Centennial rolled to a road win against Liberty in a girls basketball game. Here are photos from the game.
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.
After the No. 1-ranked Class 5A teams in boys and girls basketball and flag football lost last week, there are new No. 1 teams in the Review-Journal’s rankings.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid starred in a viral Punt, Pass and Kick video from 1971. Several Las Vegas athletes competed in the modern version of the event Saturday.
Liberty senior forward Andre Porter, a UNLV football commit, scored 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help the Patriots defeat Bishop Gorman on Friday.
Silverado’s Mason Snow (5A boys) and Centennial’s Lilly Houle (5A girls) were among six bowlers who won individual state titles Friday at The Orleans.
UNLV got a major boost from one of its freshman last game, something the team hopes continues in its 5 p.m. Saturday home game against Wyoming.
The No. 4-ranked Bishop Gorman flag football team won at No. 1 Shadow Ridge on Thursday in the teams’ first meeting since last year’s Class 5A state title game.
Desi-Rae Young scored 15 points to help the UNLV women’s basketball team defeat Wyoming on Wednesday at Cox Pavilion and stay in first place in the Mountain West.
Bishop Gorman rolled to a home victory over Desert Pines in a girls basketball game Tuesday. Here are photos from the game.
A big second half from fifth-year forward Kalib Boone helped the UNLV men’s basketball team defeat Fresno State at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Legacy guard Rahjon Chambers scored 25 points in the Longhorns’ win against Eldorado on Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Coronado flag football QB Maci Joncich threw six touchdowns in the Cougars’ win over Chaparral on Jan. 25 to earn Nevada Preps Girls Athlete of the Week honors.
Coronado, ranked No. 3 in the Review-Journal’s Class 5A boys basketball rankings, pulled away with a big third quarter to claim a road win over top-ranked Liberty.
UNLV, coming off a win against San Jose State on Saturday, continues Mountain West play by hosting Fresno State at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Liberty’s boys basketball team remains No. 1, with games against Coronado and Bishop Gorman this week. The top two 5A flag football teams play Monday.