Several games around the valley were decided in the final minutes Friday, which made for an exciting night,
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Breven Palpallatoc ran for 141 yards and two touchdowns on only four carries, and Silverado ran past Durango 36-28 in the Southwest League opener for both teams.
My’Quel Johnson threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Kenneth Cason with 22 seconds left, and the Chargers opened Southwest League play with a road win Friday night.
The Patriots led 12-0 in the first half and twice after halftime but couldn’t hold on in a 36-33 loss to Libery (Arizona) at home Friday night.
The Gaels have won two of the past three state championships, and last year they didn’t drop a set in any of their final 14 matches.
The Gaels won the state championship last season with a 28-0 record and No. 7 national ranking by USA Today — the same ranking they have this preseason.
There couldn’t have been many who predicted the Wildcats’ 21-1-1 2018 season that included a dominating run to the Class 4A state championship.
When many teams turn to their bench to let a starter get some rest, there’s a noticeable drop-off. That doesn’t figure to be a problem for the Desert Pines defensive line.
Prince Kuumba and Joshua Dumbrique each won two events on Thursday to lead Sierra Vista’s boys track team to victory in a three-team meet at Durango.
T.J. Blanchard had 26 kills on Thursday to lead Mojave to a 25-19, 21-25, 22-25, 25-16, 15-12 boys volleyball victory over host Boulder City.
Jaid Raval’s two-run home run with no outs in the top of the sixth inning broke an 8-8 tie and lifted Desert Oasis’ softball team to a 10-8 win at Bishop Gorman on Thursday.
Brant Hunt’s single to left field with no outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday plated Chris Cortez with the winning run as Silverado edged visiting Sierra Vista, 5-4.
The Class 4A and Class 3A state flag football championship games which were scheduled for Thursday and postponed until Friday have again been postponed after the Clark County School District canceled all classes and after-school activities for Friday. The games will be played Monday at Cimarron-Memorial.
Richard Isaacs hit nine 3-pointers and had 29 points, and teammate Jaden Hardy had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists Monday as host Coronado outlasted Durango, 99-95.