With Formula One’s Las Vegas Grand Prix scheduled for the same weekend as the Nevada high school football state championship games, several games have been moved.
Alex Wright
Alex Wright joined the Review-Journal staff as a high school sports reporter on October 2022. He was previously a sports intern at the RJ. Alex was born and raised in Las Vegas and is in his fourth year at UNLV, majoring in journalism and media studies, with a concentration in sports media. Alex currently serves as the editor-in-chief for UNLV's student newspaper, the Scarlet & Gray Free Press. He previously was the sports editor for the paper last school year after being a sports staff writer for a year and a half.
Anthony Vega threw three TD passes and added a rushing score to help Basic defeat Las Vegas High on Friday. Also, Coronado handled Palo Verde.
Silverado had defeated Shadow Ridge in the teams’ previous three meetings, twice in the Class 4A state title game.
Bishop Gorman claimed a home win over Palo Verde in a boys soccer match Thursday. Here are photos from the game.
A 35-second shot clock has been approved for Nevada high school basketball on a voluntary basis by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.
Shadow Ridge and Silverado ruled Class 4A the last two seasons. Both programs are adjusting to making the jump to the state’s top division.
Silverado hosts Shadow Ridge in a rematch of the last two Class 4A state championship games to highlight the Southern Nevada Week 7 high school football schedule.
Coronado scored twice in the second half to defeat Palo Verde in a home girls soccer match Wednesday. Here are photos from the match.
Senior Caden Chittenden has drawn interest from several high-profile Division I programs while etching his name in the state’s record book.
Liberty junior forward/midfielder Natalie Collins scored three goals and registered an assist in the Patriots’ two wins last week.
Eldorado junior goalie Ryan Chavez had six saves in the Sundevils’ two wins last week, including four saves in a 3-0 win over Green Valley on Sept. 18.
The Arbor View-Desert Pines football game was ruled a double forfeit by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association after a postgame fight broke out.
The top of the Review-Journal’s high school football rankings remained the same this week. Also included are soccer and volleyball rankings.
Arbor View pulled off a double overtime victory at Desert Pines on Friday. But the game was overshadowed by ejections, two key injuries and a fight at the end.
Micah Alejado threw for 180 yards and four touchdowns as Bishop Gorman cruised to a road win over Silverado. Also, Liberty crushed a California school.