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The Silverado High football team runs through offensive sets in the final minutes of Tuesday’s practice with the intensity of a fire drill.

Players sprint to the line of scrimmage, execute their assignments, and hustle back for the next rep. For the Skyhawks, this breakneck pace has found its perfect complement in junior running back Armani Combs.

That relentless tempo paid off Friday night, when Combs exploded for 203 yards and two touchdowns as Silverado scored seemingly at will in a dominant 69-40 victory over Spring Valley. It was the program’s first win since 2023.

At 5-foot-4 and 135 pounds, Combs certainly isn’t an intimidating figure. But the moment the ball touches his hands, he transforms into something entirely different. This was evident in

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