Silverado cruises despite midweek opponent change

Siverado had a unusual week, with its hostile changing 3 days earlier its Class 4A authorities quarterfinal game.

The Desert League champion Skyhawks were acceptable to look Clark, but the Chargers were removed from the playoffs aft it was determined they had utilized 2 ineligible players. That reinstated Spring Valley, which mislaid to Clark past week, into the playoffs.

It didn’t look to faze Silverado. Caden Harris and Marcus Council ran for 2 touchdowns apiece, and the undefeated Skyhawks cruised to a 51-0 location triumph Friday night.

Brandon Tunnell threw for 150 yards and a touchdown to Donavyn Pellot, who besides ran for a people for Silverado (10-0). Michael Green returned an interception for a people to assistance the Skyhawks into the semifinals, wherever they volition big Coronado astatine 6 p.m. adjacent Friday. Spring Valley finishes 4-6.

Las Vegas 27, Sierra Vista 8 — At Las Vegas, freshman Elijah Espinoza threw 2 touchdown passes to assistance Las Vegas to its archetypal playoff triumph since 2014.

The Mountain League champion Wildcats (7-3) trailed 8-7 astatine halftime and took the pb for bully connected an Adonis Jackson touchdown tally successful the 4th quarter. Espinoza’s scoring strikes went to Alvaro Zetino and Andrew Bowen, and receiver Tommy Vibabul enactment the last people connected the committee erstwhile a teammate fumbled into the extremity portion and helium fell connected it.

Las Vegas advances to big Shadow Ridge successful the authorities semifinals astatine 6 p.m. adjacent Friday. Sierra Vista overcame an 0-6 commencement to scope the authorities quarterfinals and finishes 4-8.

Class 3A Southern Region semifinals

Moapa Valley 49, SLAM Nevada 14 — At Moapa Valley, Landon Wrzesinski ran for 226 yards and 3 touchdowns to assistance the Pirates enactment undefeated.

Moapa Valley (10-0) scored doubly successful the archetypal 2 minutes and ne'er looked back. Austin Heiselbetz ran for 2 touchdowns, Ethan Stankosky ran for 1 and Peyton Neilson and Elias Cox connected for a score.

Josephy Kuykendall threw for a 103 yards and a touchdown and ran for a people for SLAM Nevada (8-4). But Kuykendall was picked disconnected 3 times successful the loss.

Moapa Valley volition big the victor of Saturday’s crippled betwixt North Valleys and Churchill County successful the authorities semifinals astatine 1 p.m. adjacent Saturday.

Virgin Valley 35, Pahrump Valley 0 — At Pahrump Valley, Gavin Brown threw for 3 touchdowns and ran for two, and the defence did the remainder successful a Bulldog win.

Brown was 14-for-17 for 215 yards passing and had 30 yards rushing for Virgin Valley (9-2), which volition question northbound to conscionable Elko successful adjacent week’s authorities semifinals astatine 1 p.m. Saturday. Alexander Valley had 3 of the Bulldogs’ 5 sacks, and Virgin Valley forced 3 turnovers. Pahrump Valley overcame an 0-3 commencement to triumph the Mountain League rubric and decorativeness 4-4.

Virgin Valley volition spell connected the roadworthy to look Elko astatine 1 p.m. adjacent Saturday successful the authorities semifinals.

Class 2A authorities quarterfinals

The Meadows 30, Lincoln County 0 — At The Meadows, Gage Rinetti ran for 2 touchdowns, and the Mustangs precocious to the authorities semifinals.

Derek Bain ran for a touchdown, and Sean Gosse connected with John McGill for a people for the Mustangs (10-1), who won convincingly contempt lone a 194-174 borderline successful full offense. The Meadows coaxed 3 turnovers from Lincoln County (5-6), the 2019 authorities runner-up.

The Meadows volition big Battle Mountain successful the semifinals adjacent Saturday. The clip has yet to beryllium determined.

Class 1A authorities quarterfinals

Pahranagat Valley 56, Wells 8 — At Pahranagat Valley, Jaren Leavitt scored 2 rushing touchdowns and 1 receiving successful the archetypal 9 minutes, and the Panthers were disconnected to an casual win.

Gage Davis and Braiden Maxwell threw 2 touchdown passes apiece for Pahranagat Valley (8-1), which awaits Saturday’s victor betwixt Virginia City and GV Christian successful adjacent week’s authorities semifinals.

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