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Thursday Night Roundup: Coming down the home stretch of the prep football season

Foothill Players Celebrate Win

L.E. Baskow

Foothill players come together to celebrate their win over Green Valley and a playoff berth.

Updated Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 | 1:19 a.m.

Stories from games across the valley:

Chaparral beats Cheyenne 29-26 to advance to second round of playoffs

Liberty wins league title in 51-15 blowout

Sophomore sensation Jordan Wilson sends Foothill to playoffs

Bonanza takes down Clark, 36-19, behind sophomore quarterback

Blocked field goal in final seconds lifts Spring Valley past Desert Oasis

Overwhelming defense leads Virgin Valley to 20-0 win over Sunrise Mountain

Centennial gets back on track, knocks off Faith Lutheran to extend season

Silverado’s Misipeka runs over the defense in win against Coronado

Defensive lineman gives Las Vegas memorable play in win against Valley

Moapa Valley stays on a roll, beats Pahrump Valley in playoffs

Legacy demolishes Cimarron-Memorial behind Sam Turner’s wheels

Canyon Springs finishes off local regular season schedule undefeated

Desert Pines glides through first round to set up showdown with Moapa Valley

Palo Verde still alive for playoff berth after beating Shadow Ridge

Gorman will be ‘fired up’ to face undefeated Sierra Vista in league title game

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The playoffs begin tonight for eight Southern Nevada high school football teams in the 3A classification.

And, for two others programs, the playoffs unofficially begin tonight. Foothill and host Green Valley meet in the regular season finale with the Southeast League’s final playoff berth awarded to the winner and a likely matchup at Canyon Springs next week to open the 4A classification’s Sunrise Regional playoffs.

Foothill Beats Green Valley HSFB

Foothill's Issac Oliva (5) extends for a touchdown versus the Green Valley defense on a run up the middle on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Launch slideshow »

Green Valley is down to its fourth quarterback because of injury, but junior Christian Mayberry rallied the Gators to victory last week to keep their playoff hopes alive. Mayberry, a converted wide receiver, and one of the Gators’ best players the past two seasons, should have his hands full against a capable Foothill squad. Foothill overcame a three-touchdown deficit last week to beat Basic and should have plenty of momentum.

Also tonight, Faith Lutheran plays at Centennial looking to secure the No. 2 seed in the Northwest League for the upcoming playoffs, and Shadow Ridge looks to clinch a playoff berth against Palo Verde.

Close outcomes are expected in two of the four 3A games. Cheyenne hosts Chaparral, and Virgin Valley takes on Sunrise Mountain in games either team can win.

We’ll keep you posted as scores become final. Send game information and photos on Twitter using #sunstandout and #702hsfb.

Ray Brewer can be reached at 702-990-2662 or [email protected]. Follow Ray on Twitter at twitter.com/raybrewer21

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