According to an email sent to Coronado’s football families Wednesday, all team activities are suspended until further notice after a positive COVID-19 test.
Jason Orts
Nevada Preps coordinator
Email: jorts@reviewjournal.com
Jason Orts is a born-and-raised Texan who has more than a decade of experience covering high school sports there. The last six of those came as the high school sports coordinator at the Waco Tribune-Herald, where he also covered a myriad of Baylor University sports. Orts was the sports editor of the University Star at Texas State University prior to beginning his professional career.
Anthony Swift grew up as a baseball player, but will play basketball in college after signing with Southern Utah on Wednesday.
Four Spring Valley seniors made up for a lost season by signing to play in college. Other elite players from the valley will do the same Wednesday.
When competition begins Friday, it will end a 401-day drought since the Clark County School District suspended all sporting events at the start of the COVID pandemic.
Marcos Canales ran for 162 yards and two touchdowns, and the Faith Lutheran defense limited SLAM! Nevada to 75 total yards in a 39-0 win.
Mick Corrigan threw three touchdown passes to Ryan Hannig, and The Meadows’ defense did the rest in a 33-6 win over White Pine to clinch the 2A South title.
Improvement has been the central theme for most high school football coaches whose teams played this spring, a six-week season that concludes Friday.
The Clark County School District will allow home fans to attend spring sporting events, with attendance capped at 250 or 50 percent of the venue’s capacity.
Pahranagat Valley showed no signs of rust from a three-week layoff with 36 first-quarter points in a 58-0 win over Tonopah on Friday night.
Moapa Valley forced five turnovers and had two big offensive plays in the fourth quarter to beat Virgin Valley 18-14 in the Hammer Game.
COVID, players opting to pursue other interests and spring break are among the unique issues football teams at small schools have had to deal with.
Mick Corrigan threw two touchdown passes to Ryan Hannig, and Dawson Levine ran for two scores in The Meadows’ 28-6 win over Lake Mead.
Freshman quarterback Micah Alejado threw for 228 yards and four touchdowns in Bishop Gorman’s 43-0 win over Faith Lutheran.
Brent Browner, who was named Bishop Gorman’s football coach after Kenny Sanchez resigned in January 2020, is comfortable with the program’s high expectations.
Bishop Gorman freshman setter Taylor Treadwell had 44 assists and nine digs to help lead the Gaels to a four-set road victory over Faith Lutheran on Wednesday.
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