Liberty and Bishop Gorman enter the boys basketball season as the favorites in Class 5A, but they know there is stiff competition behind them.
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.
New Liberty girls basketball coach Billy Hemberger, who came over from Spring Valley, hopes to help the Patriots compete with heavy favorite Centennial in Class 5A.
Fourteen UNLV players scored as the Rebels cruised past NAIA opponent Life Pacific 126-54 on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Meadows senior quarterback Sean Gosse threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns in the Mustangs’ 27-12 win over Lincoln County in Monday’s Class 2A state title game.
Silverado quarterback Brandon Tunnell threw three touchdown passes and added a rushing touchdown in the Skyhawks’ 51-27 win in Monday’s Class 4A state title game.
Silverado capped off its second straight perfect season with its second consecutive Class 4A state title Monday at Allegiant Stadium, defeating Shadow Ridge again.
Truckee jumped to a 20-0 first-quarter lead and never looked back on its way to a Class 3A state championship, beating SLAM Academy at Allegiant Stadium.
Pahranagat Valley quarterback Braiden Maxwell rushed for two second-half touchdowns to give the Panthers a victory over Spring Mountain in the Class 1A state title game.
Shadow Ridge and Silverado will play for a second consecutive year in the 4A state title game, the last of four title games Monday at Allegiant Stadium.
Class 3A, 2A, and 1A will all play their football state title games at Allegiant Stadium on Monday. Five of the six teams are from Southern Nevada.
Silverado will look to complete its second consecutive perfect season with a win over Shadow Ridge in Monday’s 4A state title game at Allegiant Stadium.
Coronado guard and four-star prospect Sebastian Mack committed to UCLA on Wednesday. Mack is the top-ranked player in Nevada for the class of 2023.
Silverado running back Donavyn Pellot rushed for five touchdowns, compiled 160 all-purpose yards and had an interception in the Skyhawks’ 57-17 4A state semifinal win last Friday.
Allegiant Stadium will host four high school football state championship games Monday, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association confirmed Tuesday.
Faith Lutheran goalie Elke Travis had two shutouts during last week’s 5A girls soccer state tournament. She recorded eight saves in the Crusaders’ 1-0 win in the state title game.