Follow the link for postseason football honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Clark
The fifth annual Tarkanian Classic, which has become one of the nation’s preeminent holiday basketball events, opens Thursday with 12 showcase games at Bishop Gorman.
Four teams have locked up spots. Eight more remain alive for the other four spots, and the possibilities seem endless.
The NCAA’s proposal this month to add two early signing periods for football recruits drew mixed reaction from college coaches. Local high school coaches also were split, seeing pros and cons to the possible changes.
Faith Lutheran recovered three Cimarron-Memorial fumbles on Friday on the way to a 57-20 road win over the Spartans.
Bishop Gorman quarterback Tate Martell completed 8 of 10 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown, and supplied TD runs of 48 and 18yards — all in the first half — as the top-ranked Gaels rolled to a 58-0 home win over Clark on Friday.
Dust off the bootleg T-shirts with the funny slogans, and get the trophies out of storage. It’s “Rivalry Week” across the valley.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2015 fall sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.