Members of the Palo Verdes High School football team are pictured during the Las Vegas Sun’s high school football media day at the Red Rock Resort on July 26, 2022. They include, from left, Donovan Bell, Marcus Thielke and Blair Thayer.
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Blair Thayer’s fumble return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter were the winning points for the Palo Verde football team in a 21-18 win at Legacy.
Thayer also had a 12-yard touchdown run, and Jacob Fields got a touchdown pass from sophomore quarterback Crew Dannels.
“He’s just a football player,” Palo Verde coach Joe Aznarez said of Thayer. “Whatever we need from him — offense or defense — he will give it to us no matter what.”
Palo Verde secured the No. 3 seed in the playoffs and will play at Desert Pines next week. Desert Pines lost a close game, 16-7, against Liberty.
“They are going to be angry and upset. We’ll have to play well against a good team,” Aznarez said.
