There’s been a lot of talk in the news lately about borders and walls. It’s probably because of the way prep football schedules continue to spread across state lines.
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Here is the latest Southern Nevada football coaches poll.
Desert Pines senior quarterback Marckell Grayson, a UNLV commit, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during last week’s 44-41 victory over Centennial and will miss the remainder of the season, Jaguars coach Tico Rodriguez said Tuesday.
Bishop Gorman moved back to No. 1 in USA Today’s latest national rankings, which were released on Monday.
Here is a look at some of this week’s top high school sports matchups.
Bishop Gorman punched a hole in Texas’ proud high school football reputation with a 44-14 dismantling of Cedar Hill on Saturday night in a nationally televised season opener before an overflow crowd of10,000 at Longhorn Stadium.
Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh shook up the world of college football recruiting this summer with his unprecedented 39-stop, 22-city satellite camp tour that landed at Chaparral High School in late June and included an appearance in Australia.
Sierra Vista turned three Moapa Valley turnovers into touchdowns as the Mountain Lions started 2016 with a 21-12 victory.
Aaron McAllister threw five touchdown passes, and Frank Harris scored four touchdowns on Saturday as Basic’s football team topped Taylorsville (Utah) 55-48 in Orem, Utah.
Senior Blake Wilson rushed for 202 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, and Foothill rolled to a 49-6 victory at Cheyenne on Friday, with much of the credit going to a veteran line that engineered more than 400 yards of offense.
Diamonte Burton threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Lazarus Kyle with 19 seconds left in the second quarter for only the score of the game Friday, as Canyon Springs’ football team blanked host Coronado 6-0 in the season opener for both teams.
Waianae threw for two scores and ran for a third, all in the first half, to lead the host Gators to a season-opening 21-8 victory over Desert Oasis.
The Skyhawks struck in the final minute of the second quarter to put the first points of the game on the scoreboard, converted a two-point pass, and let the defense do the rest in a season-opening, non-conference victory over Mohave, 21-0.
Sunrise Mountain quarterback Stephen Wright completed 21 of 25 passes for 454 yards and four touchdowns as the Miners (1-0) routed the Eagles 39-6 on the road.
Chaparral quarterback Santiago Vialpando completed 16 of 25 passes for 273 yards, including two touchdowns to Devin Gaddy, to power the Cowboys past Bonanza.