Shadow Ridge’s offense didn’t have its best game against Centennial on Friday night, but the Mustangs defense helped pick up the slack when needed.

So it was fitting that Shadow Ridge closed out a win with a defensive play.

With under two minutes left in the fourth quarter and Centennial trying to drive down by six points, the Bulldogs had a low snap on third-and-15 near midfield. Shadow Ridge’s Salvatore Verba dived on the ground and grabbed up the loose ball to end any chance of a Centennial comeback.

That secured an 18-12 win for Shadow Ridge, ranked No. 4 in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Class 5A rankings , over No. 8 Centennial on a chilly and windy night at Shadow Ridge.

“I was lit for by boy Sal,” Shadow Ridge quarterback Isaiah Ruiz said of his reaction to Verba coming up with

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