Follow the link for postseason football honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Football
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.
Sophomore quarterback Kyle Allison led Bonanza to 29 straight points en route to a 36-19 win over Clark on Thursday.
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.
Spring Valley took advantage of turnovers at key moments Friday night on its way to a 41-21 Southwest League win over host Clark.
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.
Four different Durango players scored a touchdown Friday, and two second-half onside kicks helped the Trailblazers blow open a close game at Clark and win 31-7.
Junior Jaden Mitchell rushed for 106 yards on 21 carries for Desert Oasis at home on Friday, including a 42-yard touchdown rush with 4:36 remaining in the fourth quarter to power the Diamondbacks past Clark.
The Mountain Lions are 4-0 with for the first time in 10 years after a 17-6 win over Clark.
Eighth-ranked Basic scored on the opening kickoff and dominated the first half on the way to a 47-13 victory over visiting Clark.
Senior running back Isaiah Morris rushed for 141 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries to lead Desert Pines past host Clark Friday night.
Isiah Bigby threw for four touchdown passess to help Clark beat Westerm 38-6.