High school football rewind: Silverado is No. 1 in Class 4A

The expected smashmouth conflict to determine the aboriginal favourite successful Class 4A ne'er genuinely materialized Friday.

That’s due to the fact that Silverado manager Andy Ostolaza had a antithetic program of onslaught against Shadow Ridge. He wanted his Skyhawks to propulsion the shot — and propulsion it they did.

Brandon Tunnell, a inferior who started 2 years agone arsenic a freshman, was 12-for-22 passing for 253 yards and 3 touchdowns successful Silverado’s 50-29 win.

Jaden Thrower caught each 3 of Tunnell’s touchdown passes and finished with 190 yards connected 7 receptions.

“Now radical are going to cognize that Silverado tin propulsion the ball,” Ostolaza said aft the game.

There’s nary uncertainty astir that. It’s lone Week 2, but that last people — particularly however it happened — is simply a wide connection to the remainder of 4A. Shadow Ridge came successful ranked No. 1 successful 4A by the Review-Journal, with Silverado close down astatine No. 2.

There’s nary uncertainty aft Friday which squad is better, astatine slightest close now. If the Skyhawks tin propulsion it similar they did Friday successful summation to their accepted bruising moving game, it’s hard to ideate anyone successful 4A keeping up with them.

A batch tin alteration implicit the people of the season, and Shadow Ridge tin instrumentality immoderate positives retired of the game. The Mustangs rushed for 231 yards and seemed to deterioration down the Silverado defence successful the 2nd half.

But for now, there’s a caller No. 1 successful 4A — and it’s not that close.

Off to a flying start

The newest rivalry successful town, the Air Space Showdown betwixt Mojave and Sunrise Mountain, was a rousing occurrence successful its inaugural game.

Zaquon Henderson ran for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns connected 24 carries, and Mojave stopped Sunrise Mountain connected a play from the 10-yard enactment with 3 seconds near to unafraid its 21-14 win. Just however a rivalry crippled should be.

Speaking of Henderson, retrieve his name. The inferior is disconnected to a blazing commencement with 442 yards and 4 touchdowns connected 53 carries, and a Mojave squad that didn’t triumph a crippled connected the tract successful 2019 is 2-0 nether first-year manager Wes Pacheco.

Game of the night

There were a fewer candidates, but let’s spell to Durango. The Trailblazers allowed 41 points successful a season-opening nonaccomplishment to Silverado past week, and things didn’t look immoderate amended erstwhile Centennial enactment up 28 successful the archetypal quarter.

The Durango defence made a 180-degree crook aft that point, however, and didn’t let a azygous constituent the remainder of the way.

The Trailblazers besides received assistance from their peculiar teams., Andre Washington returned a blocked punt 40 yards for a touchdown, and Cole Marquez’s 10-yard TD tally successful the 3rd 4th proved to beryllium the quality successful a 32-28 win.

Best of the rest

Legacy manager Zach Monticelli apt ne'er dreamed his archetypal triumph would travel the mode it did. The Longhorns trailed 7-0 against Las Vegas astir of the night. But Raekwon Weatherspoon’s 74-yard touchdown connected a punt instrumentality and Damarion Holloway’s ensuing two-point tally successful the 4th fourth were capable to springiness Legacy the 8-7 win.

Virgin Valley has yet to let a constituent done 2 games. The Bulldogs bushed Del Sol 46-0 successful the opener and Eldorado 47-0 connected Friday.

First look ahead

Bishop Gorman makes the cross-country travel to Florida to conscionable Miami Central connected Saturday. The Gaels’ crippled this week against Bishop Manogue was canceled.

Faith Lutheran volition big a Class 5A powerfulness from Northern Nevada successful Damonte Ranch. Both suffered setbacks successful their openers Friday, with Faith Lutheran dropping a 23-3 determination to Arbor View and Damonte Ranch losing to Clovis West from Fresno, California, 28-6.

The Class 3A contention should statesman to abbreviated itself out, with Moapa Valley hosting Boulder City. Both teams are 2-0 and person outscored their opponents by a combined 181-24.

Liberty travels to look Class 5A foe Foothill, which had its opener canceled Friday. Coronado, astatine Cimaron-Memorial, and Basic, hosting Bonanza, besides anticipation to get connected the tract aft having their Friday openers called off.

Contact Jason Orts astatine jorts@reviewjournal.com. Follow @SportsWithOrts connected Twitter.