FOOTBALL
Longhorns’ sneak attack vanquishes Spring Valley
Friday November 06, 2009
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Legacy football coach Dave Snyder planned on leaning heavily on his running game on Friday night against Spring Valley.
But the Longhorns made the most out of a pair of big passes.
Devin Wiedemann completed just two passes, but both went for touchdowns, as No. 2 Legacy beat the visiting...
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Nov. 6 Football Summaries
Friday November 06, 2009
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Follow the link for Friday's scoring plays and summaries.
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COMMENTARY: Legacy growing up quickly
Friday November 06, 2009
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The uniform color and nickname and fight song are all secondary issues. The level of commitment isn’t. High school football programs built from the first blade of grass tend to need more continuity than flavor.
What does it matter how shiny those helmets are if the faces under them...
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Palo Verde breezes, faces Gorman next
Friday November 06, 2009
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Palo Verde has devoted so much anticipation to playing Bishop Gorman in the Sunset Region semifinals that a quarterfinal letdown was a valid concern Friday night.
A dominant first quarter wiped out those fears.
The third-ranked Panthers (10-1) breezed to a 48-7 home victory over No. 9 Desert...
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Gorman’s Powell uses legs, arm to lift Gaels to 56-15 rout of Cheyenne
Friday November 06, 2009
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During the regular season, Bishop Gorman sophomore Shaquille Powell rushed for 21 touchdowns.
But it was Powell’s arm that got the top-ranked Gaels cruising against Cheyenne in the opening round of the Sunset Region playoffs.
Powell’s 29-yard pass to quarterback Jarrett Solomon late...
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Spartans rush past Durango with three-headed attack
Friday November 06, 2009
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Durango entered its Friday night game trying to stop Cimarron-Memorial’s 1-2 rushing punch of James Poole and Stephen Nixon, but it was the Spartans' three-headed rushing attack that got the best of the Trailblazers.
Fullback Zach Barbara added to the Poole-Nixon combo as each player...
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4A ROUNDUP: Wolves follow script, rally to beat Foothill
Friday November 06, 2009
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Basic coach Jeff Cahill learned this year to never count his team out of a game.
The seventh-ranked Wolves, who have made comeback victories their specialty, rallied again Friday to close the regular season by beating visiting Foothill, 21-13.
“This has kind of been our season,” said...
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After full season, Sunrise playoff picture finally clear
Friday November 06, 2009
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Close games certainly weren’t of the order in the opening round of the Sunset Region football playoffs Friday.
The Sunrise Region will get its chance next week to provide at least a little bit of drama.
Friday’s regular season games on the east side of the valley put the finishing...
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SMALL SCHOOLS: Lee boots The Meadows to overtime victory
Friday November 06, 2009
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Dylan Lee kicked an 18-yard field goal in the second overtime period to give The Meadows (9-1) a 36-33 win over visiting Needles (5-6) in a Class 2A Southern League playoff opener Friday.
The Meadows led 20-0 in the first quarter before Needles rallied to tie the game at 27 at the end of...
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VOLLEYBALL
SUNRISE REGION: Appelgate, Gators climb out of 0-2 hole to upset Silverado
Friday November 06, 2009
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Gathering herself with her team one point away from an improbable comeback, Green Valley’s Siga Appelgate knew the final set of the Sunrise Region tournament would come her way.
With one swing down the line, Appelgate erased a year’s worth of bad memories and sent the Gators into the...
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SUNSET REGION: Gorman returns to form in finals sweep of Palo Verde
Friday November 06, 2009
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Bishop Gorman needed four games to defeat Shadow Ridge and then five to outlast Centennial in its first two Sunset Region playoff games.
At that rate, the Gaels should have been in for another long shift against Northwest League top-seed Palo Verde in Friday’s region title match at...
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3A LEAGUE FINAL: Third time the charm for Boulder City
Friday November 06, 2009
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In two regular-season meetings this year, Boulder City’s volleyball team didn’t have quite enough to defeat Virgin Valley.
On Friday, with a slightly-tweaked game plan, the Eagles made the third time their charm.
Karlee Koopman had 19 blocks and Emily Boyster added 13 as the Eagles...
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