Centennial outgained Palo Verde 354 to 158 yards, and the defense registered three interceptions and a safety in a 44-7 victory Friday night in the Mountain Region semifinals.
Football
Palo Verde looks to maintain its unbeaten record in Mountain League play against Centennial in the headliner of this week’s games in the valley.
All of the valley’s football games will be played Thursday this week, which has coaches and players squeezing all they can out of every minute to get ready.
Here are some of the top performances for the week of Oct. 14-18.
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 Patriots, facing three-time defending Arizona state champion Chandler, kept the score close most of the way before fading late en route to a home loss.
Bishop Gorman took control early and rolled to a 40-7 home victory over Orem (Utah) on Friday night as prep football season opened across the Las Vegas Valley.
Arbor View faces off against Bishop Manogue and Liberty against Bishop Gorman in 2018 High School football semi-finals. Elaine Emerson breaks down the match-ups.
The schedules and results (when available) for the football playoffs are here.
Liberty safety Austin Fiaseu announced in April a commitment to play football for UNLV, for which he’s cheered since the fifth grade. The senior has blossomed into one of the state’s top defensive players.
Here is a look at some of the week’s top high school sports events.
Palo Verde’s patented double-wing offense generated 365 rushing yards and a 29-6 road victory in the first televised Thursday Night Lights game of the prep football season.
Desert Pines’ Jordan Butler comes in at No. 5 on our list of Southern Nevada’s top defensive players.
After the pregame coin toss, Coronado elected to play into the wind in the first quarter, meaning it would be playing with the wind in the fourth. That decision allowed Gavin Wale to nail a 26-yard field goal with 3:26 remaining to give Coronado a 30-28 road victory over Las Vegas.
The mission for Durango’s football team is clear: return to the playoffs for the first time since 2012. The Trailblazers took another step toward that goal Saturday with a 49-20 victory over host Desert Oasis.
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