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Las Vegas laments end of season

Las Vegas High is no stranger to the state semifinals. But despite their familiarity with high stakes contests, the Wildcats seemed shell-shocked Saturday while falling into an early 21-point deficit.

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Palo Verde is heading to the state championship with a 42-21 thumping of Las Vegas today.

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Palo Verde's Tyrone Blake walks off the field in celebration after defeating Las Vegas 42-21 on Saturday.

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Palo Verde pounds Las Vegas High

The Palo Verde football team struck hard and fast in the state semifinals Saturday as the Panthers jumped out to a 21-0 lead over Las Vegas High early in the second quarter.

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Palo Verde is on to the state title game after beating Las Vegas 42-21 Saturday afternoon.

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The Las Vegas Wildcats bust through the banner at the end of halftime during the Sunrise Regional championship game against Del Sol at Frank Nails Field with a 25-38 win on Friday.

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Las Vegas pulls off championship comeback

Las Vegas High's run as the Sunrise Region's top football team was in jeopardy Friday night. Actually, the Wildcats' domination was minutes away from ending.

Las Vegas High School senior offensive lineman Madison Hales suits up for practice Wednesday in preparation for Saturday's state semifinal game against Palo Verde.

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Hales hopes to continue family tradition at Las Vegas

Las Vegas senior Madison Hales already has a state championship ring – kind of.

Palo Verde running back Chaz Thomas (22) breaks away for a touchdown against Bishop Gorman during the Sunset Regional championship game at Palo Verde Friday.

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Palo Verde blows out defending state champ

As soon as coach Darwin Rost addressed his Palo Verde football team following the Sunset Regional championship Friday, he took a swig of water and yelled to his players, "I don't have the bad taste in my mouth anymore." Only it wasn't the water that ...

Dave Castro Jr. (left), a senior linebacker and offensive lineman for Palo Verde, listens to instructions from his father, Dave Sr., who is the Panthers' defensive coordinator. Palo Verde faces Las Vegas High in the 4A state semifinals on Saturday.

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Father and son duo anchor Palo Verde's stingy defense

The routine of watching film is indeed a boring one for many in Palo Verde's weight room, but for one particular senior, this film session holds added significance.

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2008 Stats Leaders

Players

Rush Yds
Rec Yds
Rec
Pass Yds
Comps
TDS

Player	Team	Amount
Stephen Nixon	Cimarron-Memorial High School	1802
Derek Eamon	Del Sol High School	1778
Chaz Thomas	Palo Verde High School	1683
Kerwyn Williams	Valley High School	1644
Akil Sharp	Sierra Vista High School	1631
Reggie Bullock	Las Vegas High School	1624
Jacques Adams	Spring Valley High School	1556
Antonio Beals	Bonanza High School	1504
Marcus Sullivan	Cheyenne High School	1400
Deshae Edwards	Legacy High School	1351

Player	Team	Amount
Dijon Holman	Rancho High School	1234
Aaron Frankin	Las Vegas High School	973
Kyle Larimer	Green Valley High School	735
Don Pearson	Faith Lutheran High School	677
Justin Burdno	Basic High School	656
Marquan Major	Las Vegas High School	635
Taylor Spencer	Bishop Gorman High School	575
Aaron Simon	Bonanza High School	544
Jeff Pozdol	Basic High School	507
Blake Smith	Coronado High School	482

Player	Team	Amount
Dijon Holman	Rancho High School	73
Aaron Frankin	Las Vegas High School	60
Don Pearson	Faith Lutheran High School	54
Marquan Major	Las Vegas High School	53
Kyle Larimer	Green Valley High School	51
Justin Burdno	Basic High School	45
Jeff Pozdol	Basic High School	41
Blake Smith	Coronado High School	36
Matt Holley	Centennial High School	34
Aaron Simon	Bonanza High School	33

Player	Team	Amount
James Cammack	Rancho High School	3395
Emir Lopez	Las Vegas High School	2708
Nick Libonati	Green Valley High School	1674
Robby Faiman	Basic High School	1622
Joe Portaro	Faith Lutheran High School	1587
Dane Cooper	Coronado High School	1334
Kelly Zurowski	Palo Verde High School	1028
Joe Huber	Bishop Gorman High School	1021
Sterling Sprau	Bonanza High School	999
Chris Henderson	Centennial High School	977

Player	Team	Amount
James Cammack	Rancho High School	213
Emir Lopez	Las Vegas High School	206
Joe Portaro	Faith Lutheran High School	140
Robby Faiman	Basic High School	124
Nick Libonati	Green Valley High School	121
Dane Cooper	Coronado High School	103
Chris Henderson	Centennial High School	89
Aaron Dupin	Foothill High School	87
Gerard Martinez	The Meadows High School	74
Sterling Sprau	Bonanza High School	69

Player	Team	Amount
Kerwyn Williams	Valley High School	47
James Cammack	Rancho High School	42
Emir Lopez	Las Vegas High School	34
Robby Faiman	Basic High School	28
Reggie Bullock	Las Vegas High School	28
Marcus Sullivan	Cheyenne High School	27
Derek Eamon	Del Sol High School	24
Joe Huber	Bishop Gorman High School	23
Stephen Nixon	Cimarron-Memorial High School	23
Akil Sharp	Sierra Vista High School	21

Teams

Rush Yd
Pass Yd
Atts
Comps
1st Dwns
PTs

Team	Amount
Del Sol High School	4190
Palo Verde High School	4071
Arbor View High School	3391
Cheyenne High School	3369
Cimarron-Memorial High School	3105
Legacy High School	2886
Bishop Gorman High School	2799
Las Vegas High School	2647
Basic High School	2388
Spring Valley High School	2310

Team	Amount
Rancho High School	3411
Las Vegas High School	2456
Bishop Gorman High School	1774
Faith Lutheran High School	1719
Basic High School	1652
Green Valley High School	1530
Coronado High School	1459
Palo Verde High School	1175
Durango High School	1136
Bonanza High School	1078

Team	Amount
Rancho High School	379
Las Vegas High School	316
Faith Lutheran High School	263
Coronado High School	261
Basic High School	226
Green Valley High School	226
Bishop Gorman High School	221
Desert Oasis High School	204
Durango High School	193
Foothill High School	191

Team	Amount
Rancho High School	216
Las Vegas High School	203
Faith Lutheran High School	148
Green Valley High School	126
Basic High School	125
Bishop Gorman High School	121
Coronado High School	115
Centennial High School	91
Bonanza High School	84
Foothill High School	81

Team	Amount
Basic High School	160
Del Sol High School	126
Palo Verde High School	118
Las Vegas High School	98
Foothill High School	97
Bishop Gorman High School	96
Green Valley High School	94
Cheyenne High School	87
Centennial High School	84
Silverado High School	80

Team	Amount
Palo Verde High School	537
Las Vegas High School	494
Bishop Gorman High School	459
Del Sol High School	437
Cheyenne High School	429
Basic High School	404
Spring Valley High School	375
The Meadows High School	315
Cimarron-Memorial High School	308
Rancho High School	295

Note: Stats and results reflect only those reported by LasVegasSun.com or Home News staff, called in by team officials, or used with permission and generosity of maxpreps.com.

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