Silverado had defeated Shadow Ridge in the teams’ previous three meetings, twice in the Class 4A state title game.
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Silverado, the only undefeated team in Class 4A, rolled past Chaparral in the Desert League opener last week to stay No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s 4A rankings.
The Gaels opened Southwest League play at Silverado on Friday, and took care of business by piling up 443 yards of offense in a 48-7 victory.
In its return to the gridiron Friday at Silverado, Basic couldn’t have scripted a more perfect ending, as quarterback Paul Myro tossed a 34-yard touchdown pass to Zack Grismanauskas on the final play of the game to give the Wolves a 34-30 victory over the host Skyhawks.
Former UNLV and NFL star quarterback Randall Cunningham has always known how to keep his cool, even if he was scrambling out of the pocket, or firing downfield under defensive pressure. This past week, though, as he prepared for his coaching debut with Silverado, he became a bit unnerved when some prognosticators picked against his team versus Shadow Ridge.
Silverado High announced Monday that it had hired Randall Cunningham as its head football coach. Cunningham, a former star at UNLV and in the NFL, takes over for Andy Ostolaza, who posted a 40-39 record in eight years with the Skyhawks.
Call it brilliant planning. Call it good fortune. Whatever the reason, this week’s prep football schedule couldn’t have worked out better.
