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2015 Football Honors

Follow the link for postseason football honors, as selected by coaches. All-league, all-region and all-state teams will be posted as they are received.

Slow-starting Jaguars overpower Desert Shields

Desert Pines shook off a sluggish start Thursday night and scored 35 unanswered points for a 35-7 win over host Cheyenne in the first round of the Division I-A Southern Region playoffs.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Intrigue abounds on best week of season

This is my favorite week of the prep football season.

The Division I-A Southern Region playoffs begin, there are two league titles up for grabs, and all the games are Thursday because of Nevada Day.

McConnico, Desert Shields beat Chargers

Cheyenne quarterback Anthony McConnico completed 9 of 16 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Desert Shields to a 28-0 road win over Clark on Friday.

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Cheyenne starts fast, whips Western

Cheyenne’s football team came out of the gate strong and never looked back Friday en route to a 58-0 win over visiting Western.

Cheyenne shuts down Mojave

Cheyenne football coach David Cochran knew he was going to have to lean on his defense early in the season until the offense caught up.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Rivalry games salvage slate of duds

The computer — or maybe it’s just numbers pulled from a hat — used by the Clark County School District to create the prep football schedule typically spits out a few good matchups each week.

Cheyenne shakes off slow start, blasts Pahrump

Just more than six minutes into Friday night’s game, Cheyenne had only 17 yards of offense against visiting Pahrump Valley.

Walker, Desert Shields overpower Mountain Lions

Cheyenne was looking to make a statement in the Division I-A Sunset League after last week’s disappointing home loss to Faith Lutheran.

Crusaders rally to top Desert Shields

Faith Lutheran rallied from a slow start Friday night on the way to a 40-22 road victory over Cheyenne.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Seven-out-of-eight right justifies some gloating

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 Shields overcome slow start to beat Grizzlies

After last week’s overtime loss against Canyon Springs, there was a possibility that the Cheyenne offense could have a bit of a hangover heading into Friday’s Division I-A Sunset League opener at Spring Valley.

FIELDER’S CHOICES: Rams, Miners look to be turning programs around

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.

Blackwell, Pioneers edge Desert Shields in overtime

Canyon Springs’ Jerrod Blackwell caught a swing pass from Tre’von Dean and turned the corner into the end zone for a 6-yard score on the third play of overtime to give the Pioneers a 7-6 road victory over Cheyenne on Friday.