High School Football

Cousins attracting attention from college football recruiters: Saturday, July 4, 2009; Gorman's Xavier and Jalen Grimble prized prospects; By Ray Brewer; Xavier Grimble, a senior-to-be tight end at Bishop Gorman, and Jalen Grimble, a rising junior defensive end for the Gaels, are two of the nation’s most sought-after college recruits.

COMMENTARY: Gorman football a dynasty in the making: Monday, June 29, 2009; FROM THE PRESS BOX:; By Ray Brewer; Las Vegas Valley high school football teams shouldn’t bother handing out equipment this fall.

Desert Oasis football coach stepping down: Thursday, June 18, 2009; By Ray Brewer; Matt Jenkins resigned Tuesday as football coach at Desert Oasis High and is moving to North Carolina, where his wife is helping open a family business. The season is 10 weeks away and Jenkins said leaving his team was a tough decision.

Boulder City football works on rushing attack at camp: Wednesday, June 17, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL:; By Ray Brewer; The Boulder City High football team left the Dixie State College camp in St. George, Utah, optimistic about the upcoming season. The Eagles sent 50 players to the contact camp June 8 to 12 and spent most of the week working on their running game and blocking schemes. It was the lone week of the summer when the Eagles will practice in pads until mid-August.

Top football players transfer high schools: Friday, June 12, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL:; By Ray Brewer; Earnest Hall, who was an first-team all-Sunrise Region defensive back in 2008 for Del Sol, transferred to Palo Verde this week, Panthers coach Darwin Rost said.

High school football games headed to prime time television: Thursday, June 11, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL:; By Steve Silver; Las Vegas high school football players might want to invest in some makeup, because the spotlight of prime time television cameras will officially shine on 11 prep games this upcoming season. The Sinclair Broadcast Group is set to expand its "Thursday Night Lights" live high school football show to Las Vegas starting in August. Channel 12, the My LVTV network and sister station of KVCW the CW Las Vegas, will broadcast one regular season game per week live at 8 p.m.

Del Sol football player competes with the help of a prosthetic foot: Wednesday, June 10, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL: Wide receiver lost toes when his foot was ran over by a train; By Ray Brewer; Del Sol junior-to-be Darren Sanders plays high school football with the help of a prosthetic foot after the toes on his left foot were cut off three years ago. A train ran over his foot while he and some of his friends were playing along the tracks.

Injured football player realizes dream of walking at graduation: Tuesday, June 9, 2009; prep sports: LaQuan Phillips receives special award at Green Valley High ceremony; By Ray Brewer; LaQuan Phillips had Tuesday circled on his calendar for months. As the days and weeks leading up to the big day passed, he dreamed of walking across the stage at his graduation to pick up his diploma. And the key for the Green Valley High senior was walking, because for a long time, he could not. In a terrifying moment on the football field, Phillips was temporarily paralyzed in September when he bruised his spine while making a tackle. On Tuesday, Phillips, with the help of a cane, gingerly climbed the stage stairs at the Thomas & Mack Center and ...

Eyeing the horizon: Thursday, June 4, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL: Boulder City coach trying to find right mix for winning season; By Ray Brewer; The Boulder City High football team struggled for parts of last fall learning first-year coach Alex Kazel's spread offense. The struggles, however, ended at the perfect time.

Sunset Region rallies from 17-point deficit to win all-star game: Sunday, May 31, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL:; By Ray Brewer; Sporting a roster of nine players who received Division-I football scholarships, the Sunset Region appeared to have a distinct advantage against the Sunrise Region during Saturday night’s West Charleston Lions Club 38th Annual High School All Star Football Game. Then, the Sunrise — a team with four who will walk-on at major colleges — scored the game’s initial 17 points to take a commanding lead. However, the Sunrise didn’t score in the final three quarters and the Sunset’s future college players took control in the second half of a 21-17 victory at Las Vegas High.

Donation saves high school Hall of Fame football games: Friday, May 29, 2009; PREP SPORTS: UFL's generosity revives 10-game schedule; By Ray Brewer, Steve Silver; The high school football season will be extended by one game for 20 Southern Nevadan schools next fall. A $25,000 donation by the upstart United Football League to the Clark County School District will cover fees for officials, transportation and security to support bringing back the extra contest.

High school football all-star game on tap for Saturday: Wednesday, May 27, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL: Annual Lions Club game will be missing some of the valley's top players; By Ray Brewer; The 38th annual Lions Club all-star high school football game, which pits the top seniors from the Sunrise Region against the Sunset Region at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Las Vegas High, will be missing some of valley’s marquee performers from the past fall. Five who will be in Division I programs next year have opted to not participate — most on orders from their college coaches.

Sprinter breaks state record in 100-meter dash: Friday, May 22, 2009; PREP SPORTS: Valley junior also has 10th best time nationally; By Ray Brewer; Valley High junior Garic Wharton’s time of 10.39 seconds in the 100-meter dash Friday during the large-school state track meet at Del Sol shattered a two-decade old record of 10.54 seconds set by Las Vegas High’s Charles Smith in 1983.

Ex-Valley star looking for new team after leaving Va. Tech: Wednesday, May 13, 2009; Two-sport high school standout would also consider return to football; By Ray Brewer; Valley High grad Hank Thorns announced plans to transfer from Virginia Tech's basketball program Monday. He's been flooded with interest from several college, including contact with SMU about playing football and basketball. Thorns was an All-Sunrise Region selection in both sports for the Vikings.

Gorman athlete sentenced to three years probation: Wednesday, May 6, 2009; Lawyer says star football player still headed for Oklahoma; By Brett Okamoto; Former Bishop Gorman standout football player Justin Chaisson, 18, pleaded no contest Wednesday morning to four gross misdemeanors stemming from a March attack on his ex-girlfriend of four years.