Class 1A football teams in the Central and South League are preparing for the upcoming season. Pahranagat Valley is the three-time defending state champion.
Pahranagat Valley and Spring Mountain have alternated the past four state championships, hope to remain at the top of the Class 1A football ranks.
Several games around the valley were decided in the final minutes Friday, which made for an exciting night,
The Patriots led 12-0 in the first half and twice after halftime but couldn’t hold on in a 36-33 loss to Libery (Arizona) at home Friday night.
De’Andre Washington rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, but the Aggies lost to Hamilton on Friday night in Chandler, Arizona.
The Saints, who have struggled in recent years to even fill out a team, were granted independent status in football for the 2019 season at Thursday’s Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association board of control meeting at Palace Station.
The Meadows scored touchdowns on its first two possessions and didn’t look back Friday as the Mustangs defeated visiting Mountain View, 46-0.
Laughlin’s football team scored twice in the first minute of the game on Wednesday on the way to a 46-14 road victory over Mountain View.
Joe Johnson rushed for four touchdowns Friday night to lead Lake Mead to a 46-12 home victory over Mountain View.
Noah Smith and Cody Zile each rushed for more than 100 yards on Friday as Lincoln County rolled to a 52-0 home win over Mountain View.
State championships: None
Recent state runner-up finishes: 2013, 2012, 2010
Recent league championships: 2013, 2012
Last 12 seasons
2019: 1-7 (independent)
2018: 0-7 (independent)
2017: 0-7 (0-7 2A Southern/eighth)
2016: 0-7 (0-6 2A Southern/seventh)
2015: 3-7 (3-5 2A Southern/sixth)
2014: 4-5 (3-4 2A Southern/fifth)
2013: 10-2 (7-0 2A Southern/first)
2012: 11-2 (8-0 2A Southern/first)
2011: 6-5 (5-2 2A Southern/third)
2010: 7-6 (4-3 2A Southern/fourth)
2009: 9-3 (6-1 2A Southern/second)
2008: 5-7 (4-3 2A Southern/fourth)
Recent head coaches
DeQuincy Taylor (2019): 1-7, 1 season
Thomas Van Kempen (2018): 0-7, 1 season
Frank DeSantis (2017): 0-7, 1 season
Raymond LeBoeuf (2006-11, 2014-16): record unavailable, 9 seasons
Mike Valenzuela (2012-13): 21-4, 2 seasons