Here is the latest Southern Nevada Football Coaches poll.
Football
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If you saw me at school this week, you probably noticed the huge smile on my face and the extra bounce in my step. No, I didn’t get a date for homecoming yet, but I’m still feeling quite chipper. That’s what happens when you correctly predict seven out of eight prep football games like I did last week.
Lost in the excitement last week of Rancho snapping its 30-game losing streak — for the record, that won’t be the only game the Rams win this season — Sunrise Mountain quietly reached a milestone of its own under second-year coach Chris Sawyers.
After a record-breaking career at Bishop Gorman, punter and place-kicker Gage Wilson is headed for Lehigh. Wilson started a charity last year that raised money for diabetes research every time he made a kick and hopes to continue fighting the disease during his college career.
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.
Ron Smeltzer’s goal as president of the Clark County High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame has been to honor people whose contributions date back several years.
November has arrived, and with it comes two of my least favorite things: Movember mustaches and pimples caused by eating too much Halloween candy.
Matt Johnson appreciates the recognition, but even the Coronado girls volleyball coach is a bit skeptical of his team’s lofty national rankings.
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.
Cue the Spaghetti Western music. A showdown on the track could be brewing.
