Nevada High School Football News

A year ago, Yerington boys basketball coach Nate Landa spent most of his time trying to build his team's confidence and convince them they could compete.

The Faith Lutheran High School basketball team used to play home games in a gymnasium so small that players on the bench had to sit on a stage overlooking the court.

Liberty quarterback Tyler Newman looks for an open receiver against Salpointe Catholic during their Sollenberger Classic game at Bishop Gorman Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.

It began with wildfire smoke, much confusion and canceled and relocated games. It ended 14 weeks later with Bishop Gorman beating Reed to claim the Division I state title.

The Las Vegas Sun Super Seven girls selection, from left, Raychel Stanley, Teirra Hicks, Paris Strauther, Taylor Turney, Cherise Beynon, Kennedy Wharton and Ariona Gill.

Bishop Gorman lineman Chris Lalli carries the Gaels' standard out before their game against Crespi on Friday, Sept.

Even to casual fans in Northern Nevada, separated from the school by the length of the state, the Bishop Gorman football team needs little introduction.

Virgin Valley's Dee Bowler carries the ball during a game between Virgin Valley High School and Moapa Valley High School in Overton on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011.

Bishop Gorman linebacker Chris Lalli tackles Booker T. Washington High of Miami quarterback Treon Harris for a loss during their game Friday, Oct. 4, 2013 at Bishop Gorman.

The Liberty football team's hopes for a repeat trip to the state championship game ended Saturday with a heartbreaking 35-31 loss to Reed of Sparks in Reno.

Bishop Gorman QB Randall Cunnigham II breaks loose for his first touchdown of the game against Palo Verde on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013.

Reed High senior Jordan DeLeon has the size - he's 6-feet, 220 pounds - and the speed that you look for in a running back, but the thing that makes him a special player can't be measured in inches or pounds.

Liberty quarterback Tyler Newman looks for an open receiver against Salpointe Catholic during their Sollenberger Classic game at Bishop Gorman Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013.

Just three months after Kenbriel Hearn emerged from a coma, the 18-year-old football star scored the most memorable touchdown of his life.

Just three months after Kenbriel Hearn emerged from a coma, the 18-year-old football star scored the most memorable touchdown of his life.

Before Nevada's season finale against BYU on Saturday at Mackay Stadium, the Wolf Pack's 15 seniors will be honored at midfield.

Bishop Gorman coach Tony Sanchez and Palo Verde coach Darwin Rost shake hands after their game Friday, Nov. 18, 2011, at Bishop Gorman.

Even as his team was building a 30-point lead early in the third quarter, Yerington coach Cody Neville never felt quite comfortable.

After going through one of the worst experiences imaginable -- discovering her brother after he'd fatally shot himself -- former Smith Valley resident Bridget Park, now a 17-year-old senior living with her family in Reno, has tried to turn her experiences into something to help others, writing "Growing Young: A Memoir of Grief."

And then there was one. The Reed Raiders are the only Northern Nevada team left playing football after a championship-deciding weekend of games Friday and Saturday.