Maiava, who threw for 3,317 yards and 41 touchdowns as a sophomore in Hawaii, joins a Liberty squad hoping to repeat its 2019 state championship.
Football
Brayden Bayne helped Centennial to the 2019 Class 4A state championship game with 63 points as a kicker and a 36.5-yard average as a punter.
Bishop Gorman senior tackle Jake Taylor is the top offensive lineman in the valley. He started for the Gaels in 2019 and has committed to Oklahoma.
Liberty senior Sir Mells, an Oregon commit, is tops among defensive linemen in the Las Vegas Valley. He will look to add to his 33 tackles and two forced fumbles in 2019.
Monday was the first day of high school football practice in Southern Nevada, but Centennial has been sidelined for 10 days after a positive COVID case in the program.
Desert Pines senior running back Jovantae Barnes is the only returning 1,000-yard rusher in the valley, and the four-star recruit has 35 scholarship offers.
NIAA assistant director Jay Beesemyer said the organization needs about 700 officials statewide for the fall sports season. As of Sunday, that number was 361.
Bishop Gorman’s Cyrus Moss, the state’s No. 2 overall recruit, according to Rivals and 247Sports, is the Las Vegas Valley’s No. 1 linebacker entering the season.
Bishop Gorman is loaded in the secondary, boasting four on the Review-Journal’s list of the five best defensive backs in the Las Vegas Valley.
Liberty’s Germie Bernard, a Washington commit, tops the Review-Journal list of the five best wide receivers in the valley.
Tragedy during voluntary workout gives local coaches, athletes more pause for thought.
The Clark County School District confirmed that the 13-year-old freshman at Legacy High School who died Monday during a football workout is Cajetan Chinoyelum Nsofor.
An incoming freshman football player at Legacy High School has died during an athletics-related activity at the school, according to the Clark County School District.
The spring sports season was limited to six weeks, with some teams’ seasons even shorter because of COVID, but players and coaches were just happy to get back on the field.
Rancho, which once practiced in a city park, was among nine high schools picked to scrimmage in Allegiant Stadium during a prep football jamboree this weekend.
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