Don Smerek, a standout football player at Basic High who went on to play with the Dallas Cowboys, died March 16 from cancer. He was 66.
Green Valley upset top-seeded and league champion Basic behind three touchdowns from wide receiver Ben Byington in a 5A Division II Southern League semifinal.
Bishop Gorman hosts Coronado and Shadow Ridge plays at Liberty in the Class 5A Division I state semifinals to highlight Friday’s high school football playoff action.
Basic senior quarterback Anthony Vega completed 21 of 28 passes for 282 yards with three passing and three rushing touchdowns in the Wolves’ 49-32 win over Foothill last Friday.
Basic senior quarterback Anthony Vega accounted for six touchdowns as the Wolves defeated Foothill to win the Class 5A Division II Southern League title.
Basic hosts Foothill with the Class 5A Division II Southern League title on the line to highlight the Week 10 Southern Nevada high school football schedule.
Bishop Gorman only had one first-half possession and led by four points at halftime at Shadow Ridge on Friday night.
Faith Lutheran’s Caden Chittenden hit a 57-yard field goal to tie the game in regulation, then the Crusaders stopped a 2-point conversion in overtime.
All Southern Nevada high school football games will be held on Thursday with the Rosh Hashanah holiday beginning Friday evening.
Senior Marcus Council scored three second-half touchdowns, picked off a pass and had a pair of tackles for loss in a home victory over Basic on Friday.
State championships: 1960, 1958
Region championships: None
Recent league championships: 2015, 2008, 2000
Last 12 seasons
2019: 2-8 (0-5 Southeast/sixth)
2018: 4-7 (2-3 Southeast/fourth)
2017: 3-7 (2-3 Southeast/fourth)
2016: 8-4 (3-2 Southeast/second)
2015: 10-2 (4-0 Southeast/first)
2014: 6-6 (1-3 Southeast/fourth)
2013: 4-6 (3-2 Southeast/second)
2012: 6-4 (3-2 Southeast/third)
2011: 6-5 (3-3 Southeast/fourth)
2010: 5-5 (2-4 Southeast/fifth)
2009: 11-2 (5-1 Southeast/second)
2008: 8-4 (5-1 Southeast/first)
Recent head coaches
Jeff Cahill (2008- ): 73-60, 12 seasons
Cliff Frazier (1992-2007): record unavailable, 16 seasons