The Skyhawks are hoping their young athletes can contribute immediately.
Silverado
The Skyhawks bring back 15 lettermen from last year’s state championship team.
Host Foothill shot nearly 61 percent from the field during the first half Tuesday and had five scorers in double figures during a 78-52 victory over Las Vegas in the Class 4A Sunrise Region quarterfinals.
Caitlin Shannon completed 18 of 23 passes for 211 yards and six touchdowns, including four in the first half, to lead third-seeded Coronado to a 41-6 victory over No. 2 Rancho in the Sunrise Region flag football quarterfinals at Green Valley.
Green Valley sophomore Steele Dias won the 106-pound state championship to help the Gators to their sixth consecutive state title Saturday at Spanish Springs High School.
Having won five consecutive state championships, Green Valley coach Jon Ferry might have expected to feel comfortable with a lead after the first day of the Class 4A state tournament. But Ferry wasn’t feeling so secure as his team prepared to leave the gym after Friday’s semifinal round at Spanish Springs.
Martell Williams scored a team-high 19 points as Silverado’s boys basketball team clinched the Southeast League’s No. 4 seed with a 64-61 overtime win at Green Valley on Thursday.
Casey Proctor scored 12 points on Thursday night to lead the Faith Lutheran girls basketball team to a 42-26 road victory over Legacy.
Alyssa Karpinski hauled in a 5-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tiarra Del Rosario with 30 seconds remaining Thursday to help Cimarron-Memorial’s flag football team clinch the Northwest League title with a 21-18 victory over host Centennial.
Steven Adeyemi and Trevor White scored 14 points apiece Tuesday to help Sunrise Mountain’s boys basketball clinch its first playoff berth in school history with a 62-49 home win over Mojave.
Samara Miller had 15 points, and Brooke Haney added 14 points, as Green Valley’s girls basketball team defeated host Basic 62-50 on Tuesday to clinch a postseason berth.
Halli Erickson threw for 141 yards and two touchdowns on Tuesday, and Centennial’s flag football team grabbed a 13-0 halftime lead before holding off host Shadow Ridge, 25-22.
The Gators had someone competing for the championship in all but one weight class, comfortably rolling to their seventh consecutive team championship Saturday at Las Vegas High with a score of 324½ points.
James Camp finished with 21 points, and Palo Verde’s boys basketball team used a big third quarter en route to a 70-58 victory over visiting Legacy on Friday.
Taylor Barnum’s layup at the buzzer gave Virgin Valley’s girls basketball team a 40-39 road win over Moapa Valley on Friday.
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