Shadow Ridge and Coronado, which played in Class 4A the last two seasons, upset two of the state’s top teams in 5A Division I state quarterfinals Thursday.
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Coronado avenged a regular-season loss to Desert Pines by rolling the Jaguars in the Class 5A Division I state quarterfinals. Bishop Gorman awaits.
Sixth-seeded Shadow Ridge capitalized on a pair of turnovers by No. 3 Arbor View to win its Class 5A Division I state quarterfinal on Thursday night.
Arbor View hosts Shadow Ridge in a 5A Division I quarterfinal matchup to highlight the opening round of the Nevada high school football playoffs.
The Nevada high school football playoffs begin Thursday. Seven state champions will be crowned from 5A through 1A. Here’s a look at how the playoffs shape up.
Basic senior quarterback Anthony Vega completed 21 of 28 passes for 282 yards with three passing and three rushing touchdowns in the Wolves’ 49-32 win over Foothill last Friday.
The Nevada high school football playoffs are complete. Here is a full schedule with the scores for all classifications (updated through Tuesday, Nov. 21).
Bishop Gorman (5A), Centennial (4A) and SLAM Academy (3A) are No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s final high school football rankings. Also included are rankings for soccer and volleyball.
The goal to create more opportunities for teams to win state titles was achieved in most leagues as title races went down to the last two weeks of the season.
Bishop Gorman rolled to a home win over Coronado to finish the regular season 10-0 and earn the No. 1 seed in the Class 5A Division I playoffs.
Basic senior quarterback Anthony Vega accounted for six touchdowns as the Wolves defeated Foothill to win the Class 5A Division II Southern League title.
Legacy senior wide receiver De’Qua Simon had two touchdown catches on five receptions with 123 receiving yards to help the Longhorns defeat Palo Verde 27-20 last Friday.
Liberty (5A), Sunrise Mountain (4A) and Moapa Valley (3A) are No. 2 in the Review-Journal’s high school football rankings. Also included are rankings for soccer and volleyball.
Top-ranked Mater Dei (California) lost last Friday, leaving the door open for the Gaels to assume the top spot in MaxPreps’ national high school football rankings.
The No. 2-ranked Gaels’ quest for the school’s fourth national title improved Friday night when top-ranked Mater Dei lost 28-0 to No. 9 St. John Bosco (California).