Green Valley Gators wide receiver Marquez Powell catches a pass for a first down against Basic in the first quarter of their prep football game at Green Valley High School in Henderson Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Green Valley Gators wide receiver Marquez Powell (1) catches a touchdown pass as Basic Wolves cornerback Deondre Ishman (6) defends late in the fourth quarter of their prep football game at Green Valley High School in Henderson Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Basic won 26-21. Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Green Valley Gators wide receiver Marquez Powell catches a pass for a first down late in the fourth quarter against Basic during their prep football game at Green Valley High School in Henderson Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Basic won 26-21. Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Basic Wolves safety Jake Waldron forces Green Valley Gators wide receiver Marquez Powell to fumble in the first quarter of their prep football game at Green Valley High School in Henderson Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Green Valley Gators wide receiver Marquez Powell (1) is unable to catch a pass as Basic Wolves cornerback Brian Evans defends in the first quarter of their prep football game at Green Valley High School in Henderson Friday, Oct. 9, 2015. Josh Holmberg/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Former Green Valley wide receiver Marquez Powell will be on the Liberty football team this upcoming school year, coach Rich Muraco confirmed last week.
Muraco said Powell, who will be a junior, moved into the zone with his family and enrolled at the school last November after the fall sports season. Powell has a scholarship offer from Hawaii, and is considered one of Southern Nevada’s top football recruits in the class of 2018.
“Marquez is a special talent,” Muraco said. “He’s a tall, athletic receiver — one that we haven’t had the last few years. He’s going to help us out, stretch the field vertically and create matchup problems.”
Muraco said the 6-foot-4-inch, 175-pound Powell will give quarterback Kenyon Oblad — a top recruit with scholarship offers from Brigham Young, Colorado State and San Diego State — another viable option in the passing game.
“We like to throw the ball,” Muraco said. “We have three kids with Division I offers at wide receiver. But we do have the ability, if we need to, to run a double-tight and pound the ball.”
Powell was an all-state honorable mention selection last season for the Gators, who lost Isiah Macklin to graduation. Macklin, a 6-5 receiver, signed with San Diego State.
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