The high school football playoffs begin Friday for most teams in Southern Nevada. Here’s a breakdown of the playoffs as teams eye a state championship.
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Mojave senior AJ Williams threw two touchdown passes and caught another score to help the Rattlers take home the Class 4A Desert League title Thursday.
Three league titles and playoff seeding in the top divisions will be determined Thursday night in the regular-season finale for most high school football teams.
Liberty’s football team won its second straight game Friday night. The Patriots host Arbor View on Thursday in a game with playoff seeding implications.
Here’s a look at how each league is shaping up halfway through the Southern Nevada high school football season.
There’s an opportunity for all Class 4A football teams to contend for a state title. Last year’s champion, Centennial, moved up to 5A Division III.
Most Class 5A boys volleyball teams played one another in the regular season, and the close matches showed the state title races are wide open. Here’s a preview.
Mojave claimed a road win over Legacy in a boys volleyball match Tuesday. Here are photos from the match.
Coronado’s 10-point lead in the fourth quarter was nearly erased, but the Cougars held on for a road win at Mojave behind 26 points from Jonny Collins.
Mojave junior guard Zacarrion Jackson averaged 26 points in the Rattlers’ three games last week to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Mojave guard CJ Shaw is one of the best scorers in Las Vegas, and he put that on display this week to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
The race for the Class 5A boys basketball state title is wide open, with contenders across the league, including Bishop Gorman, Liberty, Coronado and Arbor View.
Green Valley upset top-seeded and league champion Basic behind three touchdowns from wide receiver Ben Byington in a 5A Division II Southern League semifinal.
Coronado avenged a regular-season loss to Desert Pines by rolling the Jaguars in the Class 5A Division I state quarterfinals. Bishop Gorman awaits.
Bishop Gorman rolled to a home win over Coronado to finish the regular season 10-0 and earn the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A Division I playoffs.