Liberty High School safety Austin Fiaseu committed to play football at UNLV, he posted on Twitter. He will be part of the Rebels’ 2019 recruiting class.
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Spring Break is here, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any high school sports this week. Here is a look at some of the week’s top events.
Comillion Smith scored 19 of his game-high 27 points to rocket Arbor View’s boys basketball team to a 71-67 victory over visiting Faith Lutheran on Thursday night.
Valley’s Xzavier Maheia pinned his opponent at 138 pounds with 13 seconds remaining in the third period Thursday to help the Vikings’ wrestling team edge visiting Rancho, 40-36.
Theresa Chapa made a 3-pointer as time-expired to lift Western’s girls basketball team to a 61-60 victory over visiting Mojave on Thursday night.
Brinkley McCoy had 31 carries for 306 yards and four touchdowns Thursday to lead Las Vegas to a 59-24 home win over Eldorado.
Spring Valley star Essence Booker had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Grizzlies (21-2, 8-0 Southwest League) used a 10-0 third-quarter run to pull away from Bishop Gorman and score a 59-45 road victory Thursday night.
Liberty posted a 4-0 record and beat Coronado in the championship game to secure the Liberty Invitational crown on Saturday afternoon.
James Wiseman and Chandler Lawson each scored 17 points on Saturday to lead Memphis East to a 68-57 win over Findlay Prep in the Larry Finch Classic at Elma Roane Fieldhouse in Memphis.
The defending Class 3A state champions bring back eight starters.
Shadow Ridge beat Durango in three sets to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Sunset Regional Tournament.
Tommi Stockham had 17 kills, 14 digs and two aces as Bishop Gormans girls volleyball team held on for a 25-21, 25-10, 26-28, 26-24 win at Palo Verde on Wednesday night.
Bryan Montoya had two goals as Palo Verde’s boys soccer team earned a 4-0 home win over Shadow Ridge on Wednesday.
Hannah Ferrara had two goals and two assists, and Karissa Martinez and Sierra Vicente each had a goal and an assist to lead Arbor View’s girls soccer team to a 5-0 home win over Centennial on Wednesday night.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal’s high school football rankings for Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A.