SLAM Academy looks to break through in Class 3A after losing the past two state title games, while 2A state champ Lake Mead Academy is dealing with changes.
Class 1A football teams in the Central and South League are preparing for the upcoming season. Pahranagat Valley is the three-time defending state champion.
Nine high school football games have been canceled for various reasons, including COVID concerns, brush fires and a shortage of eligible players.
Tonopah scored five touchdowns in the first quarter Thursday to beat Sandy Valley on the road 69-28.
Pahranagat Valley quarterback Tabor Maxwell completed 8 of 9 passes for 111 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a 66-yard score Friday as the Panthers built a 41-0 halftime lead before cruising to a 55-6 win over visiting Sandy Valley in a Class 1A Southern League game.
Sandy Valley’s Brandon Eastham accounted for six touchdowns, but the host Sidewinders fell short to Beaver Dam, 64-50 in a Class 1A Southern League football game.
Beatty took down host Sandy Valley on Friday night, 58-12.
Brandon Eastham passed for four touchdowns and added two scores on the ground Friday to lead Sandy Valley’s football team to a 46-12 home win over Indian Springs.
Spring Mountain annihilated Sandy Valley 64-0 on Friday afternoon in front of a modest home crowd to pick up its first win of the season in Class 1A.
Silverado football coach Randall Cunningham takes great pride in his defense, so he wasn’t pleased when his squad gave up 44 points in a loss to Liberty last Friday.
State championships: None
State runner-up finishes: None
League championships: None
Last 16 seasons
2023: 6-4 (2-1 1A Southern/second)
2022: 4-3 (3-2 1A Southern/third)
2021: independent
2020: NA
2019: Did not field a team
2018: Did not field a team
2017: Did not field a team
2016: 1-6 (1-6 1A Southern/tied seventh)
2015: 4-5 (3-4 1A Southern/tied fifth)
2014: 6-4 (4-3 1A Southern/fourth)
2013: 5-4 (2-4 1A Southern/fifth)
2012: 1-7 (0-6 1A Southern/seventh)
2011: 1-7 (0-6 1A Southern/seventh)
2010: 2-5 (independent)
2009: 1-4 (independent)
2008: 0-8 (0-6 1A Southern/seventh)
Recent head coaches
Brett Kramer (2012- ): 17-27, 5 seasons
John Craddock (2004-09, 2011): 9-48, 7 seasons
Harlan Aranaydo (2010): 2-5, 1 season