With three weeks left in the regular season, high school football teams are preparing to make a playoff run and compete for a state championship.
Schools
The Green Valley-Foothill game, a matchup of two longtime Henderson rivals, highlights the Week 8 Southern Nevada high school football schedule.
The talented girls players on the high school scene are making their mark by setting potentially unbreakable records, two of which belong to UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque.
The Durango boys basketball team returns several players from last season and looks to be a state title contender in a tough Class 5A.
Liberty point guard Dedan Thomas is Nevada’s top 2024 prospect, according to ESPN. However, he is considering reclassifying to the 2023 class.
Shadow Ridge beat Durango 38-7 for its first playoff win in 15 years behind 138 yards and three touchdowns rushing from Jaquieze Holland.
Brayden Bayne helped Centennial to the 2019 Class 4A state championship game with 63 points as a kicker and a 36.5-yard average as a punter.
Rigo Carrasco scored twice for the top-seeded and defending state champion Wildcats in a 3-1 win. Desert Region No. 1 Bishop Gorman beat Desert Oasis to stay unbeaten.
Riley Schwartz took over for the Crusaders, and he threw for two touchdowns and rushed for one Friday to help Faith Lutheran to a 35-0 win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Trevor Meisner spun a six-inning one-hitter and struck out eight on Friday to lead host Bishop Gorman to a 10-0 win over Legacy in the Bishop Gorman Desert Classic.
Kawika Pagelsdorf had nine kills and 13 blocks to help Basic’s boys volleyball team to a 20-25, 25-12, 27-29, 25-20, 18-16 win over host Clark on Friday.
Martell Williams and Leandrew Menefee each had a double-double Tuesday to help host Silverado’s boys basketball team to a 72-54 win over Sierra Vista.
Saipress Jones had 13 points Tuesday to lead Rancho’s girls basketball team to a 39-32 home win over Las Vegas High.
Glenn Taylor hit two free throws with 15.8 seconds to go to force overtime and finished with 25 points Saturday to lead Cheyenne’s boys basketball team to a 57-50 win over Mira Mesa (California) in Chula Vista, California.
Jasmine Richardson’s layup with three seconds left in overtime gave Basic’s girls basketball team a 57-54 road victory over Desert Pines on Wednesday.
Boulder City’s Ryann Reese rushed for a pair of touchdowns on Wednesday as the Eagles edged visiting Mojave 13-12 in flag football.
Foothill’s Stefan Sretenovic and Ben Crawford each went 3-0 in singles as the Falcons nipped host Silverado 10-8 in boys tennis on Wednesday.