Less than five months on the job, new UNLV football coach Barry Odom has impressed local high school football coaches with the program’s push to recruit local talent.
Recruiting
Centennial girls junior guard Kaniya Boyd, a four-star prospect by ESPN, announced her college commitment to Tennessee on Monday on her social media accounts.
Arbor View sophomore linebacker Christian Thatcher has received college offers from high-profile Division I programs, including Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Missouri.
Bishop Gorman High star junior quarterback Micah Alejado announced his college commitment to Hawaii on Sunday. He also had offers from UNLV, UNR and Utah State.
Bigby, a five-star recruit ranked No. 23 in her class by ESPN, announced her commitment to play for the Ducks on Sunday night via Twitter.
His commitment is non-binding and won’t be official until he signs a national letter of intent. Football players can sign from Dec. 18 until Dec. 20. National Signing Day is Feb.5
Former Foothill player Marvin Coleman, who walked on last basketball season, was put on scholarship by UNLV. It is the Rebels’ last available scholarship.
Bishop Gorman junior wide receiver Donovan Smith will play college football at Texas Tech, he announced via Twitter on Monday night.
Bowens passed for 2,770 yards, 29 touchdowns and eight interceptions for the Gaels in 2018 while adding 927 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns on 100 attempts en route to a first-team all-state selection by the Review-Journal.
The Mustangs (21-6) overcame a sluggish start by forcing 30 turnovers and extended their season with a victory over the Longhorns in the Mountain Region tournament quarterfinals.
Cervontes White, a 5-foot-10-inch, 175-pound wide receiver and defensive back, has accepted a scholarship offer from Southern Utah on the eve of National Signing Day and will sign a national letter of intent Wednesday.
Desert Pines senior running back Jamel Brown is set to sign a national letter of intent to play for the University of Charlotte — four weeks after receiving the scholarship offer from the Conference USA program.
Former Bishop Gorman and Ohio State quarterback Tate Martell announced he is transferring to Miami on Twitter Tuesday night.
Senior Najeeb Muhammad is one of the best players in Southern Nevada and has Division I offers and interest from Southern Utah, Sacramento State, Northern Arizona and Cal State Bakersfield.
Liberty defensive end Luke Toomalatai committed to play at Idaho State on Wednesday evening.
