Athletes of the Week: Green Valley’s Milton Amezcua wins Labor Day Invite
Athletes of the Week
Boys Cross Country
Milton Amezcua, Green Valley
The senior won the junior-senior boys race at the Labor Day Classic at Palo Verde, covering 3.1 miles in 16 minutes, 40 seconds.
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Girls Cross Country
Alexis Gourrier, Centennial
The senior won the junior-senior girls race by more than a minute at the Labor Day Classic at Palo Verde, posting a time of 19 minutes, 44 seconds for 3.1 miles.
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Football
Jordan Norwood, Cimarron-Memorial
The sophomore rushed for 319 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries in a 42-19 home win over Del Sol.
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Girls Golf
McKenzi Hall, Centennial
The freshman tied for medalist honors Tuesday with a 36 in a win over Bishop Gorman at Paiute and also finished first on Wednesday with a 1-under 35 in the Bulldogs’ win over Clark at Angel Park.
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Boys Soccer
Sergio Aguayo, Las Vegas
The freshman had eight goals and three assists in a rout of Cheyenne. He helped the Wildcats go 4-0 last week and ended the week in the Southern Nevada lead for goals with 16, and tied for the lead with six assists.
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Girls Soccer
Gabriella Lancaster, Legacy
The junior scored nine goals, including five against Bonanza, to help the Longhorns go 3-0 last week.
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Boys Tennis
Costandinos Pappas, Silverado
The junior posted a 3-0 record in a 12-6 victory over Las Vegas. He was also 3-0 in an 11-7 loss to Liberty.
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Girls Tennis
Annelisa Laizure and Ruby Valencia, Valley
The doubles team posted a 3-0 mark against Basic to lift the Vikings to a 10-8 victory.
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Girls Volleyball
Aaliah Largusa, Palo Verde
The senior outside hitter had a total of 23 kills in nonleague wins over Silverado and Coronado and led the Panthers to a 5-3 record in the Las Vegas Invitational.
