Palo Verde’s Chamere Thomas (2) fights past Shadow Ridge’s Alex Lundstrom (10) and others for a touchdown during their high school football game on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017.
Published Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 | 6 p.m.
Updated Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 | 1:23 a.m.
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Results from games across the valley:
• Bone Game still means something between Las Vegas, Rancho
• Gorman blanks Durango, will face Sierra Vista for Southwest title
• Valley rallies past Boulder City for third straight win
• Faith Lutheran beats Centennial, grabs No. 2 playoff seed
• Green Valley improves to 8-1 with win against Coronado
• Moapa Valley win over Del Sol makes for three-way tie atop Class 3A Sunrise
• Spring Valley edges Desert Oasis
• Crishaun Lappin sets records in Liberty rout over Silverado
• Desert Pines stays perfect in blowout win over Sunrise Mountain
• Canyon Springs still unbeaten in league play with win over Eldorado
• Legacy cruises to victory as Washington gashes Cimarron defense
• Mojave clinches playoff spot with dominant win
• Bonanza ekes by Clark in an overtime thriller
• Koy Riggin keeps Foothill in control throughout trying victory at Basic
• Thomas’ scoring spurt lifts Palo Verde past Shadow Ridge
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They were in the same spot last season.
The Shadow Ridge High football team needed just one victory in its final three games to make the playoffs, while Palo Verde need to win its final three contests to grab a postseason berth. Palo Verde beat Shadow Ridge and closed the regular season on a winning streak to claim the Northwest League’s final seed.
The teams meet again tonight in a similar spot — if Shadow Ridge wins, it will be a playoff qualifier. If Palo Verde wins, its hopes of reaching the postseason — something it has done every fall since the mid-1990s — would still be alive entering next week’s regular season finale.
“We are a better football team than a year ago,” Shadow Ridge coach Travis Foster said two weeks ago. “Our kids are going to need to want it because nobody is going to give you anything in the Northwest.”
Tonight’s slate of games is highlighted by a pair of rivalries. The "Bone Game" between Las Vegas and host Rancho hasn’t been competitive in two decades but is still meaningful to supporters of both communities. Las Vegas, again, is expected to post a lopsided victory.
And in Henderson, the Battle for Boulder Highway between Foothill and Basic is always one of the best-attended games of the season. The schools are located a few miles apart separated by Boulder Highway, and many of the players competed on the same youth team as children and attended the same grade school.
We’ll keep everyone posted as schools become final. Send us game information on Twitter using #sunstandout.
Ray Brewer can be reached at 702-990-2662 or [email protected]. Follow Ray on Twitter at twitter.com/raybrewer21
