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Focused Arbor View uses strong defense to top visiting Palo Verde

Hayden Bollinger completed 11 of 20 pass attempts for 150 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a third score Friday to lead Arbor View’s football team to a 28-7 home win over Palo Verde in a Northwest League game.

Legacy comes out fiery, dominates visiting Palo Verde

Roberto Valenzuela completed 5 of 9 passes for 150 yards and three touchdowns Friday to help ninth-ranked Legacy start fast en route to a 45-14 victory over visiting Palo Verde.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Summer’s gone, but league play’s here

Sure enough, league play in the Class 4A Sunset Region and Class 3A starts this week, the true indicator that summer is done. Even Bishop Gorman is taking a break from irking out-of-state fanbases to play a Southwest League contest against Bonanza. (I didn’t include that game in my picks, but, spoiler alert, Gorman is going to win.)

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Palo Verde seeking return to ‘glory days’

Palo Verde advanced to 10 Sunset Region championship games from 2002 to 2013, winning five region titles and one statechampionship. The Panthers are looking to even their record when they host sixth-ranked Green Valley (1-1) at 7 p.m. Friday.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Taking a break from beach to make my picks

The time difference here in Hawaii has me all goofed up, which explains why I went with so many double-digit point predictions. Fielder thinks I got too much sun at Hanauma Bay. He’s probably right.

FOOTBALL: Raindrops cool Palo Verde as Wildcats roll — VIDEO

Elijah Hicks didn’t seem to mind the slippery conditions, as he scored three touchdowns to help Las Vegas regain control en route to a 28-7 road victory in both teams’ season opener.

2016 Palo Verde Football Capsule

Palo Verde has high expectations this season, and expects to compete with the top teams in the Northwest League

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