Four teams have locked up spots. Eight more remain alive for the other four spots, and the possibilities seem endless.
Football
Indian Springs’ Nino Alvarez scored eight touchdowns Thursday to lead the Thunderbirds to a 65-46 win over Round Mountain, their first victory since 2013.
Foothill defeated Green Valley 20-9 Thursday, clinching a playoff spot and extending its season while ending Green Valley’s.
Desert Pines running back Isaiah Morris rushed for 101 yards and three touchdowns as the Jaguars beat Del Sol 42-7 in their playoff opener on Thursday.
Spring Valley’s Joseph Pienta blocked a potential game-winning 21-yard field goal as the host Grizzlies held on for a 14-13 victory over Desert Oasis on Thursday evening.
Biaggio Ali Walsh rushed 13 times for 129 yards and two touchdowns — all in the first half — to lead Gorman’s top-ranked football team to a 56-0 home victory over Durango on Thursday.
Palo Verde lost its first six games of the season, but after knocking off Shadow Ridge 24-9 on Thursday, the Panthers are on the brink of making the playoffs.
Keikiokalani Misipeka rushed 21 times for 310 yards and three touchdowns as Silverado’s football team ran over Coronado en route to a 41-13 home victory.
Zach Matlock threw four touchdown passes, and Las Vegas scored on its first two offensive plays of the game to roll to a 56-14 victory over host Valley on Thursday.
Sophomore quarterback Kyle Allison led Bonanza to 29 straight points en route to a 36-19 win over Clark on Thursday.
Virgin Valley’s football team protected its home field with a 20-0 victory over Sunrise Mountain in a Class 3A quarterfinal playoff game on Thursday night.
Jacob Leavitt rushed for 197 and four touchdowns to carry host Moapa Valley to a 40-14 victory over Pahrump Valley in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs Thursday.
Centennial quarterback Jamaal Evans led an attack that scored eight times on its first nine possessions Thursday and never punted in the game to take down visiting Faith Lutheran, 55-14.
Legacy senior running back Samuel Turner rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on just 14 carries Thursday, and teammate Amorey Foster supplied TD runs of 46 and 45 yards to power the Longhorns to a road victory over Cimarron-Memorial 41-14.
Diamante Burton and Dexter Hammond each took turns at quarterback for Canyon Springs on Thursday, accounting for all five scores as they finished their Northeast League schedule undefeated with a road win over Rancho.
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