Green Valley upset top-seeded and league champion Basic behind three touchdowns from wide receiver Ben Byington in a 5A Division II Southern League semifinal.
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Basic hosts Foothill with the Class 5A Division II Southern League title on the line to highlight the Week 10 Southern Nevada high school football schedule.
Only three of the 14 teams in the new Class 4A made the playoffs last season, and none of them earned a postseason victory.
Silverado returns many of its top players after a season in which it went 12-0, won the Class 4A state championship and outscored its opponents 628-128.
Las Vegas edged Durango 10-7 on Friday to win the Class 4A Mountain League title and clinch a first-round bye in the playoffs.
Two high school games were canceled Friday — league games between Arbor View and Foothill and Chaparral and Sunrise Mountain — that could affect playoff chances and seeding.
This is the third game that has been canceled for Foothill and the first for Arbor View. The game probably would have decided second place in the Class 5A Desert League.
Desert Pines will host Mojave at 7 p.m. Friday in the first installment of the Air Space Showdown.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
Garrett Castro threw a 6-yard touchdown pass, and Hector Barrios-Baez knocked home the game-winning extra point for Green Valley in a 24-23 win over Foothill.