Roberto Valenzuela completed 5 of 9 passes for 150 yards and three touchdowns Friday to help ninth-ranked Legacy start fast en route to a 45-14 victory over visiting Palo Verde.
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Sure enough, league play in the Class 4A Sunset Region and Class 3A starts this week, the true indicator that summer is done. Even Bishop Gorman is taking a break from irking out-of-state fanbases to play a Southwest League contest against Bonanza. (I didn’t include that game in my picks, but, spoiler alert, Gorman is going to win.)
Foothill wide receiver Brandon Hargis scored three touchdowns in the Falcons’ 21-14 victory over Palo Verde.
The unofficial Clark County School District football title game takes place when Desert Pines visits six-time defending Sunrise Region champion Liberty at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Palo Verde advanced to 10 Sunset Region championship games from 2002 to 2013, winning five region titles and one statechampionship. The Panthers are looking to even their record when they host sixth-ranked Green Valley (1-1) at 7 p.m. Friday.
The time difference here in Hawaii has me all goofed up, which explains why I went with so many double-digit point predictions. Fielder thinks I got too much sun at Hanauma Bay. He’s probably right.