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.
Coronado avenged a regular-season loss to Desert Pines by rolling the Jaguars in the Class 5A Division I state quarterfinals. Bishop Gorman awaits.
Arbor View hosts Shadow Ridge in a 5A Division I quarterfinal matchup to highlight the opening round of the Nevada high school football playoffs.
Bishop Gorman only had one first-half possession and led by four points at halftime at Shadow Ridge on Friday night.
Class 5A experienced the biggest changes during the realignment process in the offseason, but one thing remains the same: Bishop Gorman’s dominance.
Silverado returns many of its top players after a season in which it went 12-0, won the Class 4A state championship and outscored its opponents 628-128.
Clark has been removed from the Class 4A football playoffs for use of two ineligible players in last week’s 30-0 win over Spring Valley.
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.
Two high school games were canceled Friday — league games between Arbor View and Foothill and Chaparral and Sunrise Mountain — that could affect playoff chances and seeding.
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.
State championships: 1993, 1972, 1971, 1968
Region championships: None
Recent league championships: 2001
Last 12 seasons
2019: 6-5 (3-3 Southwest/fourth)
2018: 1-9 (1-5 Southwest/tied sixth)
2017: 2-6 (1-5 Southwest/sixth)
2016: 1-8 (0-6 Southwest/seventh)
2015: 4-5 (2-5 3A Sunset/tied sixth)
2014: 5-4 (4-3 3A Sunset/tied fifth)
2013: 4-6 (2-3 3A Sunset/third)
2012: 1-8 (1-4 3A Sunset/fifth)
2011: 3-6 (3-5 Southwest/tied fifth)
2010: 3-7 (3-5 Southwest/sixth)
2009: 5-5 (3-5 Southwest/tied fifth)
2008: 3-7 (3-4 Southwest/fifth)
Recent head coaches
Ricky Pickens (2017- ): 9-20, 3 seasons
Don Willis (2006-16): 32-72, 11 seasons
Jason Klinger (2005): 0-10, 1 season
Carlton Lamb (2002-04): 4-24, 3 seasons