Kalyja Waialae did catch six passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns. But Maaliek Duncan proved the workhorse offensively, helping Green Valley control the clock by moving the ball regularly on the ground. Duncan rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown on carries in the Gators’ 34-20 win.
Ossian Makin had 31 assists, five digs and an ace, and James Pool posted 15 kills, five aces and two digs for Tech’s boys volleyballteam in a 32-34, 25-17, 25-12, 23-25, 15-12 home win over Sunrise Mountain on Tuesday night.
Charlotte Randolph, Alexie Johnston and Ayanah Cason each won two individual events on Saturday to lead the Desert Oasis girls swimming team to a 150-135 win over Arbor View at Pavilion.
Nikita Nazarov won two events on Saturday to lead Sierra Vista’s boys swimming team to a 133-101 win over Cheyenne at Pavilion.
Ashley Moore won two individual events and ran a leg on a victorious relay team Saturday to help Centennial’s girls track team win the Liberty Invitational.
Isis Triplett scored 25 points to help Shadow Ridge’s girls basketball team rally for a 68-65 road win over Palo Verde on Wednesday.
Cimarron-Memorial won six matches by fall on Wednesday as the Spartans earned a 46-33 home win over Centennial.
Collin Russell led five players in double figures with 18 points to power Foothill’s boys basketball team to an 84-71 home win at Liberty on Wednesday.
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Green Valley coach Brian Castro hopes for more offensive stability this season as the Gators hope to make the playoffs.
The Gators return 12 letter winners and are optimistic about the season.
Haden Van Orden had 42 assists and 14 digs, and Palo Verde overcame 26 service errors to hang on for a 20-25, 25-18, 25-21, 21-25, 16-14 home win over Green Valley in a rematch of last season’s state semifinal match.
Las Vegas High’s Antonio Saldate won an 11-4 decision over Victor Valley’s Sunny Luna in the championship match of the 120-pound weight class Saturday to become one of just two Southern Nevada wrestlers to win his weight class in the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at the South Point Arena.
Faith Lutheran gave up an 18-6 scoring run at the end of the first half and couldn’t get enough stops late in a 73-61 loss to ThunderRidge (Colorado) in the winner’s bracket of the Tarkanian Classic Eastbay Division at Bishop Gorman.
Briana Todd poured in 30 points Saturday to lift Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team to a 37-27 win over Panguitch (Utah) in the championship game of the Lady Bulldog Invitational in Mesquite.
