Isaiah Morris ran for 209 yards and four touchdowns on 26 carries, including a spectacular 52-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter, and Desert Pines exorcised two years worth of postseason demons by defeating Moapa Valley 28-7 in the Class 3A state quarterfinals.
Daniel Ziems ran a personal-record time of 15 minutes, 38 seconds — the third-best 5,000-meter time in the state this season — at last week’s Sunset Region cross country championship meet to qualify for Saturday’s Class 4A state meet.
Lincoln County’s Landon Smith ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns on 10 carries and added a 34-yard reception catch from Cody Thornock as the Lynx routed visiting Lake Mead 45-0 in the Class2A state quarterfinals.
Derek Wagstaff ran for two touchdowns and had an interception on defense to help Needles to a 36-0 home win over The Meadows in the Class 2A state quarterfinals.
Here are the top five games to watch for this week of high school football.
