Coronado’s Jaden Hardy is one of the top ninth-garders in the country, and holds scholarship offers from several major collegiate basketball programs, including UNLV, where his older brother, Amauri, is a freshman point guard.
Football
Here is a look at some of the week’s top high school sports events.
Bishop Gorman senior defensive end Adam Plant committed to Arizona on Monday afternoon.
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee announced Monday that Bishop Gorman quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson is a nominee for the U.S. Army Player of the Year Award.
Noah Thompson scored on a pair of twin 44-yard touchdown runs, the second one killing any thoughts of a Fernley comeback, to lead Mojave to a 42-13 win.
Sophomore running backs Michael Lofton and Jyden King each scored three touchdowns as the Jaguars’ cruised to a 50-28 victory over visiting Spring Creek in a Class 3A state semifinal football game.
Green Valley High School guard Eric Brown committed to play football for UNLV.
In the end, it was visiting Battle Mountain that was able to overcome a two-touchdown halftime deficit to beat the Needles football team 36-30 in overtime in Saturday’s Class 2A state semifinal match.
Spring Mountain’s football team scored 24 unanswered points Friday to overcome a 20-point lead late in the third quarter and take down Virginia City in a 40-36 road victory in the Class 1A state semifinals.
Preston Higbee threw for six touchdowns as Pahranagat Valley’s football team routed the visiting Whittell in a Class 1A state semifinal game Friday, 54-6.
Arbor View’s football team pitched a second-half shutout, holding Legacy to just 14 yards of total offense in the last 24 minutes, and earned a 48-21 home win in the Class 4A Sunset Region semifinals Thursday night.
The Gaels’ defense did allow a score for the first time since Sept. 16 — a span of 34 quarters — during Thursday’s 51-6 home victory over Faith Lutheran’s football team.
Desert Pines scored on offense, defense and special teams to beat Sunrise Mountain on Thursday night and advance to the Class 3A state semifinals next weekend.
Liberty defensive lineman Crishuan Lappin ran for 116 yards and a touchdown, recorded an interception and had three sacks to lead the Patriots to a 30-10 victory over Foothill on Thursday night.
Mojave and Tawee Walker bested Virgin Valley and Jayden Perkins in a battle between two of the best in Class 3A, with Walker racking up 221 yards of offense and three touchdowns in the Rattlers’ 46-20 road victory over Virgin Valley on Thursday to send Mojave to the first state semifinal game in program history.
