Raina Forgue scored 23 of her 26 points in the second half to help the Crusaders to a 70-44 home win over Spring Valley in the Class 5A Southern League quarterfinals.
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Desert Pines senior point guard Destiny Sao-Martinez scored 15 points and had six assists in a 48-41 victory over Desert Oasis on Dec. 6.
Palo Verde sophomore guard Mason Abittan scored 30 points in a win over Silverado and 24 in a win against Sierra Vista last week.
Lazzar Ramos scored a goal in each half to lead Desert Oasis to a 2-0 victory over host Western in a boys soccer match on Thursday.
Palo Verde is a public school located between Bishop Gorman and Faith Lutheran, trying to find football success in the shadow of those private institutions.
Brylie Tavares-Bright scored three goals for Spring Valley, which defeated host Valley in a girls soccer match on Tuesday.
Spring Valley senior Tyra Nelson scored five goals in a 9-1 victory last Wednesday against Desert Pines, earning her the Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week.
Bishop Gorman senior wide receiver Trech Kekahuna caught six passes for 149 yards and touchdowns of 26, 29 and 52 yards in a 45-0 victory over Hamilton (Arizona).
McKenna Young was 3-for-3 with two doubles and six RBIs to help Faith Lutheran past Green Valley for the Class 5A Southern Region softball title.
Coronado scored on a penalty kick in the 47th minute to defeat Faith Lutheran on Saturday in Sparks and win its first girls soccer state championship.
Palo Verde scored in the 10th minute and added two more goals, and a suffocating defense gave Hug precious few openings as the Panthers won their second state title..
Bishop Gorman dominated Centennial in three sets in the Class 5A state championship match to win its third consecutive title and fourth in five years.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association announced game times for four state football championship games that will be played Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Moapa Valley, the No. 1 team in the Review-Journal’s Class 3A rankings, will step out of league play to meet 4A Clark this week.
Silverado remains No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 4A rankings, but Coronado made a leap from No. 5 to No. 2 after beating last week’s No. 2 Shadow Ridge.