Most quarterbacks try to avoid getting to fourth down. Las Vegas High’s Tanner Vibabul did some of his best work on fourth down Friday night.

The senior tossed three fourth-down touchdown passes to lead the fifth-ranked Wildcats to a 35-22 road win over No. 9 Desert Pines.

“Our quarterback, he’s a really, really good player,” Las Vegas coach Jose Cerriteno said. “Any time we have the ball in his hands, we feel like we’re going to have a chance. That’s just the kids showing up and showing resilience, and us just being very, very fortunate that we have a quarterback of that kind of caliber.”

The Wildcats (8-0, 3-0 Class 5A Mountain League) were 4-for-5 converting fourth downs, including the three TD passes by Vibabul.

He had a 17-yard scoring pass to Porter Wells on fourth-and-5 on the g

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