Moapa Valley High

Live Blog: Bishop Gorman, Shaq Powell rout Chaparral to open season: Saturday, August 20, 2011; high school football: Ben Guida and Jake Smirk lead stout defensive effort in second half; By Ray Brewer, Case Keefer; GLENDALE, Ariz. — A slow start against one of the nation's top ranked teams wasn't enough for Bishop Gorman to drop its season-opening game in the Sollenberger Classic at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Not even close. Behind six total touchdowns from Shaq Powell, Gorman slammed Chaparral 42-22 to kick off its 2011 campaign.

Moapa Valley jumps at chance to play in Arizona Cardinals stadium: Thursday, August 18, 2011; By Case Keefer; For the residents of Moapa Valley to fill up University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, each one of them would need to attend a game and bring 10 friends. It’s rare that a high school football team from Nevada’s smaller-school classification gets a chance to play in a national game, let alone in a professional venue.

Realignment plan could put prep football teams in lower division: Monday, June 13, 2011; Always-athletic Cheyenne, Desert Pines would be forced in same league as Boulder City, other 3A schools; By Ray Brewer; Desert Pines High football coach Paul Bennett could feel slighted. Despite leading his team to the playoffs in five of the past six seasons and sending an athlete to Division I football each of the past four years, the always-athletic Jaguars appear headed to a lower tier of competition.

Moapa Valley comes up short in 3A state finals: Saturday, November 20, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; The Moapa Valley High football team couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity to take the lead Saturday in the 3A state championship game at Arbor View.

Nevada high school football team - not Gorman - has national respect: Wednesday, November 17, 2010; Prep Football: Pahranagat Valley of Alamo going for fourth 1A state title in five years; By Ray Brewer; When the Pahranagat Valley High football team practiced last week for its 1A state semifinal game against Carlin, Panthers coach Ken Higbee made sure to include every player in the program for the workout. So, the Alamo school of 62 students had a practice with nearly 100 players. For Higbee, a Pahranagat High graduate, the program includes every youth football player in the town of 1,200 residents.

Moapa Valley races past Lowry in 3A state semifinals: Saturday, November 13, 2010; By Case Keefer; Moapa Valley will play Truckee next week in the 3A state championship game. The Pirates advanced to the title game after defeating Lowry 35-20 Saturday afternoon. Moapa Valley trailed by six entering the fourth quarter, but scored three late touchdowns to pull away.

Moapa Valley takes down rival Virgin Valley for 3A Southern League title: Saturday, November 6, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; Zach Waite’s four touchdowns Saturday lifted the Moapa Valley High football team to a 33-21 victory against Virgin Valley in the 3A Southern League title game.

Moapa Valley takes round one in the Hammer Game: Thursday, October 28, 2010; By Case Keefer; Despite an error-filled evening, Moapa Valley trudged past rival Virgin Valley 7-6 in the battle for the hammer. The visiting Pirates had the ball within the 10-yard line five times in the game but only managed to score one touchdown.

Moapa Valley beats up on Boulder City: Friday, October 22, 2010; By Case Keefer; Moapa Valley coach Brent Lewis had no complaints after his team’s 42-6 victory against Boulder City Friday night. The Pirates played a complete game in every sense. They rushed for 266 yards as a team, passed for more than 100 yards and returned a kickoff for a touchdown.

Silverado gets back on track with win against Moapa Valley: Friday, October 15, 2010; By Case Keefer; No team can easily defend Silverado tight end Josh Curtis. The Skyhawks took advantage of that Friday night as Curtis caught two touchdowns in a 38-19 victory against Moapa Valley.

Moapa Valley holds off Clark to win 36-33: Friday, October 8, 2010; By Case Keefer; Moapa Valley coach Brent Lewis said running back Zach Waite had played at less than 100 percent with an injury the last few weeks. By Friday night, Waite was back in top form. Waite rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown to lead Moapa Valley (3-3) to a 36-33 victory against Clark (2-4).

Green Valley picks up last-minute victory at Moapa Valley: Friday, October 1, 2010; By Case Keefer; At this point, Green Valley coach Matt Gerber could probably offer a class on how to orchestrate a climactic football comeback. For the second time this season, Green Valley (3-3) erased a double-digit deficit in the second half and won in the final seconds when it beat Moapa Valley (2-3) 23-22.

Moapa Valley notches victory against Utah school: Friday, September 10, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; After being outscored 63-7 in its initial two games of the season, Moapa Valley High football coach Brent Lewis had a simple message for his team: Don’t panic.

Moapa Valley suffers lopsided defeat to Hurricane, Utah: Friday, September 3, 2010; By Case Keefer; Kelan Weiss threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Casen Lewis in the first quarter of Moapa Valley’s game against Hurricane (Utah) Friday night. That was the first and last highlight of the night for Moapa Valley.

Moapa Valley falls to Utah school in opener: Friday, August 27, 2010; By Case Keefer; If it wasn’t the first game of the year, Moapa Valley coach Brent Lewis might be a little more concerned. The Pirates fell 21-0 to Desert Hills (Utah) Friday night in a game full of errors. Although the two teams were practically even in total yards, Moapa Valley committed six costly turnovers.