Bishop Gorman finished atop USA Today’s Super 25 rankings for the fourth time in its history, beating out high school teams from Florida and California.
Football
Faith Lutheran’s two-quarterback system of Alex Rogers and Garyt Odom has helped propel the Crusaders to the league title and the 5A Division II state title game.
Basic hosts Foothill with the Class 5A Division II Southern League title on the line to highlight the Week 10 Southern Nevada high school football schedule.
Palo Verde junior quarterback Crew Dannels threw three touchdown passes and had 178 passing yards in the Panthers’ 49-0 win over Clark last Thursday.
The start of the new high school football season was delayed for a handful of teams in Las Vegas after severe weather forced several games to be canceled.
Faith Lutheran senior kicker Caden Chittenden provided the late-game heroics to give the Crusaders a win over Palo Verde in the season opener Friday night.
Bishop Gorman pulled away in the second half, after trailing in the first half, to put away Corner Canyon on the road in its season opener Friday.
Check out the top performances and scores from Friday’s high school football action, plus the scores and top performances from the day’s soccer and volleyball games.
High school football in Nevada will look a bit different this year with Class 5A, the top classification, split into three divisions and the introduction of promotion and relegation.
No decisions were made on the Class 5A, 4A and 3A high school football realignment at the NIAA Board of Control winter meetings Thursday in Reno.
Bishop Gorman scored touchdowns on all eight of its first-half possessions en route to a dominating victory over Bishop Manogue in frigid Carson City.
Bishop Gorman (5A), Silverado (4A) and Moapa Valley (3A) remain No. 1 in the Southern Nevada football rankings. There’s a tie atop the boys soccer rankings.
Rylan Walter threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns, and Faith Lutheran scored 31 consecutive points to run past Reed for a 37-13 home win Friday night.
Brandon Tunnell passed for 298 yards and four touchdowns to lead defending Class 4A state champion Silverado past Centennial on Friday night in the season opener.
Liberty jumped out a 39-0 lead in the first half and cruised home for an easy win over Palo Verde in the season opener for both teams.