Desert Pines senior running back Jamel Brown is set to sign a national letter of intent to play for the University of Charlotte — four weeks after receiving the scholarship offer from the Conference USA program.
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Cameron Wiley, a 6-foot-2-inch, 195-pound tailback, has started his quest to prove that he’s one of the state’s best runners after sitting out the 2017 football season as a transfer from Silverado.
Freshman linebacker Ma’a Gaoteote is the younger brother of Bishop Gorman star Palaie Gaoteote, but opted to play at Faith Lutheran.
Liberty girls basketball player Dre’una Edwards visited Utah last week and tweeted on Aug. 31 that she’ll be playing for the Utes.
Numerous area football players have received early scholarship offers during the NCAA evaluation period that runs through May 31.
Mike Valenzuela, who led Mountain View to appearances in the Class 2A state title game in 2012 and 2013, confirmed Tuesday he has been hired as the football coach at Del Sol.
Bishop Gorman offensive lineman Jacob Isaia has logged 14 early scholarship offers and is attracting attention from schools nationwide this spring.
Green Valley’s Brock Hershberger is relishing his opportunity to participate in the 45th edition of the West Charleston Lions Club Charity All-Star Football Game that benefits numerous local charities.
Damonte Ranch (12-1) unseated powerhouse Reed last week to capture its first Class 4A Northern Region title and takes on Liberty in the state semifinals at 1:15 p.m. Saturday at McQueen High in Reno.
Christian Marshall returned to running back after being injured in a season-opening loss and will carry a streak of five consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards into Friday’s Class 4A Sunset Region semifinal against top-ranked Bishop Gorman.
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.
Shadow Ridge junior Aubrey Nellems sat out last Friday’s 45-6 loss to Arbor View for religious reasons.
Centennial’s Savon Scarver entered the season projected to be one of the area’s top playmakers and hasn’t disappointed through the first two games,attracting the attention of a handful of Mountain West schools in the process.
Centennial rising senior Jamaal Evans became the second area QB to make an oral commitment for 2017 when he recently pledged to UNR.
Tony Fields, a 6-foot-2-inch, 205-pound linebacker, has been one of the area’s most heavily recruited players this spring. He has 19 scholarship offers — Northwestern was the most recent on April 30 — and his family has racked up plenty of hotel points over the past month and a half making unofficial visits on the weekends.