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.
Schools
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.
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.
C’Aree Stevenson had 20 points and Legacy’s girls basketball team rallied for a 67-62 home win over Palo Verde on Tuesday.
Boulder City’s girls tennis team won a tiebreaker to clinch a 10-9 road victory over Foothill on Tuesday afternoon.
Boulder City’s boys tennis team used a 31-25 tiebreaker to earn a 10-9 victory over Foothill on Tuesday afternoon.
Lili Gutierrez hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh Friday, and Rancho’s softball team rallied with nine runs in its final at-bat to stun Foothill, 15-14.
Jacob Taylor had 13 kills, and Will Hafen added seven kills Thursday to help Bishop Gorman’s boys volleyball team secure the Southwest League’s No. 2 seed in the playoffs with a 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 win at Legacy.
Brandon Kampshoff tallied 11 kills and six digs Tuesday as the Las Vegas boys volleyball team beat visiting Legacy, 25-15, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21.
Megan Coyle went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs as the Bishop Gorman softball team stunned host Shadow Ridge, 7-3 on Tuesday.
Vashti Cunningham had 13 kills and three aces Monday to lead Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team to a 25-17, 25-15, 20-25, 25-16 victory over visiting Legacy.
Shadow Ridge’s boys volleyball team appeared to get a little lackadaisical Tuesday when Centennial grabbed a 2-1 match lead and all the momentum.
Arbor View golf coach David Fish has had two girls teams win Sunset Region titles in his 10 years at the school.
Marco Gonzales had two goals and an assist Friday to lead Valley’s boys soccer team to a 3-1 home win over Bonanza.
Abbie Barnum scored twice, including the tying goal with less than a minute to play in the second half Friday to help Virgin Valley’s girls soccer team earn a 2-2 draw at Western.
