The Miners made the playoffs for the first time last year, but have some work to do with only two returning lettermen.
Sunrise Mountain
Five players scored for Sunrise Mountain, including three in the first half, and the Miners cruised to a 5-0 victory in the Class 3A state title game against Sparks at Spanish Springs.
Bryan Martinez scored a pair of goals of Sunrise Mountain’s boys soccer team Friday, and the Miners scored three goals in the second half to run by Truckee, 3-1, in the Class 3A state semifinals at Spanish Springs.
Pahrump Valley’s Vaniah Vitto scored a second-half goal to tie Friday’s Class 3A state semifinal girls soccer game, but the Trojans could not capitalize and fell to Truckee in double overtime at Spanish Springs, 2-1.
Desert Pines scored on offense, defense and special teams to beat Sunrise Mountain on Thursday night and advance to the Class 3A state semifinals next weekend.
On Saturday afternoon in the 3A Southern Region finale against Pahrump Valley, the Miners showed they had grit in grinding out a 2-1 win to claim the region crown.
Trayvon Ward had 23 carries for 139 yards and two touchdowns to help Sunrise Mountain upset host Moapa Valley 30-28 in the Class 3A state football playoffs on Friday night.
Jacqueline Hillegas drilled the golden goal in the seventh minute of overtime to send the Gaels to their first region title game since 2013 after a 2-1 win against Palo Verde at Bettye Wilson Park.
Eldorado’s Roberto Gonzalez nailed the upper-left corner of the net with a penalty kick midway through the first overtime to lift the Sundevils to a dramatic 1-0 victory over Canyon Springs in the Class 4A Sunrise Region semifinals at Bettye Wilson Park.
Joel Sancheza scored three goals, including two in the first half, to lead the Jaguars to a 4-1 win over the Dragons.
Tech got revenge from last year’s 2-1 championship loss against Western by outmuscling and bullying its way to a 1-0 win at Bettye Wilson Park.
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Pahrump Valley senior Bryce Odegard finished the 3.1-mile race in 17 minutes, 36 seconds on Friday to capture his second consecutive individual region cross country title and lead the Trojans to the team title with 39 points.
Trailing by seven points after three quarters, Sunrise Mountain’s football team turned to its workhorse running back and got a key turnover during its 19-point fourth quarter en route to a 26-14 home win over Cheyenne on Thursday.
Bryan Montoya had two goals as Palo Verde’s boys soccer team earned a 4-0 home win over Shadow Ridge on Wednesday.