Jayden Maiava threw four touchdown passes in the first half, and Liberty scored on its first drive and never looked back in a 57-6 win over Legacy.
Football
Henderson rivals Foothill and Green Valley combined for 215 penalty yards Thursday night in a game marred by an injury to Gators quarterback Josiah Kiaaina.
Richard Washington ran for 122 yards and a touchdown in 17 carries, and the Arbor View defense made big stops late in a 17-16 win over Desert Pines.
Micah Alejado threw for two touchdowns and ran for one, and the Bishop Gorman defense allowed 19 total yards in a victory over Faith Lutheran on Thursday night.
The new Class 4A has four teams that separated themselves in the regular season, but all the teams are excited about the chance with Bishop Gorman and Liberty now in 5A.
Moapa Valley and Pahrump Valley earned byes to open the Class 3A football playoffs, while Virgin Valley and SLAM Nevada will host first-round games.
The top four teams in Class 4A — Silverado, Coronado, Las Vegas and Shadow Ridge — have byes this week in the first round of the playoffs.
Bishop Gorman will host Faith Lutheran to open the playoffs after running through its five Class 5A Desert League games by a combined score of 273-0.
The objective now, or sometime in the future, at Faith Lutheran is to become competitive with Bishop Gorman and Liberty in Southern Nevada’s newly minted Class 5A.
After rallying for a 22-21 victory in the regular season, Arbor View will meet Desert Pines again in the Class 5A football playoffs Thursday night.
The football playoff picture had the potential to get complicated, but the scenarios easily worked themselves out in the final week of the regular season.
Green Valley quarterback Josiah Vitale struggled in the first quarter, but rebounded to finish with 270 yards passing and two touchdowns and a rushing score.
Check out the top five performances and scores from Friday’s high school football action.
Moapa Valley had a rocky start but rolled once it got going, routing Virgin Valley on Friday night for its second consecutive victory in the Hammer Game.
Liberty sent a strong message with a victory over Desert Pines that it was ready to defend its 2019 Class 5A state championship.
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