Greg Rogers still is learning the ins and outs of recruiting, so the standout defensive lineman from Centennial didn’t know that college coaches could begin contacting him and other members of the class of 2017 on Sept. 1. Luckily, Rogers found out just before his inbox was flooded.
Grant Dressler went from being a role player as a junior to the Panthers” leading scorer this past season, and the 6-foot-7-inch late bloomer now is in line to continue his playing career at the next level. He is being recruited by Sacramento State, American, Eastern Washington and Maine.
One of the most popular cries from Bishop Gorman’s detractors has been for the Gaels to pick on someone their own size.
Coach Andy Johnson told his players: “The target on our backs just got bigger. You come to Findlay Prep to play against the best teams in the country. Now you”ve got the opportunity to be able to do that. Every day you”ve got to take the attitude where you”ve got something to prove.”
As Garett Scheer lay on the court after a scary fall, the senior for the Centennial boys basketball team feared his season was finished.
The Tarkanian Classic boys basketball tournament nearly doubled in size this year. And it could have been even larger.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association uses the Nevada Rubric to determine alignment for Division I and Division I-A schools in Southern Nevada.
The Legacy Tip-Off Classic shrunk in size this season. But what the boys basketball tournament lacks in quantity, it more than makes up for in quality.
The Bishop Gorman football team would have been a prime candidate to be selected for the new State Champions Bowl Series. Too bad the Gaels will not be eligible to participate.
It”s rare for the nation”s top-ranked prep football team to be unsettled at the quarterback position after two games. But sophomore Tate Martell and senior Danny Hong are still competing for the top spot at Bishop Gorman.
Two prep coaches who started the programs at their schools have stepped down.
For fans of basketball recruiting, the next three months are the busiest time of the year. And the most exciting to follow.
Jerome Williams’ basketball mission has not changed. But he won’t be carrying it out at Findlay Prep.
Sherron Wilson almost signed with Southern Utah during the fall signing period in November.
As many as four Clark County schools could be competing for state titles in a different division of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association next year. The NIAA”;s Board of Control approved moving up to four schools from Division I to Division I-A for the start of the 2014-15 school year.
