Silverado High Football

Bonanza rallies in the fourth quarter to beat Silverado: Friday, August 26, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; A massive upset helped usher in the first week of high school football Friday night. Bonanza, which went 5-5 last season and lost its top two standouts, stunned visiting Silverado, one of the more highly touted teams coming into the season, 30-29.

Silverado's early season league schedule won't be easy: Thursday, August 25, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Silverado High football team should have a good gauge early in the season of how it will fare in the competitive Southeast Division. After opening with non-league games against Bonanza and Valley, Silverado hosts league power Del Sol Sept. 16 and travels the following week to face defending league champion Liberty.

Silverado shuts out Del Sol to reach playoffs: Thursday, October 28, 2010; By Case Keefer; Let the playoff party begin at Silverado. After two years of disappointing near misses, Silverado clinched a berth in this year's playoffs with a 23-0 shutout victory at Del Sol on Friday night. Canyon Springs will host Silverado in a first-round playoff game next week.

Silverado's Ladale Jackson verbally commits to Utah State: Monday, October 25, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; Silverado High football player Ladale Jackson verbally committed to Utah State last week. The 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior wide receiver and defensive back turned down offers from bigger programs — such as Colorado and Utah — to play for the Aggies because they also recruited him to run track, Silverado coach Andy Ostolaza said.

Silverado gets back on track with win against Moapa Valley: Friday, October 15, 2010; By Case Keefer; No team can easily defend Silverado tight end Josh Curtis. The Skyhawks took advantage of that Friday night as Curtis caught two touchdowns in a 38-19 victory against Moapa Valley.

Foothill takes back Victory Bell, stays undefeated with win at Silverado: Friday, October 8, 2010; Practice pays dividends for Falcons, as players say they were ready for key situations; By Case Keefer; The scramble drill is a staple of every Foothill High football practice. It challenges senior quarterback Parker Riggin to extend plays when he’s facing pressure and finding no open receivers. The drill explains the game-winning touchdown in the 13-7 Foothill (7-0) victory against host Silverado (3-3) Friday night.

Two interception returns for touchdowns help Silverado down Coronado: Friday, October 1, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Corey Iwata and Cade Campbell had interception returns for touchdowns Friday to lead the Silverado High football team to a 37-20 victory against Coronado.

Basic moves on from last week's loss, beats Silverado 24-21: Friday, September 24, 2010; Wolf Pack secondary accounts for three second-half interceptions; By Case Keefer; DeVonte Boyd decided it was time for a change. The sophomore wide receiver/defensive back wanted Basic to forget about last week’s stunning upset at Coronado and start fresh in its homecoming game Friday night against Silverado.

Liberty uses strength, run game to shut out Silverado: Friday, September 17, 2010; Jeremy Lagasca records two interceptions and a touchdown reception; By Case Keefer; As many as five teams could have made a case for why they were the best in the Southeast Division earlier this week. Liberty presented its argument on live television Thursday night at Silverado. It was convincing to say the least. The Patriots shut out the divisional rival Skyhawks, 27-0.

Silverado moves up one spot in high school football rankings: Wednesday, September 15, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; The teams that are part of the Sun's top 10 high school football rankings remain the same this week. Their places in the rankings, however, have changed. Nine of the 10 schools were victorious last week, with then-No. 3 Las Vegas High dropping a road contest to a quality opponent from Utah. That means the Wildcats and Silverado will trade spots at least for the week.

Silverado scores 61 points in victory against Eldorado: Saturday, September 11, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Silverado High’s Izaiah Thurmon and Steven Scamorza each rushed for more than 100 yards and two touchdowns Saturday morning in a 61-14 victory against visiting Eldorado.

Silverado shuts out Desert Oasis to open season: Friday, September 3, 2010; By Case Keefer; Silverado has become known for its offensive precision in the last few years, but it was the defense that shined in its first victory of the season. Silverado limited Desert Oasis to less than 100 yards of total offense in a 28-0 victory Friday night.

New offense could make difference for Silverado: Monday, August 23, 2010; By Ray Brewer; With talented players at several positions, the Silverado High football team is looking to put the misfortunes of the past two seasons behind them. The Skyhawks won their initial five games last year and appeared to be a lock to qualify for the playoffs. But it stumbled down the stretch in losing four of its last five games to miss the postseason for the second straight year.

Randall Cunningham's faith, devotion to children will give him strength: Wednesday, June 30, 2010; Ray Brewer:; By Ray Brewer; If you ask Randall Cunningham how many children he has, the former UNLV and NFL star quarterback’s response might surprise you: “I have about 150 kids,” he told me Monday.

Green Valley upsets Silverado, 23-17: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer; Entering Friday night’s game, Silverado had everything to play for. Green Valley had already been eliminated from playoff contention.