Palo Verde’s Paisley Nichelson converted three fourth downs on its final drive and, behind a backup quarterback, the Panthers handed Green Valley its first loss.
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Bishop Gorman is No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Southern Nevada Class 5A football rankings and has another opportunity for a big win against Miami Central (Florida).
The Palo Verde boys and Coronado girls open No. 1 in the Southern Nevada Soccer Coaches Association Week 1 polls.
Foothill traveled to Green Valley for the first Class 5A Southern League girls soccer game for both teams. The game ended in a 2-2 tie.
Bishop Gorman is No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Southern Nevada Class 5A football rankings after rolling past fellow national power St. Louis (Hawaii).
Jovantae Barnes ran for 139 yards and four touchdowns to help Desert Pines beat Palo Verde 38-13 in the first-ever Class 5A game for both teams.
Eight of the 11 teams that make up Class 5A won at least one playoff game in 2019, and all of them reached the postseason.
Connor Fields, who graduated from Green Valley High School and UNLV, is home recovering from a brain hemorrhage and broken rib suffered in his crash in BMX qualifying.
Connor Fields, who went to Green Valley High School and UNLV, was badly injured in the BMX semifinals at the Olympics. He will go through rehabilitation in Henderson.
Desert Pines senior running back Jovantae Barnes is the only returning 1,000-yard rusher in the valley, and the four-star recruit has 35 scholarship offers.
Connor Fields, who won gold in this event in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, was injured during a BMX qualifying heat. His was being evaluated for a concussion, according to his dad, Mike.
Green Valley is the top seed in the Class 5A tournament, followed by Centennial, Arbor View and 2019 state champion Shadow Ridge. The finals are scheduled for Saturday.
Wednesday’s game between Basic and Green Valley was ruled a double forfeit after a postgame brawl, and both teams will forfeit their first regional tournament game.
Avari Morris threw a complete-game four-hitter, was 2-for-4 with a double, triple and two RBIs and made a key defensive play in Green Valley’s victory Wednesday.
Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
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