List of 12 news stories.

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  Five Crusaders Sign their Letter of Intent

  Five Crusaders committed to their respective colleges and universities on May 17th, 2022.  Aurrianna and Brianna Parker will play soccer at Temple University, Karl Ralamb has committed to Kansas University to play baseball, Hunter Vernon will wrestle at Quincy University and Nick Crowell will play football at Concordia Wisconsin.  Congratulations to all the athletes and their families!
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  Crusaders Commit to the Next Level

  Two more Crusaders signed their letter of intents to compete at the collegiate level next fall.  Arianna Gaminara has committed to Caldwell University to play soccer and Vili Fetapai will be heading to Minot State University to play football.  Congratulations to these two athletes and their families.
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  Crusaders Commit to the Next Level

  Three Crusaders made their commitment to their respective universities on Thursday, February 3rd.  Jordan Pollard signed his Letter of Intent to San Jose State University to play football.  Adi Radwanski will be playing soccer at Houston Baptist University.  Blake Driscoll will be competing for the Sundevils at Arizona State University Lacrosse.  Congratulations to these athletes and their families!
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  NIAA Regional and State Competitions-Home Town Ticketing

  Crusader Athletics continues their Fall NIAA Regional competitions this week with Crusader Football on Thursday at Bishop Gorman.  Crusader Soccer and Volleyball will begin their regional competitions next week.  If you plan on attending any of these events, as well as state events you will need to purchase those tickets through Home Town Ticketing.  Check out the Home Town Ticketing Flyer or go to niaa.com/tickets/index to purchase.
  
  We wish all the teams competing this week and next the best of luck.  Go Crusaders!

• Green Valley edges Faith Lutheran, clinches home playoff game

  Green Valley needed a win over Faith Lutheran on Friday night to clinch a home playoff game.

  Early in the game, the Gators were their own worst enemy.

   

  Green Valley quarterback Josiah Vitale threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns in the first quarter, but he rebounded to finish with 270 yards passing and two touchdowns and a rushing score in a 31-27 home victory.  Go to article

• Desert Pines comes alive late, beats Faith Lutheran

  With the ball in Ferrari Busby’s hands, Desert Pines ran like a high-performance machine in Friday night’s 35-14 win over host Faith Lutheran.  Busby rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, helping fuel a 21-point fourth quarter that clinched the key Class 5A Mountain League win. Article Link

• Faith Lutheran defeats Damonte Ranch for Mike Sanford’s 1st fall win

  Jordan Pollard ran for two touchdowns, Rylan Walter threw for two, and Faith Lutheran gave coach Mike Sanford his first fall win with the Crusaders, 33-7 over Damonte Ranch on Friday.  Drais Bellamy ran for 115 yards on 27 carries, while Jaden Turner grabbed five passes for 116 yards and a touchdown for Faith Lutheran. The Crusaders (1-1) got a safety to start the scoring with 3:45 to go in the first quarter, and Pollard scored from 4 yards out to make it a 9-0 lead after the opening period.  Read Article

• Ticket Purchasing for Week of Aug. 30th

  To purchase volleyball tickets for the Crusader matches at Sierra Vista for Wednesday, September 1st, please go to the link https://bit.ly/3krVEkt. No cash will be accepted at the door.
  
  To purchase tickets to the home football game on Friday, September 3rd vs Damonte Ranch, please go to the link:  https://bit.ly/3zggeKR.  No cash will be accepted at the door.  Faith Lutheran students, faculty and alumni get in free with an I.D. for HOME EVENTS only.
  
  Go Crusaders!

• Arbor View spoils ex-UNLV coach Sanford’s prep debut

  One of the trending videos on social media Friday was of Philip Rivers, the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback, talking about the thrill of guiding St. Michael Catholic of Alabama to a victory in his debut as a high school head coach Thursday.

  
  Mike Sanford can relate to a lot of that.  Article link

• Arbor View Football Tickets

  Crusader football is playing at Arbor View High School on Aug. 26 & 27.  Arbor View is requiring tickets to be purchased at the following links for both Thursday and Friday this week.  All students and adults will need to purchase a ticket online as they will not be accepting cash.
  
  JV/B Football Tickets (Thursday, Aug. 26)
  
  Varsity Football Tickets (Friday, Aug. 27)

• Faith Lutheran Football Players to Watch

  Las Vegas Sun Article
  
  What to like about the Crusaders: Faith Lutheran is expected to have a strong rushing attack with Vili Fetapai (6-foot-3, 320 pounds) and Dixon “Gray” Ryan (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) leading the way on the offensive line. The Crusaders had the benefit of competing in the shortened spring season, where they went 3-1 and got experience in new coach Mike Sanford’s system. Yes, that Mike Sanford, the former UNLV coach. His collegiate experience will give the Crusaders an edge on Friday nights.

  Players to watch: Fetapai, Ryan, TE/LB Jordan Pollard, DB/WR Jack Gentile, WR/DB Jaden Turner.

  Potential obstacles: Faith Lutheran takes steps each season to narrow the gap with Gorman, its Summerlin neighbor. But the gap is still significant as witnessed in their spring meeting, when Gorman raced to a 43-0 victory by the mercy rule of a running clock. To compete with the likes of Gorman — or Liberty and Desert Pines — the Crusaders will need to develop skilled position players.

• 2021 Football Season

  If you are interested in playing football or have questions regarding the 2021 Fall Season, please contact Coach Sanford at michael.sanford@flhsemail.org.