Virgin Valley's Dee Bowler rushed for 227 yards and five touchdowns on 29 carries Friday as the Bulldogs (5-4, 2-3 Division I-A Sunrise) earned a 41-21 home win over Sunrise Mountain (2-7, 0-5).
Virgin Valley’s Garrett Leavitt completed 15 of 18 passes for 230 yards, including a TD to Dillon Graves, who had four catches for 54 yards. Cristian Aguirre had three catches for 75 yards.
Sherman Nash rushed for 185 yards and two TDs forthe Miners.
Three-star Faith Lutheran junior running back Cale Breslin announced his college commitment Friday. Breslin rushed for 1,226 yards for the Crusaders last season.
Bishop Gorman was tied with one other high school for the most players selected in the NFL draft, the league announced.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Rome Odunze was selected ninth by the Chicago Bears, and former Liberty athlete Troy Fautanu went 20th overall to the Steelers.
Don Smerek, a standout football player at Basic High who went on to play with the Dallas Cowboys, died March 16 from cancer. He was 66.
Desert Pines football coach Tico Rodriguez, who won two 3A state titles with the Jaguars, announced Monday he is stepping down.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Brevin Jordan talked about the Houston Texans’ surprise run to the playoffs Friday on radio row at Super Bowl 58.
High school football players from 14 high schools signed their national letter of intent to play in college. Athletes in other sports signed as well.
Review-Journal preps reporter Alex Wright’s top five stories of 2023 include Bishop Gorman’s run to a national title and an eventful realignment process.
Eight players from Bishop Gorman’s national championship football team signed national letters of intent Wednesday to play in college at FBS schools.
Bishop Gorman finished atop USA Today’s Super 25 rankings for the fourth time in its history, beating out high school teams from Florida and California.
