Coronado defeated Liberty in a home flag football game Monday. Here are photos from the game.
Schools
Coronado avenged a regular-season loss to Desert Pines by rolling the Jaguars in the Class 5A Division I state quarterfinals. Bishop Gorman awaits.
New Liberty girls basketball coach Billy Hemberger, who came over from Spring Valley, hopes to help the Patriots compete with heavy favorite Centennial in Class 5A.
Tyrese Smith completed 17 of 31 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another score as host Liberty defeated Foothill 49-21.
Liberty junior Jayden Robertson caught three passes for 161 yards and three touchdowns, and he returned a punt 44 yards to set up another TD.
Darrion Williams hit a 3-pointer for an early lead that Bishop Gorman never relinquished en route to a victory over Liberty in the second showdown between the nationally ranked teams.
Spring Valley has come a long way from its days as a 1-24 team, but Centennial has won six straight state championships and once again stands in the way of its girls basketball title hopes.
Bishop Gorman is the favorite to run its state championship streak in boys basketball to 10, but the Gaels won’t have an easy path.
Bishop Gorman will host Faith Lutheran to open the playoffs after running through its five Class 5A Desert League games by a combined score of 273-0.
Centennial opens the season again as the best girls basketball team in Nevada and ranked No. 23 nationally by USA Today. The Bulldogs have won five straight state titles.
Eight-time defending Class 4A state basketball champion Bishop Gorman, which finished last season in New York at the GEICO Nationals, opens the season again as the team to beat in Nevada.
The Patriots made changes in the lines and secondary, and they inserted Daniel Britt at quarterback. They’re 8-0 since, including Friday’s 30-24 win over Bishop Gorman.
The top times, as reported by coaches, for Saturday’s action are here:
The top times, as reported by coaches, for Saturday’s action are here:
The seventh-ranked Patriots scored eight runs in the sixth inning and eight more in the seventh to rally for an 18-4 win at 10th-ranked Desert Oasis.