Here are the week’s best high school performances from football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball.
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Bishop Gorman quarterback Micah Alejado was 10-for-12 for 369 yards and three touchdowns, and Zachariah Branch finished with 131 yards receiving and two TDs.
Liberty learned from an 0-5 start against stiff competition in 2019 en route to a state title. The Patriots hope to learn again after a 49-7 loss to No. 1-ranked Mater Dei.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
Ty Southisene gave Basic the early lead with a two-run double and pitched the seventh inning to earn the save in a 7-4 win over Desert Oasis.
Former UNLV football coach Mike Sanford was hired as Faith Lutheran’s coach a year ago. He finally will coach the Crusaders for the first time in a game Friday.
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Reed Schaefer and Jacob Walsh helped Desert Oasis win a state title in 2019, but they will be Pac-12 opponents in college after signing national letters of intent Wednesday.
Legacy quarterback Evan Olaes has committed to Colorado State after a junior season in which he threw for 3,186 yards and 26 TDs and ran for 1,152 yards and 14 scores.
Former UNLV football coach Mike Sanford has been hired as coach at Faith Lutheran High, the school announced Wednesday. He replaces Vernon Fox.
Faith Lutheran boys basketball coach Bret Walter was 361-253 and won five state titles in 23 seasons. The Crusaders begin play in the 4A Mountain Region playoffs Wednesday.
The Durango-Desert Oasis football game was suspended early in the second quarter after a fight broke out between several players Friday night at Durango High School.
The Crusaders have dominated each of their seven opponents, outscoring them 40-1 in a perfect start that has garnered them national attention.
Martin ran the 100-meter dash in a personal-record time of 10.71 seconds on Saturday morning at Desert Oasis to claim the Mountain Region championship and an automatic bid in the state meet next week. The sturdy senior doubled as a running back for Legacy’s football team and said he started preparing for track season after football concluded.
Alyssa Stanley entered the circle in the third inning and dominated most of the way to lead the Mustangs to a 7-3 victory over Coronado on Saturday at Bishop Gorman.