Shadow Ridge on Friday.
Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 2 nationally by MaxPreps, hosts No. 13 Centennial (Corona, California) on Friday in one of the top games on the Week 4 schedule.
The new high school football season brings an opportunity for the next crop of young talent in Southern Nevada to impress college coaches in their sophomore seasons.