Valley High Football

Las Vegas High takes out Valley 31-16: Saturday, October 1, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Las Vegas High stayed undefeated and took out a promising divisional rival in the process Saturday afternoon.

Valley wins second straight close game with 3-point victory against Eldorado: Saturday, September 24, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; The Valley High football team built a 16-point lead Friday against host Eldorado, but had to hang on for a 16-13 victory.

Valley comes out victorious in five-overtime game against Rancho: Friday, September 16, 2011; high school football:; By Case Keefer; Valley coach Marcus Sherman wasn’t planning on getting much sleep Friday night. He couldn’t imagine doing anything other than thinking about his team’s 35-34 victory over Rancho. The Vikings won one of the more memorable high school football games in Southern Nevada history in five overtimes.

Silverado uses rushing from Thurmon, stellar defense to beat Valley: Saturday, September 10, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; Silverado High’s Izaiah Thurmon had about 125 rushing yards and Coty Iwata added three sacks Friday night in a 21-12 victory against visiting Valley.

New coach hoping to return Valley to winning ways: Tuesday, August 23, 2011; high school football:; By Ray Brewer; First-year Valley High coach Marcus Sherman envisions leading the Vikings back to their winning ways of the past. A powerhouse in the 1970s and 80s, Sherman knows his first task in the rebuilding process starts with getting more of the school’s students interested in joining the team.

Valley High grad realizes Super Bowl dream with Steelers: Wednesday, January 26, 2011; By Ray Brewer; Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker and Valley High School graduate Stevenson Sylvester was so overwhelmed with friends trying to contact him that he had to turn off his phone — and that was before the Steelers advanced to the Super Bowl on Feb. 6 in Dallas.

Desert Oasis, Green Valley looking for new coaches: Thursday, December 16, 2010; prep football:; By Ray Brewer; Four Las Vegas area high school football program will be with new coaches next fall.

Rancho grabs playoff spot with win against Valley: Thursday, October 28, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Shamel David rushed for more than 200 yards and two touchdowns Thursday in leading the Rancho High football team past Valley, 39-29.

Valley still alive in playoff hunt after beating Sunrise Mountain: Friday, October 22, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Anthony Sanders passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another Friday in leading the Valley High football team to a 60-16 victory against Sunrise Mountain.

Canyon Springs defense pulls through in close game against Valley: Friday, October 15, 2010; By Case Keefer; Canyon Springs (5-2, 5-0) received a minor scare Friday with Valley (1-7, 1-5). The Vikings played right with the Pioneers for most of the night and had the lead for a while in the game. But Canyon Springs eventually prevailed in a 20-6 win behind a defense that caused five turnovers.

Valley records first win by beating longtime rival: Saturday, October 9, 2010; By Ray Brewer; The Valley High football team picked a great time to win its first game of the season — homecoming against one of the school’s longtime rivals.

Week 7 roundup: High school players wear pink to support cancer awareness: Friday, October 8, 2010; By Ray Brewer, Case Keefer; High school football players throughout the Las Vegas Valley will wear pink-ribbon helmet stickers and other pink colored accessories tonight in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The helmet decals are compliments of the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, which also provided cheerleaders with pink hair ribbons and a handful of fans with awareness shirts.

Desert Pines takes down Valley on the road, 19-6: Friday, October 1, 2010; By Case Keefer; Desert Pines has won two in a row. The Jagaurs raced past the Valley Vikings Friday night with their usual formula — steady doses of running backs Leon Hayes and Derrick Shaw.

Las Vegas scores victory against Valley: Friday, September 24, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Farrell Victor rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries Friday to help the Las Vegas High football team beat visiting Valley, 35-3.

Eldorado beats Valley, doubles win total from last year: Friday, September 17, 2010; By Ray Brewer; JaQuorrey Williams passed for three first-half touchdowns Thursday and Mike Williams recorded two sacks in a 27-0 shutout against Valley in the Northeast Division opener for both schools.