Last week’s opening round of Southern Nevada’s high school football playoffs delivered upset after upset.

Clark stunned Silverado in Class 4A. Centennial shocked top-seeded Shadow Ridge in Class 5A. And three-win Faith Lutheran knocked off Desert Oasis — though the Crusaders would tell you they saw it coming all along.

This column? Not so much. We limped to a 6-4 record thanks to those surprises, bringing our season mark to 170-50.

Here are this week’s playoff selections.

Faith Lutheran at Las Vegas

One rule that never fails: The team with the best player wins the game. Las Vegas has him at quarterback. Las Vegas 29, Faith Lutheran 23

Mater East at Sloan Canyon

Some think charter schools should compete in their own leagues. If they did, this would be the state championship game. Slo

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