2018 all-league, region and all-state football teams as selected by coaches.
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Liberty defensive end Luke Toomalatai committed to play at Idaho State on Wednesday evening.
Arbor View faces off against Bishop Manogue and Liberty against Bishop Gorman in 2018 High School football semi-finals. Elaine Emerson breaks down the match-ups.
The Patriots didn’t miss a beat, thanks to their talented offensive line that paved the way for 208 yards on the ground and two rushing touchdowns as the Patriots dominated the visiting Diamondbacks, 35-0, in the first round of the Class 4A Desert Region playoffs.
Having multiple players at each position helped the Patriots on Friday as a backup quarterback and a pair of reserve running backs led the way in a 40-0 victory over host Coronado.
Liberty’s defense pitched a shutout Thursday as the Patriots knocked off visiting Basic, 12-0.
Liberty safety Austin Fiaseu announced in April a commitment to play football for UNLV, for which he’s cheered since the fifth grade. The senior has blossomed into one of the state’s top defensive players.
The Liberty-Desert Pines football game last Friday — during which a benches-clearing fight broke out — will be ruled a double forfeit and each team will forfeit its next game, both coaches said Tuesday.
Liberty senior offensive tackle Brandon Yates committed to play at West Virginia on Wednesday.
Liberty senior tackle Troy Fautanu announced his commitment to the University of Washington vis Twitter on Thursday. Fautanu is the top football player in Southern Nevada, according to 247Sports and was named to last yeare’s All-State second team.
Liberty turned the ball over four times in the loss and was held to just 125 yards on offense in a 21-10 loss to Lone Peak (Utah).
Defensive back Austin Fiaseu blocked a punt in the first quarter and his brother, Zyrus, returned it 20 yards for a touchdown to key Liberty to a 22-12 victory over Saguaro (Ariz.) in Scottsdale, Arizona on Friday night.
The Patriots’ string of eight consecutive Sunrise Region championships will end this season. That’s only a certainty because the Sunrise Region no longer exists.
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