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.
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The Green Valley-Foothill game, a matchup of two longtime Henderson rivals, highlights the Week 8 Southern Nevada high school football schedule.
Foothill’s Kendric Thomas ran for a 72-yard touchdown to end Gorman’s shutout streak at six games, but the rest of the night was all Gaels in a 63-6 win.
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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.
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.
Kawika Pagelsdorf had nine kills and 13 blocks to help Basic’s boys volleyball team to a 20-25, 25-12, 27-29, 25-20, 18-16 win over host Clark on Friday.
Tiffany Katz spun a two-hitter with three walks and three walks on Friday to guide host Green Valley’s softball team to a 3-0 win over Foothill.
The Grizzlies won the Gator Winter Classic’s diamond bracket championship for the second consecutive year with a 66-54 victory over Dimond (Alaska) on Saturday at Green Valley.
Jennifer Haberstock’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Ciaran Decuir as time expired Saturday allowed Green Valley’s flag football team to defeat Foothill 27-21 in the championship game of the Mustang Rodeo at Shadow Ridge.
Boulder City’s Ryann Reese rushed for a pair of touchdowns on Wednesday as the Eagles edged visiting Mojave 13-12 in flag football.
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Foothill won its rivalry football game at Basic 21-17 on Friday, then celebrated by planting its flag at midfield.