Bishop Gorman (5A), Centennial (4A) and Moapa Valley (3A) are No. 1 in the Review-Journal’s first high school football rankings. Also included are girls volleyball and soccer rankings.
Football
The start of the new high school football season was delayed for a handful of teams in Las Vegas after severe weather forced several games to be canceled.
Faith Lutheran senior kicker Caden Chittenden provided the late-game heroics to give the Crusaders a win over Palo Verde in the season opener Friday night.
Bishop Gorman pulled away in the second half, after trailing in the first half, to put away Corner Canyon on the road in its season opener Friday.
Check out the top performances and scores from Friday’s high school football action, plus the scores and top performances from the day’s soccer and volleyball games.
Some of the city’s top teams, including Arbor View and Liberty, begin challenging non-league schedules with a pair of out-of-state opponents.
Bishop Gorman isn’t shy about its goals. The Gaels expect to compete for a national title behind a strong senior class that includes quarterback Micah Alejado.
Class 5A experienced the biggest changes during the realignment process in the offseason, but one thing remains the same: Bishop Gorman’s dominance.
Only three of the 14 teams in the new Class 4A made the playoffs last season, and none of them earned a postseason victory.
Moapa Valley and SLAM Academy look like two of the favorites in Class 3A, but defending 2A state champion The Meadows is moving up to provide a potential challenge.
With reigning Class 2A state champion The Meadows moving up to 3A, teams are looking to chart their paths toward a title.
Class 1A football teams in the Central and South League are preparing for the upcoming season. Pahranagat Valley is the three-time defending state champion.
Two more high school football state champions will be crowned this season after Class 5A was split into three divisions, leaving fewer teams stuck behind Bishop Gorman.
Of the 14 teams in the new Class 4A, 13 had losing records last season. The other team went 5-5 in 3A. Someone is winning a state championship this season.
Saturday marked the first day high school football teams in the state could engage in contact practices with full pads.
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