High School Football

Gorman ready for Palo following 56-15 pounding of Cheyenne: Saturday, November 7, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL: Freshman QB Solomon settles in, helps turn close game into a blowout; By Ryan Greene; First-year Bishop Gorman coach Tony Sanchez had barely finished making his way through the postgame handshake line before proclaiming — to no one in particular — that it was now officially 'Palo week.' Of course, that's in reference to the Sunset Regional semifinal showdown which is now set up for next week between Gorman and rival Palo Verde, who slaughtered the Gaels last year in the regional finals, 50-14. Gorman did its part to set up the rematch by unloading on Cheyenne on Friday night, 56-15.

Del Sol rallies without top rusher to win Southeast title: Saturday, November 7, 2009; By Ray Brewer; Running back Dezerick Reed has been the Del Sol High football team’s No. 1 option offensively every game this fall. But in one of the Dragons’ most important games of the season on Friday night, they had to rally without their top performer. Reed was benched after drawing a personal foul on a late hit in the second quarter against a player from visiting Coronado.

Legacy beats Spring Valley for first playoff win: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Anthony Fenech; Late in Friday night’s Sunset Regional quarterfinal, Legacy quarterback Devin Weidemann dropped back to pass. He rolled to the left, looked to the right, felt pressure from behind and unleashed a high, arching 60-yard pass. “I just cocked back and fired it,” he said. “And I had my doubts.”

Canyon Springs beats Chaparral, headed to playoffs: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer; Tyler Ward threw for more than 150 yards and Devin Rimmey rushed for more than 100 as Canyon Springs closed its regular season with a 67-18 victory against Chaparral.

Palo Verde rolls over Desert Oasis: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer; The first thought that popped into Palo Verde coach Darwin Rost’s mind while watching film on Desert Oasis was a scary one.

Green Valley upsets Silverado, 23-17: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer; Entering Friday night’s game, Silverado had everything to play for. Green Valley had already been eliminated from playoff contention.

Foothill loses to Basic, still makes playoffs: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer; This year’s Battle for Boulder Highway certainly lived up to its billing.

Cimarron-Memorial off to fast playoff start against Durango: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer

Seniors shine in Liberty win over Valley: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer

Desert Pines ground game too much for Eldorado: Friday, November 6, 2009; By Case Keefer; Desert Pines’ game plan against Eldorado Friday was pretty simple: Give the ball to the running backs.

High school football roundup: Friday, November 6, 2009; Week 11: Half of teams finish regular season, other half begin playoffs; By Case Keefer; It’s time to win or turn in the pads and think about next year — at least for half of the teams in the Las Vegas Valley.

Las Vegas wins Bone Game against Rancho to gain momentum for playoffs: Friday, November 6, 2009; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; The Las Vegas High football team did more on Thursday night than extend their impressive streak of victories in one of Nevada’s most storied rivalry games. The Wildcats’ 44-0 victory against visiting Rancho in the annual “Bone Game” was their 14th straight triumph in a series that dates back to the 1950s. More importantly, the win gives an inexperienced Las Vegas squad momentum heading into next week’s Sunrise Regional playoffs that it can add to a more significant streak.

Don't count out Rancho in Bone Game against Las Vegas: Thursday, November 5, 2009; ray brewer:; By Ray Brewer; Francis Valerio knows he will be playing in his last football game on Thursday night. You won’t, however, hear the reserve linebacker and running back from Rancho High complain.

Gorman's Loyd becoming a top football prospect: Tuesday, November 3, 2009; PREP FOOTBALL: Senior speedster already has scholarship offers for basketball; By Ray Brewer; Johnathan Loyd is arguably the top high school basketball player in Las Vegas. The senior point guard led Bishop Gorman High to the state championship last winter and has scholarship offers from the likes of SMU, Northern Arizona, Cal-Poly, Cal-State Riverside, Cal-State Northridge and Oakland University in Detroit. Come later this school year, though, the 5-foot-9 speedster will likely have the more attractive offer he is looking for. That offer, however, might not come in basketball.

Palo Verde beats Centennial, advances to playoffs: Thursday, October 29, 2009; By Case Keefer; Tyrone Blake returned two punts for touchdowns and had 120 yards on the ground as Palo Verde finished off its regular season by beating Centennial 42-7.