Foothill came up with two fumble recoveries and two fourth-down stops to hold off Faith Lutheran in a battle of the top two 5A Division II Southern League teams.
Alex Wright
High School Sports Reporter
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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.
Palo Verde’s boys and girls tennis teams repeated as Class 5A state champions with victories in the state title matches Friday at Liberty.
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Bishop Gorman football’s 20 Nevada high school state championships are not the most in the state. A small school north of Las Vegas has the Gaels beat.
Coronado’s girls golf team won the Class 5A state tournament Thursday to claim its third straight state title. It’s the seventh team state title for the school.
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Bishop Gorman rolled to a three-set home win over Shadow Ridge in a girls volleyball match Wednesday. Here are photos from the match.
Bishop Gorman senior wide receiver Audric Harris, an Arizona commit, had five catches for 130 yards and three touchdowns in the Gaels’ win last week.
Foothill’s Tianna Hunsaker, a Brigham Young women’s soccer commit, scored seven goals and registered two assists in the Falcons’ two wins last week.
The top of the Review-Journal’s high school football rankings remained the same this week. Also included are soccer and volleyball rankings.
Nevada high school state championships aren’t exclusive to just teams in the Silver State. Six out-of-state schools compete athletically for state titles against Nevada schools.
Faith Lutheran hosts Foothill and Palo Verde faces Legacy with first place in their 5A leagues on the line. Top teams are also facing off in two 4A leagues.
Bishop Gorman only had one first-half possession and led by four points at halftime at Shadow Ridge on Friday night.
Foothill pulled away for a home win over Henderson rival Green Valley on Friday night to remain undefeated in the Class 5A Division II Southern League.