Silverado, known for its bruising running game, threw its way past Shadow Ridge 50-29 to assume the top spot in the Class 4A race.
Football
Check out the top performances from Friday’s high school football, soccer and volleyball action
Liberty quarterback Jayden Maiava threw for four touchdown passes, and the Patriot defense did the rest in a 40-0 win over Canyon Springs.
Centennial, which won one game two seasons ago, will play Desert Pines at 4:10 p.m. Saturday at Eldorado High School in the Class 4A state football semifinals.
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.
Marrion Macklin-Thomas ran for 163 yards and three touchdowns, and the Shadow Ridge defense forced four second-half turnovers in a road victory.
Liberty defensive end Luke Toomalatai committed to play at Idaho State on Wednesday evening.
Shadow Ridge senior linebacker Stephen Zane recovered two fumbles and returned them both for touchdowns of 87 and 31 yards, sparking the Mustangs (5-2, 3-1 Northwest League) to a 48-7 homecoming victory over Bonanza on Friday night.
Sierra Vista freshman quarterback Jayden Maiava accounted for four touchdowns in a 35-18 home victory over Clark on Friday night.
The Trailblazers scored two defensive touchdowns and posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2011.
Meb Hollingshead threw for three touchdowns and ran for one as Virgin Valley beat host Rancho 35-0 on Friday.
Pahrump Valley had three players with 100 rushing yards on Friday as the Trojans upset visiting Cheyenne, 36-12.
Luke Bennett threw three touchdown passes on Friday as Moapa Valley’s football team rolled to a 48-6 home victory over Sunrise Mountain.
Kamdon Lewis scored three touchdowns on Friday as Lincoln County knocked off visiting Needles 35-14 in a key Class 2A Southern League game.
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