Coronado avenged a regular-season loss to Desert Pines by rolling the Jaguars in the Class 5A Division I state quarterfinals. Bishop Gorman awaits.
Bishop Gorman only had one first-half possession and led by four points at halftime at Shadow Ridge on Friday night.
Senior Torrell Harley rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries to help the Wildcats to their 26th straight win in the state’s longest standing rivalry.
Bishop Gorman hosts Miami Central (Florida) in a national high school football showdown. “The Bone Game” between Rancho and Las Vegas High highlights the local schedule.
Only three of the 14 teams in the new Class 4A made the playoffs last season, and none of them earned a postseason victory.
Moapa Valley doesn’t have much varsity experience back after a senior-laden team ran to an undefeated season and the Class 3A state championship last year.
Deandre Gholar’s 1-yard touchdown run with a minute left gave Valley a victory over Rancho on Thursday night to clinch a spot in the Class 3A playoffs.
Clark has built on its 2019 success with a 6-1 start, while an upstart Eldorado team looks to be the latest to turn its fortunes around with meaningful late-season games.
The Clark County School District has installed a turf football field at all 34 of its high schools over the past two years, a change that has been well-received.
Moapa Valley dominated No. 3 Boulder City 54-14 last week to strengthen its grip on the No. 1 spot in the Review-Journal’s Southern Nevada Class 3A football rankings.
State championships: 1988, 1962, 1961, 1960
Region championships: None
Last 12 seasons
2019: 1-9 (0-5 3A Sunrise/sixth)
2018: 1-9 (0-4 3A Sunrise/fifth)
2017: 0-9 (0-4 Northeast/fifth)
2016: 0-9 (0-4 Northeast/fifth)
2015: 3-6 (independent)
2014: 0-9 (independent)
2013: 0-9 (0-5 Northeast/sixth)
2012: 0-9 (0-5 Northeast/sixth)
2011: 3-6 (3-4 Northeast/tied fifth)
2010: 5-6 (4-3 Northeast/fourth)
2009: 2-8 (2-4 Northeast/fifth)
2008: 5-6 (4-2 Northeast/second)
Recent head coaches
Leon Evans (2019- ): 1-9, 1 season
Gary Maki (2004-07, 2017-18): 9-50, 6 seasons
Stan Davis (2016): 0-9, 1 season
Tom Pletsch (2015): 3-6, 1 season
Tyrone Armstrong (2013-14): 0-18, 2 seasons
Jesse Salas (2012): 0-9, 1 season
Elvin Dick (2008-11): 15-26, 4 seasons
Roger Whalen (2001-03): record unavailable, 3 seasons (8-10 last 2 years)