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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Centennial needs a win over a Cimarron-Memorial team that is out of the playoff race to claim its first league title since 2002 and the No. 1 seed in the Northwest League.
Martin Blake ran for 113 yards and a touchdown and returned a punt for a score to help the Pioneers to a 48-7 Southeast League win over Eldorado.
The Chargers have earned all of their three league wins in dramatic fashion by a total of 15 points, but their 49-48 win over Desert Oasis clinched a playoff berth.
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.
Even with Centennial’s 17-14 win over Arbor View and Virgin Valley’s 14-7 victory over Boulder City factored in, the average margin among the 15 games was 34.5 points.
Centennial was the fourth straight team that the Patriots have faced to start the season that finished 2018 ranked in the top 40 nationally.
Charron Thomas scored three rushing touchdowns and added another on a punt return as Palo Verde rallied for a 43-27 road victory over Durango.
The 11-game regular-season television schedule was released Friday afternoon. All games will air live at 7 p.m. each Thursday on KVMY (My LV TV).
Las Vegas Review-Journal staffers make their picks for Week 5 of the high school football season.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016 fall sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
Follow the link for postseason football honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Durango’s Alhaji-Ibrahim Kamara rushed for 168 yards and three touchdowns on Friday as the Trailblazers routed visiting Boulder City, 35-0.
The schedule for the seventh season of Thursday Night Lights was released Friday.