Southern Nevada high school fall sports rankings
(Records through Sunday)
Football
1. Bishop Gorman (2-0)
2. Liberty (0-1)
3. Arbor View (0-2)
4. Centennial (1-1)
5. Sloan Canyon (1-0)
6. Foothill (1-0)
7. Mater East (1-0)
8. Faith Lutheran (1-1)
9. Desert Oasis (1-0)
10. Palo Verde (2-0)
Breakdown: Bishop Gorman assumed the No. 1 spot in MaxPreps’ national rankings after overcoming losing a 21-point lead to defeat previous No. 1 St. John Bosco (California) 38-28. Liberty had a bye last week and hosts Tafuna (American Samoa) at 7 p.m. Friday. Arbor View dropped another close game, losing to Carlsbad (California) 24-17 and the Aggies have a bye this week.
Centennial lost a shootout to Cathedral Catholic (California) 52-49. Centennial quarterback Blake Nadler threw for 400 yards and seven touchdowns and Minnesota commit Jayden Thomas had 13 catches for 215 yards and three touchdowns. Sloan Canyon scored a late touchdown to defeat McQueen 28-21 at UNR Saturday in a rematch of last year’s 4A state title game. Jermaine Wilson had 228 rushing yards and two touchdowns for the Pirates, who host John Muir (California) at 6 p.m. Friday.
Ryder Dobbs 324 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Falcons to a 42-8 victory over Henderson rival Basic in the “Battle for Boulder Highway.” The Falcons head up to Sparks to play Spanish Springs at 7 p.m. Friday. Mater East had a bye and host Victor Valley (California) at 7 p.m. Friday. Faith Lutheran held on to win at Bakersfield Christian (California) 28-27 and plays at Valor Christian (Colorado) at 7 p.m. Friday.
Desert Oasis’ defense stood tall in overtime to help the Diamondbacks secure a 36-28 home victory over rival Sierra Vista in the “Bell Game.” Palo Verde improved to 2-0 to jump into the rankings after the Panthers’ defense came up with a turnover late to seal a 28-26 win over Legacy. Palo Verde hosts Desert Oasis at 6 p.m. Friday in one of the top games featuring two local teams.
Next five (alphabetical order): Coronado (1-0), Green Valley (1-0) Moapa Valley (1-1), Shadow Ridge (1-0), Spring Valley (1-0).
Girls soccer
1 Faith Lutheran (3-0-1)
2. Arbor View (3-0-1)
3. Coronado (3-0-1)
4. Bishop Gorman (6-0)
5. Centennial (3-0)
6. Palo Verde (1-1)
7. Doral Academy (4-2-2)
8. Green Valley (2-1)
9. Liberty (1-0)
10. Foothill (2-1-1)
Games to watch
All games at 5:45 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Tuesday
Arbor View at Palo Verde
Desert Oasis at Liberty
Sierra Vista at Bishop Gorman, 6 p.m.
Thursday
Sierra Vista at SECTA, 3:30 p.m.
Palo Verde at Coronado, 4:30 p.m.
Foothill at Green Valley
Boys soccer
1 Eldorado (8-1)
2. Coronado (3-1-1)
3. Palo Verde (3-1-1)
4. Arbor View (4-1-1)
5. Faith Lutheran (3-1-1)
6. Foothill (4-0)
7. Bishop Gorman (2-1-1)
8. Sierra Vista (2-0)
9. Virgin Valley (5-0)
10. Doral Academy (4-0)
Games to watch
All games at 5:45 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Wednesday
Palo Verde at Eldorado
Arbor View at Liberty
Sierra Vista at Bishop Gorman
Faith Lutheran at Desert Oasis
Thursday
Chaparral at Bishop Gorman
Friday
Virgin Valley at SECTA, 3:30 p.m.
Girls volleyball
1 Bishop Gorman (1-0)
2. Faith Lutheran (4-0)
3. Coronado (7-1)
4. Foothill (7-1)
5. Centennial (5-2)
6. Sierra Vista (5-3)
7. Arbor View (2-0)
8. Shadow Ridge (7-2)
9. Desert Oasis (5-3)
10. The Meadows (0-0)
Games to watch
All games at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted
Tuesday
Arbor View at Bishop Gorman, 6 p.m.
Foothill at Sierra Vista
Desert Oasis at Centennial
Thursday
Bishop Gorman at Shadow Ridge
Coronado at Centennial
Spring Valley at Green Valley
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