Jovantae Barnes ran for 139 yards and four touchdowns to help Desert Pines beat Palo Verde 38-13 in the first-ever Class 5A game for both teams.
Palo Verde
Here are the all-league and all-region teams, as selected by coaches.
Palo Verde’s Makena Martin was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs Wednesday as the host Panthers nipped Shadow Ridge in softball, 5-4.
Arbor View’s Keith Williams led at the front of a pack of five runners early. Eventually, he managed to hold off PahrumpValley’s Bryce Odegard and Centennial’s Alexander Miller in the final quarter mile, putting in a good finishing kick to cross the line in 16 minutes and 13 seconds.
Taylor Okamura singled home Erica Hardy with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday, as Coronado’s softball team edged visiting Rancho 2-1 to remain undefeated in the Class 4A Sunrise League.
Richard Mascarenas entered the game with the bases loaded and nobody out in the seventh for Durango on Friday, and got a flyball and a double play to lock down the save in a 3-2 road win over Pahrump Valley.
Jalen Malone tipped in Reggie Ingram’s miss with a second left in overtime Friday to give Eldorado’s boys basketball team a 68-67 home victory over Mojave.
Adrian Ojeda and fellow senior Robert Razo each won individual state titles at Star of the Desert Arena, helping Green Valley capture its fifth consecutive team championship at the Division I state wrestling tournament.
Dewayne Alexander scored 14 points, including two free throws in the final seconds, to lead Cheyenne’s boys basketball team to a 62-60 victory over visiting Western on Thursday.
Koreyl Godbolt had 20 points and 10 rebounds Thursday as Cheyenne’s girls basketball team held on to upset visiting Western 48-43 in a Division I-A Sunset League game.
Follow the link for postseason football honors, as selected by coaches. All-league, all-region and all-state teams will be posted as they are received.
Whittnee Nihipali had 22 kills and 19 digs Wednesday to help Shadow Ridge’s girls volleyball team to a 21-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-14 win at Arbor View.
Myah Maxwell had 20 kills and 11 digs, and Saipeti Fuiava added 19 kills and 14 digs to lead Legacy’s girls volleyball team to a 22-25, 25-19, 25-23, 22-25, 15-9 victory over host Rancho on Monday.
Sebastian Sotello lined a one-out double off the left-field fence to score Carlos Alcala in the top of the eighth, and the Canyon Springs baseball team held on for an 11-10 win at Valley on Tuesday.