High school football roundup: This week, games are played on Thursday night

By Ray Brewer (contact)

Published Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 | 7 p.m.

Updated Friday, Oct. 26, 2012 | 2:21 a.m.

This is arguably the most anticipated week of regular-season high school football games in Southern Nevada this fall.

And, yes, because the Clark County School District is observing next week’s Nevada Day this Friday, all games will be played on Thursday this week.

The most intriguing matchup is in the Northwest League, where undefeated Arbor View travels to nemesis Palo Verde in the regular-season finale. The winner will get the Northwest League title and No. 1 playoff seed. Arbor View, which opened in 2005, has never beaten Palo Verde. The teams run the same double-wing offense, and for the past two years, have played closely contested games.

In the Sunrise Region, two teams after tonight's games will be in the driver’s seat to capture the Southeast and Northeast league titles. Both leagues conclude their regular season next week, meaning no titles can be won tonight.

In the Southeast, Liberty will put its 20-game league winning streak on the line at Basic in a game of undefeated league opponents. In the Northeast, defending league champion Canyon Springs visits Green Valley High in another game of undefeated league opponents.

All four teams are expected to make deep playoff runs, and with the Sunrise title game doubling as the state semifinals, winning tonight could guarantee one team home field advantage through the postseason.

Also tonight, Division-IA in Southern Nevada begins its postseason with four games.

And, two appear to be evenly matched — Sunrise No. 3 seed Desert Pines at Sunset No. 2 Mojave; and Sunset No. 3 Faith Lutheran at Sunrise No. 2 Boulder City.

In the other playoff games, top-seeded Moapa Valley is playing a Pahrump Valley team it beat by nearly 50 points already this fall. And Cheyenne, the other top-seed, is expected to have no troubles with Virgin Valley.

High school football results from around Southern Nevada:

• Green Valley wins first league title since 1990s on last-second field goal

• Arbor View knocks off rival Palo Verde, takes Northwest crown for first time ever

• Liberty proves itself with win over Basic

• Spring Valley grinds out a 14-10 season-ending victory at Sierra Vista

• Gorman undefeated in league play for sixth straight season

• Coronado defeats Del Sol for third straight victory

• Centennial will host a playoff game after holding off Legacy 21-14

• Durango secures No. 3 seed from Northwest by beating Shadow Ridge

• Mojave opens playoffs by beating Desert Pines for second time this season

• Foothill clinches playoff berth, will meet Green Valley in two weeks

• Boulder City’s rushing attack passes Faith Lutheran

• Cheyenne advances in playoffs by crushing Virgin Valley

• Running game, defense carry Las Vegas to victory against Valley

• Bonanza beats Cimmaron-Memorial for a three-way tie for fourth place

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