Centennial defeated Northern champion Galena to win the Class 5A Division III state championship Monday at Bishop Gorman. Centennial won the 4A title last year.
The Centennial football team will try to add the Class 5A Division III state title Monday to the 4A crown the Bulldogs claimed last season.
The matchups for all seven Nevada high school football state championship games are locked in, including a quadrupleheader Nov. 26 at Allegiant Stadium.
Centennial romped past Desert Oasis in the Class 5A Division III Southern League title game Friday, and the 4A state championship game is set.
The high school football playoffs begin Friday for most teams in Southern Nevada. Here’s a breakdown of the playoffs as teams eye a state championship.
Khy Harris rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns, and Centennial earned a road win over Las Vegas High to take the Class 5A Division III Southern League.
Three league titles and playoff seeding in the top divisions will be determined Thursday night in the regular-season finale for most high school football teams.
There are a number of interesting league games taking place in Southern Nevada high school football this week. Here are five to keep an eye on.
Several teams begin league play this week in Southern Nevada high school football, while Bishop Gorman concludes its non-league schedule with a tough matchup.
Desert Pines stopped Centennial on a 2-point conversion attempt late in the fourth quarter to hold on for a home victory in its season opener.
State championships: 2024, 2023
State runner-up finishes: 2019
Region championships: 2024, 2023, 2019
League championships: 2024, 2023, 2019, 2002, 2001
Last 17 seasons
2024: 7-5 (4-1 5A Division III/first)
2023: 11-1 (6-0 Desert/first)
2022: 0-9 (0-4 Mountain/fifth)
2021: 1-8 (0-4 Mountain/fifth)
2020: NA
2019: 12-2 (5-1 Northwest/first)
2018: 7-4 (4-2 Northwest/third)
2017: 1-7 (1-5 Northwest/tied sixth)
2016: 3-6 (2-4 Northwest/tied fifth)
2015: 8-3 (3-1 Northwest/second)
2014: 9-2 (3-1 Northwest/second)
2013: 6-5 (4-1 Southwest/second)
2012: 9-3 (4-1 Southwest/second)
2011: 7-4 (6-2 Northwest/third)
2010: 8-4 (5-3 Northwest/third)
2009: 3-7 (3-5 Northwest/sixth)
2008: 4-6 (2-5 Northwest/sixth)
Recent head coaches
DJ Campbell (2024-25): 7-5, 1 season
Dustin Forshee (2023-24): 11-1, 1 season
DJ Campbell (2022-23): 0-9, 1 season
Dustin Forshee (2017-22): 21-21, 5 seasons
Leon Evans (2010-16): 50-27, 7 seasons
George Baker (2007-09): 13-17, 3 seasons
Joel Bertsch (2003-06): 18-20, 4 seasons