The UNLV football team, ranked No. 25 by The Associated Press, lost to Syracuse in an overtime thriller Friday at Allegiant Stadium.
Alex Wright
High School Sports Reporter
Email: awright@reviewjournal.com
Phone: 702-349-2532
Alex Wright joined the Review-Journal staff as a high school sports reporter on October 2022. He was previously a sports intern at the RJ. Alex was born and raised in Las Vegas and is in his fourth year at UNLV, majoring in journalism and media studies, with a concentration in sports media. Alex currently serves as the editor-in-chief for UNLV's student newspaper, the Scarlet & Gray Free Press. He previously was the sports editor for the paper last school year after being a sports staff writer for a year and a half.
Here’s a look at how each league is shaping up halfway through the Southern Nevada high school football season.
Review-Journal high school reporters Alex Wright and Jeff Wollard predict the winners of selected football games each week. This week all games are Saturday.
Durango, the defending Class 4A state champion, claimed a home win over Silverado in a girls volleyball match Tuesday night. Here are photos from the game.
For the second week in a row, there’s a new team in the No. 3 spot in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A football rankings. Bishop Gorman remains No. 1, and Arbor View is No. 2.
Desert Pines’ football team won a shootout over Basic to snap a four-game losing streak. Also, the realignment process has started for Nevada high school sports.
Arbor View’s football team scored twice in the final three minutes to rally and claim a road win over Coronado on Friday night.
Liberty, ranked No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s Class 4A rankings, claimed a road win over Shadow Ridge in a boys soccer match. Here are photos from the game.
Arbor View, No. 2 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A football rankings, plays at No. 3 Coronado on Friday. The winner could have an easier path in the playoffs.
Review-Journal high school reporters Alex Wright and Jeff Wollard predict the winners of selected football games each week.
Palo Verde’s boys soccer team got a strong outing from its defense and goalie Landon Blanchard to claim a home win over Bishop Gorman on Tuesday night.
The top teams remained the same in 5A and 4A in the Review-Journal’s Southern Nevada high school football rankings, but a new team emerged at No. 1 in 3A.
Instead of Bishop Gorman-Liberty being the top game Friday, Coronado hosts Arbor View in a matchup that could decide the No. 2 seed in Class 5A Division I.
Coronado’s football team defeated Henderson rival Liberty for the first time since 2007. The Patriots had won the previous 16 meetings against the Cougars.
Coronado, the defending Class 5A state champion, scored three late goals to rally for a road win against Liberty on Thursday.