We’ve reached the unofficial halfway point of the prep football season, and I’m ready to hand out the Fieldies. My midseason awards usually include a free lunch and a T-shirt for the winners, but I’m saving money for a new pair of Jordans, so no dice this year.
Nevada Prep football rankings
The obituary for the Arbor View football team’s season was written after the Aggies suffered a lopsided loss to Desert Pines in the season opener.
I have been pretty rough on Silverado over the years. The Skyhawks have been the punch line numerous times in this space. But in honor of Yom Kippur this week, it’s time to atone for my mistakes. Here goes (clears throat): I’m sorry, Skyhawks.
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Basic quarterback Aeneas McAllister recorded 167 total yards and scored a touchdown as the Wolves routed host Bonanza 60-0 on Friday.
If you saw me at school this week, you probably noticed the huge smile on my face and the extra bounce in my step. No, I didn’t get a date for homecoming yet, but I’m still feeling quite chipper. That’s what happens when you correctly predict seven out of eight prep football games like I did last week.
Desert Oasis football coach praised Basic’s offense before his team faced the Wolves on Friday night.
It only took the Desert Oasis football team two weeks to match last season’s win total.
Lost in the excitement last week of Rancho snapping its 30-game losing streak — for the record, that won’t be the only game the Rams win this season — Sunrise Mountain quietly reached a milestone of its own under second-year coach Chris Sawyers.
Football coaches like to talk about turning points and key moments when they look back at successful seasons. Basic High coach Jeff Cahill might be talking about Friday’s game for a long time.
This is a celebration of great things in small packages, an ode to jockeys, half-popped popcorn kernels and Division I-A.
