Silverado primarily had been a running team, but quarterback Brandon Tunnell led an offense that threw more last year en route to the Class 4A state title.
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Silverado has a talented group of returning players from last year’s team that went 12-0 and cruised to its first state championship.
Bishop Gorman used an eight-run first inning to defeat Silverado and win the Class 4A state softball championship Saturday at Bishop Gorman.
Legacy rallied past Bonanza in baseball, and Silverado survived a softball slugfest against Legacy to advance to the championship round of the Class 4A state tournaments.
Shadow Ridge’s baseball team has won 24 straight games, with its last loss to Legacy. They will play Wednesday in the Class 4A state tournament at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Bishop Gorman is the clear favorite in the Class 4A state softball tournament and will play Legacy in the winners bracket Wednesday at College of Southern Nevada.
Silverado hosted Cimarron-Memorial in a Class 4A Desert League softball game Tuesday. Silverado won.
Several Southern Nevada teams are expected to contend for state tournament berths in the first full season of Class 5A softball. Arbor View tops the list of contenders.
Two players — Liberty’s Saco Alofipo (Utah State) and Faith Lutheran’s Jordan Pollard (San Jose State) — signed with Football Bowl Subdivision schools Wednesday.
Silverado hosted Faith Lutheran in a girls basketball game Tuesday night. Faith Lutheran won 52-24.
After two years of waiting for the Tarkanian Classic to return, Bishop Gorman wasted no time in showing it was ready to play Friday on its home floor.
Silverado routed Shadow Ridge on Thursday in the Class 4A state football championship game at Allegiant Stadium. The Skyhawks finished the season 12-0.
Silverado, which has outscored its opponents 567-101, will meet Shadow Ridge at 3:40 p.m. Thursday at Allegiant Stadium in the Class 4A football state championship game.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association announced game times for four state football championship games that will be played Thursday at Allegiant Stadium.
Brandon Tunnell ran for three touchdowns, and Silverado pulled away in the second half for a 42-7 win over Coronado in the Class 4A state semifinals.