Several local teams play intriguing out-of-state opponents in Week 3 of the high school football season Friday and Saturday.
Nevada Preps
The Centennial girls basketball team, seeking a ninth straight state title, forced 29 turnovers in romping to a road win over Arbor View on Wednesday.
Bishop Gorman sophomore forward Jett Washington scored 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the Gaels defeat Arbor View on the road.
Somerset-Losee senior guard Christin Haylock scored 22 points in the Lions’ win at Cimarron-Memorial on Thursday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week.
Two teams from Southern Nevada have claimed the most boys and girls high school basketball state championships in state history.
After winning the Class 2A state title last season, the Democracy Prep girls basketball team won its appeal to move up to 5A and has emerged as a title contender.
Christin Haylock hit a pair of 3s to help Somerset-Losee, No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 4A rankings, rally for a road win over No. 5 Cimarron-Memorial.
Coronado’s 10-point lead in the fourth quarter was nearly erased, but the Cougars held on for a road win at Mojave behind 26 points from Jonny Collins.
Mojave junior guard Zacarrion Jackson averaged 26 points in the Rattlers’ three games last week to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Liberty used a 12-0 third-quarter run to pull away from Coronado. Patriots guard Satsuki Bradley led all scorers with 21 points.
Desert Pines claimed a road win against Spring Valley in a boys basketball game. Here are photos from the game.
Sophomore point guard Aaliah Spaight led Bishop Gorman with 18 points, and the Gaels held an early double-digit lead and never looked back at Faith Lutheran.
Kaeden Castillero knocked down a pair of free throws with 19.9 seconds left to lift Liberty’s boys basketball team to a home win over Centennial.
Bishop Gorman guard Nick Jefferson scored 18 points in a 61-42 win over Mountain View (Idaho) on Dec. 27 to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Forward Gabrielle Brooks scored 20 points to help Coronado win the West Coast Jamboree title Saturday and earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
Bishop Gorman coach Grant Rice became the state’s all-time winningest boys basketball coach Saturday when the Gaels defeated Bellevue (Washington).
Foothill junior guard Zak Abdalla scored 23 points in a 68-53 win over Mater East on Thursday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Bishop Gorman sophomore guard Aaliah Spaight scored 21 points in a 47-31 win over Democracy Prep on Thursday to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
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Bishop Gorman’s season opener against Centennial leads this week’s list of Southern Nevada high school football games to watch.
The high school football season kicks off Friday in Southern Nevada with several intriguing matchups. Here are five to watch this weekend.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association voted to add a new sport that will be played beginning in the spring of the 2026-27 school year.
Three former Southern Nevada high school baseball players were selected on the second day of the MLB draft Monday.
