The Basketball playoffs have started for high school for the boys and girls. Ben Gotz and Elaine Emerson go over which teams to look out for in the playoffs and which teams will likely make it to the championships.
Foothill senior basketball player Jace Roquemore announced his commitment to UC-San Diego on Thursday. (Sam Gordon/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Ben Gotz goes over the highlights of Foothill’s blow out win over Green Valley
Kylie and Leah Becker have sparked Foothill’s run to the postseason. Kylie, a senior, is one of the top shortstops in the region, and Foothill’s leadoff hitter. Leah, a sophomore, is the No. 3 hitter and the Falcons’ ace in the circle. Kylie is committed to play softball at Montana, where Leah begins her recruitment cycle next year. The postseason begins Tuesday when Foothill hosts Green Valley at 4 p.m.
Coronado’s baseball team rolled to a 12-2 home win over Foothill on Tuesday. The Cougars pounded out 16 hits, including seven doubles, in the six-inning win. Cristian Herrera doubled twice and drove in three runs. His two-run double in the first inning got Coronado on the board. Coronado has four regular-season games remaining
including games against Basic, Green Valley and Liberty. Coronado is 17-8 overall, 12-4 in the Sunrise League.
Foothill fell to 14-10, 9-7.
Green Valley scored five runs in the fifth inning Thursday
to come from behind and beat Foothill, 5-3. The Gators scored five unearned runs in the inning with the help of four Foothill errors. Green Valley bunted three times in the inning, with two runners
coming home on a throwing error after Gavin Amelburu’s bunt. Joe DiGiacomo went the distance to get the win.
He allowed two earned runs on eight hits. The Gators improved to 10-10, 7-4 in the Sunrise League. Foothill fell to 11-7, 6-4.
Ben Gotz and Justin Emerson of Nevada Preps preview Week 6 of high school football. They go over the matchup between Faith Lutheran and Legacy, Shadow Ridge and Cimarron-Memorial and the differences between the quarterbacks of Liberty and Green Valley.
In week four of Nevada Preps, Foothill takes on Chaparral with the Cowboys making a few key mistakes that gave the momentum to their opponents. Ben Gotz brings you some of the highlights from tonights game.