Most Class 5A boys volleyball teams played one another in the regular season, and the close matches showed the state title races are wide open. Here’s a preview.
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With three weeks left in the regular season, high school football teams are preparing to make a playoff run and compete for a state championship.
Riley Schwartz took over for the Crusaders, and he threw for two touchdowns and rushed for one Friday to help Faith Lutheran to a 35-0 win over Cimarron-Memorial.
A handful of valley soccer teams are making national waves this season, led by the Aggies, who are 6-0 and ranked 14th in this week’s USA Today Super 25 poll.
Orbien Hernandez-Silva went 3-for-6 with a triple, a double, four runs and three RBIs as Bonanza’s baseball team scored 21 runs in the final two innings to rally for a 26-11 win at Spring Valley on Friday.
Noah Do hit a 3-pointer from the corner with three seconds remaining to give Cimarron-Memorial a 57-55 home victory over Bonanza in boys basketball on Wednesday.
Chania Scott had 16 kills in the Mojave girls volleyball team’s 25-18, 25-15, 18-25, 25-19 home win over Spring Valley on Wednesday.
The Canyon Springs boys soccer team scored four goals in the second half Wednesday to overcome a 2-0 halftime deficit and host Desert Pines, 4-2.
Centennial’s Marcella Brooks fired in six goals and an assist as the visiting Bulldogs shut out Bonanza’s girls soccer team 7-0 on Wednesday.
Jeriel Thomas, Nevada’s fastest 400-meter runner, won his heat in 48.73 and finished second in the Sunset Region preliminary race on Saturday.
Austin Pfeifer’s three-run double in the bottom of the sixth broke a 4-4 tie and lifted Arbor View’s baseball team to a 7-4 home win over Palo Verde on Thursday.
Jaden Hardy led all scorers with 34 points to power the Coronado boys basketball team to an 87-81 road victory over Foothill in a key Southeast League game.
Cindylou Rasiang passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns and had a rushing touchdown as Bonanza’s flag football team edged host Sierra Vista, 27-26.
Autumn Westmoreland had 14 points on Monday to lead Arbor View’s girls basketball geam to a 55-51 road win over Legacy.
C’Aree Stevenson had 20 points and Legacy’s girls basketball team rallied for a 67-62 home win over Palo Verde on Tuesday.