Former Bishop Gorman standout Rome Odunze was selected ninth by the Chicago Bears, and former Liberty athlete Troy Fautanu went 20th overall to the Steelers.
Football
Bishop Gorman football players were in junior high the previous two times the Gaels met and lost to the Monarchs.
The 2022 class of the Southern Nevada Sports of Hall originally was going to be inducted in June 2020 before COVID-19 ceremony wiped out the ceremony.
While the Raiders’ tumultuous year dominated the news in Las Vegas, they were far from the only major story on the local sports scene.
The first week of the prep football season was considered a success. But eight games were canceled by causes related to the COVID pandemic, player eligibility and wildfires.
Rancho, which once practiced in a city park, was among nine high schools picked to scrimmage in Allegiant Stadium during a prep football jamboree this weekend.
Brent Browner, who was named Bishop Gorman’s football coach after Kenny Sanchez resigned in January 2020, is comfortable with the program’s high expectations.
Jayvion Pugh ran for 123 yards and a touchdown, the Pioneers recovered three fumbles, and Canyon Springs turned back a last-ditch effort by host Legacy to win 24-16 and claim their third consecutive Northeast League title.
D’Andre Washington scored three touchdowns, set up another with a long punt return and intercepted a pass to help the Mountain Lions to a 41-19 victory over visiting Durango.
The Liberty-Desert Pines football game last Friday — during which a benches-clearing fight broke out — will be ruled a double forfeit and each team will forfeit its next game, both coaches said Tuesday.
Here’s a look at what happened during Week 2 of the high school football season.
Oregon tackle Tyrell Crosby and Texas-El Paso guard Will Hernandez will be lining up together for Team North in Saturday’s game at Ladd-Peeples Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. Crosby played high school football at Green Valley, and Hernandez at Chaparral.
Jyden King scored on back-to-back possessions to open the second half, sparking Desert Pines to its second consecutive state title with a 54-24 victory over Mojave in the Class 3A football final at Bishop Gorman on Saturday.
Fourth-ranked Green Valley (7-1, 3-1 Southeast League) has averaged 264 rushing yards over its past three games heading into a matchup at No. 5 Foothill (7-1, 3-1) at 7 p.m. on Thursday in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Nevada Preps staffers Ben Gotz and Justin Emerson preview Week 10 of the Southern Nevada high school football season, as the regular season comes to a close.
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