Centennial won its first football state championship Tuesday, defeating Sunrise Mountain in the Class 4A title game at Allegiant Stadium.
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Faith Lutheran’s Cale Breslin ran for 217 yards on 30 carries, and the Crusaders routed Green Valley in the Class 5A Division II Southern League title game.
Green Valley, the No. 4 seed in the Class 5A Division II Southern League playoffs, blocked a kick and made a kick in the third overtime to outlast Sierra Vista.
Liberty, No. 2 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings, held third-ranked Arbor View to 164 yards of offense en route to a road victory Friday night.
Nylen Johnson and Kamareion Bell ripped off huge runs to help Arbor View subdue Legacy in the “Battle of the Bulls” rivalry game Friday.
The Falcons stopped the Wildcats in the red zone three times in the first half, and Avant Gates scored a pair of touchdowns in the home victory.
Faith Lutheran’s Caden Chittenden hit a 57-yard field goal to tie the game in regulation, then the Crusaders stopped a 2-point conversion in overtime.
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.
Senior Torrell Harley rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries to help the Wildcats to their 26th straight win in the state’s longest standing rivalry.
Senior Marcus Council scored three second-half touchdowns, picked off a pass and had a pair of tackles for loss in a home victory over Basic on Friday.
Shadow Ridge’s offense piled up 510 rushing yards Friday night, but a defensive play might have been the key for the Mustangs to advance to the Class 4A state title game.
Desert Pines used its formula of stout defense and big plays from freshmen to romp past Palo Verde on Thursday. The Jaguars next face top-ranked Bishop Gorman.
Coronado didn’t allow an offensive touchdown in a tight road victory over Sierra Vista that locked up the Class 4A Sky League’s No. 2 playoff seed.
Greg Burrell rushed for 241 yards and four touchdowns on just 10 carries to lead Desert Pines to a 49-21 home win over Faith Lutheran on Friday.
Arbor View limited Palo Verde to 90 yards of offense, and the Panthers crossed the 50-yard line only once. Arbor View also forced four turnovers.