The start of the new high school football season was delayed for a handful of teams in Las Vegas after severe weather forced several games to be canceled.
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Faith Lutheran senior kicker Caden Chittenden provided the late-game heroics to give the Crusaders a win over Palo Verde in the season opener Friday night.
Bishop Gorman pulled away in the second half, after trailing in the first half, to put away Corner Canyon on the road in its season opener Friday.
Check out the top performances and scores from Friday’s high school football action, plus the scores and top performances from the day’s soccer and volleyball games.
High school football in Nevada will look a bit different this year with Class 5A, the top classification, split into three divisions and the introduction of promotion and relegation.
Liberty’s Ali’a Matavao was the Gatorade Nevada and Class 5A Southern League basketball player of the year, and won two state titles at the 5A state track and field meet.
Silverado rallied to beat Cimarron-Memorial to advance to the Class 4A softball state championship game against Bishop Gorman on Saturday.
Shadow Ridge defeated Durango in an elimination game in the Class 4A state baseball tournament and will face Foothill for the title Saturday.
The Bishop Gorman baseball team advanced to Saturday’s Class 5A state title game in Reno. The Gaels will play Desert Oasis, which won an elimination game late Friday.
Centennial defeated Palo Verde and Reed in elimination games in the Class 5A state softball tournament Friday at UNR’s Hixson Park to advance to Saturday’s final.
The Liberty boys and Faith Lutheran girls won the Class 4A swimming and diving state team titles Wednesday at UNLV.
Bishop Gorman won by 27 strokes over second-place Shadow Ridge with a two-day score of 593 at Red Hawk Golf and Resort in Sparks.
The times, dates and opponents for all of this week’s boys and girls high school basketball state tournament games.
Liberty guard Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 18 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to give the Patriots a win at Coronado on Thursday night.
No decisions were made on the Class 5A, 4A and 3A high school football realignment at the NIAA Board of Control winter meetings Thursday in Reno.