Johnson leads Sunrise Mountain to upset win

Asia Johnson accounted for all three Sunrise Mountain touchdowns and recorded two interceptions on defense to lead the Miners to a 20-7 road win over Canyon Springs in a Class 4A flag football state firstround playoff game Monday.

Johnson threw for two touchdowns and added a rushing score for Sunrise Mountain (9-10), the No. 5 seed from the Mountain League. Canyon Springs, the Desert League’s No. 4 seed, finished 6-9.

The Miners will face Mountain League champion and

No. 1 seed Foothill at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in a state quarterfinal at Foothill.

No. 6M Spring Valley 20, No. 3D Clark 6: At Clark, Keianna Nixon returned an interception 80 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter as the Grizzlies (9-9) upset the Chargers (8-11).

Nehla Mcfadden added six receptions with 90 yards and a touchdown for Spring Valley.

The Grizzlies next play at Bonanza, the No. 2 seed from the Mountain League, in a state quarterfinal at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

No. 3M Sierra Vista 19,

No. 6D Chaparral 6: At Sierra Vista, Riley Watkins rushed for 150 yards and added five tackles on defense to lead the Mountain Lions (11-4) past the Chaparral (7-8).

Sierra Vista will play at

Arbor View, the No. 2 seed from the Desert League, in a state quarterfinal at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

No. 4M Legacy 38, No. 5D Durango 12: At Legacy,

Mailaya Taylor rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns to help lead the Longhorns (115) past the Trailblazers (5-7).

Legacy will play at Desert League champion and No. 1 seed Coronado at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in a state quarterfinal.

Boys basketball Class 3A

No. 1D Mater East 77, No. 4M Coral Academy 31: At Mater East, Josh Byers scored 18 points and made four 3-pointers as the Knights (13-6) rolled past the Falcons (12-10).

Mater East will host Boulder City in a region semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

No. 2M Boulder City 72,

No. 3D Virgin Valley 45: At Boulder City, Roman Rose scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead the Eagles (20-4) past Virgin Valley (14-11) in a Southern Region quarterfinal.

No. 1M The Meadows 85, No. 4D Moapa Valley 56:

At The Meadows, Ryan Kirk scored 16 points off the bench as the Mustangs (20-7) defeated the Pirates (8-19).

The Meadows will host Democracy Prep in the other region semifinal at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

No. 2D Democracy Prep

80, No. 3M SLAM Academy 38: At Democracy Prep, Tai Coleman scored 21 points as the Blue Knights (16-6) rolled past the Bulls (12-14).