Check out the top performances from Thursday’s high school basketball action.
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Sixth-seeded Desert Oasis advanced after a 1-1 tie against No. 3 Bishop Gorman with a 3-1 win in the shootout. The Diamondbacks face No. 2 Faith Lutheran next.
Clark has been removed from the Class 4A football playoffs for use of two ineligible players in last week’s 30-0 win over Spring Valley.
When Green Valley running back Jaylen McKnight went out with an injury Friday, Josiah Edwards stepped in and helped the Gators to a 21-14 victory at Desert Pines.
Arbor View led Palo Verde 6-2 at halftime, then scored 27 consecutive points to roll to a home victory Friday night in Class 5A Desert League play.
Check out the top performances from Thursday’s high school soccer and volleyball action.
Liberty and Palo Verde opened Class 5A Southern League boys soccer play Thursday. Palo Verde won 8-0.
High school football teams will have more players available after a temporary rule allowed students to become eligible after a three-week grade check.
Monday was the first day of high school football practice in Southern Nevada, but Centennial has been sidelined for 10 days after a positive COVID case in the program.
Desert Pines senior running back Jovantae Barnes is the only returning 1,000-yard rusher in the valley, and the four-star recruit has 35 scholarship offers.
NIAA assistant director Jay Beesemyer said the organization needs about 700 officials statewide for the fall sports season. As of Sunday, that number was 361.
Equipo Academy went 11-8-4 and reached the Class 3A state semifinals in 2019. The Yeti are one of nine Southern Nevada teams that will take the field this spring.
National Signing Day will still be a celebration for some despite the lack of a football season, but others are left to rue what could have been.
Here are the top five high school state girls basketball championship games from the 2000s, as selected by the Review-Journal staff.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association announced Thursday it has canceled all spring sports state championships, but it still hopes to resume competition.