Dillan Otteson completed 17 of 23 passes for 208 yards and four touchdowns to lead Tonopah’s football team to a 72-31 home win over Independence on Friday.
Otteson also ran for 84 yards on 11 carries and had five tackles on defense for the Muckers (1-1).
Brandon Scobee had 14 carries for 125 yards, and John Shiflet added 139 yards of total offense — 68 yards receiving, 71 yards rushing — for Tonopah (0-2).
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Bishop Gorman was tied with one other high school for the most players selected in the NFL draft, the league announced.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Rome Odunze was selected ninth by the Chicago Bears, and former Liberty athlete Troy Fautanu went 20th overall to the Steelers.
Don Smerek, a standout football player at Basic High who went on to play with the Dallas Cowboys, died March 16 from cancer. He was 66.
Desert Pines football coach Tico Rodriguez, who won two 3A state titles with the Jaguars, announced Monday he is stepping down.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Brevin Jordan talked about the Houston Texans’ surprise run to the playoffs Friday on radio row at Super Bowl 58.
High school football players from 14 high schools signed their national letter of intent to play in college. Athletes in other sports signed as well.
Review-Journal preps reporter Alex Wright’s top five stories of 2023 include Bishop Gorman’s run to a national title and an eventful realignment process.
Eight players from Bishop Gorman’s national championship football team signed national letters of intent Wednesday to play in college at FBS schools.
Bishop Gorman finished atop USA Today’s Super 25 rankings for the fourth time in its history, beating out high school teams from Florida and California.
Bishop Gorman was crowned the high school football national champion by MaxPreps on Monday, earning the school’s fourth mythical football national title.
