High School Football

High school football game will lack star players, still a great event: Friday, June 1, 2012; By Ray Brewer; At the end of a banquet in January to honor the Sunrise Region high school football all-league selections, Liberty High coach Rich Muraco quickly grabbed the microphone to make an announcement.

UNLV football grabs another local recruit, receives verbal commitment from 2013 RB Niko Kapeli: Wednesday, May 30, 2012; high school recruiting:; By Ray Brewer; Niko Kapeli verbally committed to UNLV on Wednesday, becoming the Rebels’ first verbal commitment for the class of 2013. Kapeli was also recruited by Utah, New Mexico and Northern Arizona, but wanted to play for the hometown Rebels so his family could watch him play. Also, his brother, fullback Jordan Kapeli, will be a freshman walk-on at UNLV in the fall.

Introducing Las Vegas' next great college football prospect: Thursday, May 24, 2012; high school football: Bishop Gorman High rising junior Nate Starks already has multiple scholarship offers, including his 'favorite' school, Oklahoma; By Ray Brewer; College football coaches are easily spotted at Bishop Gorman High’s Fertitta Field on this sunny weekday afternoon. They sit in the bleachers and line the fence surrounding the field jockeying to get a glimpse of the perennial power Gaels’ stable of talented prospects during this spring practice session.

Taking a look at some marquee games on this year's high school football schedule: Tuesday, May 22, 2012; HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Powers Liberty, Palo Verde will hook up in one of the most anticipated nonleague games of the season; By Ray Brewer; When the Liberty High School football team hung tough with power Bishop Gorman for nearly three quarters in last year’s state semifinals, the Patriots immediately confirmed their status as one of the state’s top programs. They have won back-to-back Sunrise Regional titles and are riding a 16-game winning streak in league games.

Gorman QB Anu Solomon commits to Arizona football: Sunday, May 20, 2012; hs football: The four-star recruit is Nevada's most prolific passer heading into his senior season; By Ray Brewer; Bishop Gorman High rising senior quarterback Anu Solomon verbally committed Sunday to the University of Arizona football team. Solomon also had offers from Arizona State, UCLA, Utah and UNLV.

Gorman's Anu Solomon has interest from Pac-12 schools, might commit before the summer: Thursday, May 17, 2012; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Bishop Gorman High rising senior quarterback Anu Solomon could make his college football decision before the end of the month, picking between Arizona, Arizona State, UCLA, Utah and UNLV. Solomon, who is Las Vegas’ most coveted recruit for the class of 2013, said Wednesday his recruiting is still open and he’s hoping to land a few more scholarship offers.

Foothill's Tyler Morris verbally commits to San Diego State football: Monday, May 14, 2012; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Foothill High School rising senior Tyler Morris’ college football decision wasn’t difficult. He’s that sold on San Diego State. Morris, who last fall caught 25 passes for 515 yards and eight touchdowns, verbally committed Sunday to the Aztecs. Verbal commitments are non-binding and don’t become official until signing day in February 2013. But don’t expect Morris to break his commitment.

Coach helps students overcome life's obstacles off the field: Tuesday, May 8, 2012; COMMUNITY: In the afternoon, Hunkie Cooper works on football skills. But most of his day is spent helping students deal with life.; By Ray Brewer; If you think you know how a high school football coach spends his day, you’ve never met the likes of Hunkie Cooper, whose contributions to high school students extend far beyond the gridiron. Most of his school day is spent as site coordinator for the nonprofit Communities in Schools, which provides community support to students so they will succeed in school and in life.

Panel analyzing private schools stuck in neutral without Gorman present: Thursday, May 3, 2012; high school sports: Six-hour meeting produced minor understanding of how private schools operate, but still plenty of questions to be answered; By Ray Brewer; Bishop Gorman High didn’t participate in the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s public school/private school committee meeting Wednesday at South Point designed to help determine the school’s future in the association, declining to fill its two spots on the panel because of the way members were selected.

The area's next NFL Draft pick might be someone you don't expect, have never heard of: Tuesday, May 1, 2012; ray brewer:; By Ray Brewer; One high school football player wouldn’t have been able to catch a beach ball on a breezy day, awkwardly attempting to haul in a pass that bounced off his open palm and then his head before falling helplessly to the turf. Another was easily pushed into the ground while attempting to pass block during a one-and-one drill — again and again, and on some plays, by a significantly smaller player.

Five from Las Vegas taken Saturday in NFL Draft; none from UNLV: Saturday, April 28, 2012; By Ray Brewer; After two days of waiting to hear their names called in the NFL Draft, five players with ties to Southern Nevada were selected on Saturday.

Durango's Marcus Williams has top score at recruiting combine, but still looking for first offer: Wednesday, April 25, 2012; hs football:; By Ray Brewer; The college football recruiting of Durango rising senior running back and defensive back Marcus Williams could be considered a mystery. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Williams bested nearly 1,300 other recruits in early April by recording the highest score at Nike Football SPARQ Combine in Long Beach, Calif.

Arbor View's Elijah George, a diamond in the rough on recruiting trail, already has offers from UNLV and Duke: Monday, April 23, 2012; high school football: The 6-foot-6, 248-pound offensive tackle didn't start playing football until his freshman year, still very much a work in progress; By Ray Brewer; Arbor View High rising senior offensive lineman Elijah George isn’t your typical college football recruit. Sure, he has all of the measurables college coaches look for in building an offensive line. The tackle is 6-foot-6, 248 pounds and still growing.

UNLV's Alex Klorman never stopped believing he could play college football: Saturday, April 21, 2012; ray brewer: It wasn't always easy, but the walk-on has worked himself into the Rebels' defensive line rotation; By Ray Brewer; Alex Klorman wasn’t good enough to receive a college football scholarship. It was the same humbling blow several high school stars are forced to accept each year. Despite a stellar career at Del Sol High in Las Vegas, the lineman was considered too slow, too small and not strong enough for a spot on a college roster. National signing day came and went, and Klorman was left without any substantial offers. So, he walked on at UNLV, agreeing to pay his own way with aspirations of living out his college football dreams, and knowing that earning playing time would be ...

Palo Verde, not Bishop Gorman, invited to prestigious Arizona football game: Thursday, April 19, 2012; By Ray Brewer; Palo Verde and Moapa Valley highs have accepted invitations to open the high school football season Aug. 18 at the Sollenberger Classic in Arizona, which breaks a trend of having the defending large-school state champion represent Nevada.