A look at some of the top performances for the week of Oct. 10 to Oct. 15.
Mojave
Destiny Favela’s 10 aces, two kills and three blocks led the way in the Sunrise Mountain girls volleyball team’s home victory Monday over Desert Pines, 25-22, 25-27, 17-25, 25-14, 15-11.
Brisa Pena-Martinez and Irlando Osuna-Arcineda each scored a second-half goal Monday to erase a first-half deficit at home and lead Sunrise Mountain’s girls soccer team past Desert Pines, 3-2.
Dresdan Quackenbush scored the go-ahead goal in the 51st minute Monday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s boys soccer team to a 3-2 win over visiting Arbor View.
Mojave’s 2-point conversion try with seven seconds to play was no good, and host Cheyenne escaped with a 20-19 victory on Friday.
Shadow Ridge’s girls soccer team leapfrogged Centennial in the Northwest League standings with a 3-0 home win on Friday.
Dust off the bootleg T-shirts with the funny slogans, and get the trophies out of storage. It’s “Rivalry Week” across the valley.
Naomi Harris had 23 kills and eight digs Monday as Durango’s girls volleyball team outlasted host Sierra Vista, 21-25, 25-22, 25-27, 25-19, 19-17.
Cimarron-Memorial’s Arturo Bahena finished with a hat trick, and teammate Dresdan Quackenbush added two goals and an assist as the host Spartans routed top-ranked Palo Verde 6-1 in a Northwest League boys soccer match on Monday.
Megan Donnelly scored on a penalty kick in the final 30 seconds to lift Faith Lutheran’s girls soccer team to a 1-0 road win over Centennial on Monday.
Taiwan Braden threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 115 yards and another score to lead Mojave to a 41-8 road victory over Western on Friday.
Myah Maxwell finished with 28 kills, 19 digs and three blocks, and Legacy’s girls volleyball team outlasted visiting Palo Verde 28-26, 22-25, 25-27, 25-21, 16-14 on Thursday.
Mario Diaz scored three goals Thursday, and Las Vegas’ boys soccer team shut out Canyon Springs, 3-0.
Lizuly Mireles scored six goals to power Desert Pines’ girls soccer team to an 8-0 victory over Mojave on Thursday.
Maybe Bishop Gorman didn’t play the best team in California, or the best team in Florida, or the best team in Texas. But the Gaels played more good teams than anybody else, and that’s all that matters when it comes to prep football rankings.