The Late Merlin Olsen Left a Big Footprint on a Las Vegas High School Football Rivalry

by Jeff Fisher
High School Football America

NFL Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen, who passed away yesterday at the age of 69, was a renaissance man.

Aside from being a great football player, Olsen was a first-rate color commentator on NFL broadcasts, a television actor on two popular shows, plus a pitchman for FTD florists.  However, a little known fact that I came across today, is Olsen gave one of his football shoes to two Las Vegas schools back in the early 70's.

That shoe or cleat, has been bronzed and is now part of The Cleat Game.  You can learn more about the game at High School Football America.

Centennial Wins Arizona/Nevada State Champions Battle

by Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Centennial showed Nevada football fans that it deserves its USA Today Super 25 ranking on Saturday with a 51-20 win over defending Nevada 4A champ McQueen in the Barry Sollenberger Kickoff Classic in Reno. Centennial, which entered the game ranked #9 by USA Today, now owns a 27-game win streak. AzCentral.com has all of the game details.

For news from Arizona, go to the Arizona High School Football Huddle. Nevada news is at the Nevada High School Football Huddle.

Nevada High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

Nevada High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 29, 2008

4A Semifinal
Palo Verde 42 Las Vegas 21

Nevada High School Football Scoreboard - Semifinals

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

McQueen is back in the Nevada 4A high school football championship. Friday night, top-ranked McQueen shutout Bishop Manogue in the Northern 4A Regional final. The Lancers will play the winners of Saturday's other semifinal between Palo Verde and Las Vegas. Click here for game story.

Nevada High School Football Scores
Friday, November 28, 2008

4A
McQueen 38 Bishop Manogue 0

Moapa Valley Wins Back-to-Back Nevada High School Football Championships

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Moapa Valley joined Truckee and Bishop Manogue as the only schools in Nevada to ever win back-to-back 3A high school football championships. The Pirates beat Truckee 35-16 to defend its title on Saturday. Click here for game story.

The Meadows Back On Top in Nevada's 2A Classification

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

For the first time since 2001 The Meadows is a Nevada high school football champ. The Meadows beat Pershing County 46-30 to win Nevada's 2A title on Saturday. Coming into the game Pershing County had only allowed 93 points all season...The Meadows almost got half of that in the title game. Click here for game story.

Pahranagat Valley Wins Nevada 1A Championship

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

For the third time in the last four years Pahranagat Valley is Nevada's 1A champ. To claim the title, the Panthers had to beat defending champ Tonopah 22-18. Click here for game story.

Nevada High School Football Scores - Week 4

Nevada High School Football Scores
Friday, September 19, 2008

Arbor View 62 Mojave 12
Basic 46 Coronado 8
Bonanza 44 Pahrump Valley 13
Chapparel 23 Canyon Springs 20
Del Sol 41 Rancho 39
Francis Parker (CA) 46 Faith Lutheran 14
Fernley 28 Spring Creek 7
Gorman 62 Durango 7
Granite Bay (CA) 36 Reno 10
Green Valley 18 Foothill 7
Las Vegas 21 Desert Pines 0
Laughlin 62 Spring Mountain 18
Lincoln County 20 Mountain View Christian Schools 18
McQueen 24 Junipero Serra (CA) 7
Pahranagat Valley 46 Indian Springs 0
Palo Verde 25 Cheyenne 0
The Meadows School 24 Calvary Chapel Christian School 6
Tonopah 66 Round Mountain 24
Virgin Valley 36 Desert Oasis 6

Nevada High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs

Nevada High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 24, 2007

4A Semifinals
McQueen 34 Las Vegas 20
Bishop Gorman 24 Palo Verde 20

Tonopah Wins 1st Nevada 1A Championship

Tonopah will have to starting making room in its trophy case after Saturday's 54-20 win over Carlin that gave the Muckers the school's first-ever 1A state high school football championship.

The Muckers, who finished runner-up in 2006, exploded for five touchdowns in the fourth quarter to blow the game wide-open. Tonopah's offense was clicking on all cylinders, with seven plays go for 40-yards or more.

To read above the school's first state title since the boys basketball team captured state gold in 1954, click here.

Nevada High School Football Scoreboard - Championships

Nevada High School Football Scores
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Championships

Class 3A
Moapa Valley 35 Virgin Valley 14

Class 2A
Needles 18 Yerington 14

Class 1A
Tonopah 54 Carlin

Nevada High School Football Scoreboard - Quarterfinals

Nevada High School Football Scores
Friday, November 16, 2007

Quarterfinals

Class 4A
McQueen 22 Galena 21
Las Vegas 28 Del Sol 25
Bishop Gorman 43 Cheyenne 16
Palo Verde 52 Western 12