Sierra Vista’s girls volleyball team won a five-set thriller in a Class 4A state semifinal Thursday to advance to Saturday’s title match against Silverado.
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Manny Mendez Montes scored twice to lead SLAM! Nevada to a win in the 4A boys soccer state semifinals Thursday. The Bulls play Sunrise Mountain for the title.
Centennial was one of six lower-seeded teams in the Class 5A and 4A Southern Region football playoffs to win their opening-round game last week.
Coronado and Faith Lutheran won their Class 5A state semifinals and will play for the title Saturday at Valley High.
Coronado’s boys soccer team is the heavy favorite to win its third straight Class 5A state title because of senior standouts Gavin Flickinger and Dylan Flores.
Review-Journal reporters predict the winners of select high school football games each week. Here are their picks for the second round of playoff action.
The final four teams and state tournaments are set in all classifications of boys and girls soccer, and girls volleyball. Here’s a breakdown of this week’s action.
Bishop Gorman’s girls volleyball team swept Coronado on Saturday to win the Class 5A Southern Region title. The state tournament begins Friday at Sunrise Mountain.
Dasha Rosas scored in double overtime to lift Doral Academy to a win over Palo Verde in the 4A Southern Region girls soccer title game Saturday.
Coronado routed Palo Verde in the Class 5A Southern Region boys soccer championship game on Saturday and set a state record with its 53rd consecutive win.
Six lower-seeded high school football teams won their opening-round playoff games across the Class 5A and 4A Southern Region playoffs Thursday night.
Green Valley’s football team stopped Desert Pines on the final play of the game to win its Class 5A Southern Region quarterfinal and advance in the playoffs.
Sixth-seeded Faith Lutheran held No. 3 seed Desert Oasis to 132 total yards on Thursday in a victory to open the 5A Southern Region football playoffs.
Centennial’s Brogan Church rushed for 219 yards and caught the go-ahead touchdown to help the Bulldogs beat Shadow Ridge in a 5A Southern Region playoff game.
Bishop Gorman and Coronado’s girls volleyball teams won their region semifinals Wednesday to advance to Saturday’s region title game and next week’s state tournament.