Here is the 2023 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada flag football team.
Flag Football
Desert Oasis won the Class 4A flag football state title Friday. The Diamondbacks had dedicated their season to teammate Ashari Hughes, who died Jan. 5.
Saturday’s Class 5A playoff flag football game between Sierra Vista and Green Valley was ruled a double forfeit Monday after multiple players left the sidelines during a fight.
Following the death of teammate Ashari Hughes, the Desert Oasis flag football team has honored her by putting together a dominant season.
About 200 people packed a church Saturday for a memorial service for Ashari Hughes, a Desert Oasis sophomore who died of a sudden cardiac arrest Jan. 5.
The 16-year-old died last week after collapsing following her team’s game against Valley High School.
Family and community members gathered at Doolittle Community Center to remember Ashari Hughes, who collapsed and died after playing a flag football game Thursday.
Family, friends, and members of both the Desert Oasis and Centennial high school communities gathered to remember Ashari Hughes.
Sophomore Ashari Hughes, 16, of Las Vegas, died on Jan. 5 after collapsing during a Desert Oasis flag football game against Valley.
Ashari Hughes, 16, died after suffering a medical emergency Thursday night at Desert Oasis High School.
“She loved music, dancing, and being around all the people she loved,” Ashari’s parents wrote in a statement. “She called football the real love of her life!”
The Desert Oasis High School student collapsed Thursday after a home game against Valley High School. She was hospitalized and died later that night.
Many high school football teams in the valley were more concerned about taking care of issues off the field instead of what they could accomplish on it Monday.
A Las Vegas prep football standout took his time on stage at the NFL draft to give Roger Goodell a message.
Here is the All-Southern Nevada flag football team. Matthew Nighswonger is the Coach of the Year after leading Shadow Ridge to a 21-3 record and the Class 5A state championship.
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