Here is a look at some of this week’s top high school sports events.
Football
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Legacy star running back Samuel Turner was held to 45 rushing yards Thursday at Sierra Vista, but the Longhorns’ defense forced five turnovers to pave the way for a dominant, program-defining 53-21 win.
Tate Martell and Biaggio Ali Walsh ran for a combined 336 yards and seven touchdowns Thursday to lead Gorman’s football team to a 59-0 rout of visiting Palo Verde in a Class 4A Sunset Region quarterfinal game.
Faith Lutheran running back Christian Marshall ran for 203 yards and four touchdowns as the Crusaders breezed to a 43-6 victory over Bonanza in the Sunset Region quarterfinals Thursday night.
Behind an all-around effort — on offense, defense and special teams — the Aggies’ completed a 62-18 rout of Spring Valley at home in the Sunset Region quarterfinals on Thursday.
The Golden Eagles (7-2) are set to play Virginia City (10-0) in the Class 1A state semifinals at noon on Friday and are looking to cap a journey more than three months in the making.
Mountain View allowed four long scoring plays in the first three quarters and fell to White Pine 26-8 on Saturday afternoon.
Tate Martell accounted for four touchdowns, and Bishop Gorman overcame a mistake-filled first half to beat St. John Bosco (California) 35-20 at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Long Beach City College.
Chaparral channeled its response to the confluence of events taking place on Friday night into a dominating, 50-0 victory over rival Eldorado in the annual “Cleat Game.”
Silverado forced four turnovers while allowing just 4 first-half yards in a dominant 36-6 victory over host Desert Oasis on Friday.
Legacy dominated on both sides of the ball wire-to-wire, and cruised to a 45-7 win over visiting Moapa Valley on Friday.
Coronado defensive lineman Patrick Ng set the tone early with a sack and a blocked punt Friday to help the Cougars to a 37-0 road win over Cheyenne.
Spring Valley quarterback K.C. Moore threw for 147 yards and a score and added two rushing touchdowns Friday as the host Grizzlies earned a 26-13 win over Sunrise Mountain.
Jayden Perkins ran for 160 yards and a touchdown as Virgin Valley grinded out a 12-0 win over host Mojave on Friday.
