Here is simply a look astatine the Class 3A, 2A and 1A Southern Region and non-CCSD autarkic precocious schoolhouse shot teams successful Southern Nevada:
Class 3A
Boulder City Eagles
Coach: Christopher Render (entering archetypal season)
2025 record: 6-6
Playoffs: Lost successful 3A Southern League semifinals to Virgin Valley
Breakdown: Render takes implicit astatine Boulder City, wherever the Eagles are expected to instrumentality astir of their halfway players from 2025 arsenic they hole to situation either Virgin Valley oregon Moapa Valley successful the four-team 3A Southern League wherever each 4 teams marque the playoffs. The Eagles are expected to instrumentality starring receivers Anthony Eby and Ghavyn Cartier, and cornerback Luke Jappe.
Moapa Valley Pirates
Coach: Brent Lewis (210-74, entering 26th season)
2025 record: 8-5
Playoffs: Lost successful 3A authorities title crippled to Churchill County
Breakdown: Moapa Valley returned to the authorities title crippled past twelvemonth for its archetypal quality successful the rubric crippled since 2021. The Pirates could beryllium a dense favourite to instrumentality to the rubric crippled and triumph their 17th authorities rubric and archetypal since 2021. Moapa Valley returns starring rusher Briggs Hickman (105 rushing yards per crippled and 22 full TDs) and QB Kamden Drosos (18 TD passes). On defense, Stetson Houston is 1 of the Pirates’ apical returners.
Pahrump Valley Trojans
Coach: Toby Henry (first season)
2025 record: 7-4
Playoffs: Lost to Moapa Valley successful 3A Southern League semifinals
Breakdown: Pahrump Valley returns 25 varsity players entering Henry’s archetypal season. The Trojans instrumentality 10 starters successful defense, led by San Diego State perpetrate Iyan Bosket, a linebacker who volition besides play moving back. Gideon Wydick volition brace with Bosket connected the defense. Evan Strain volition beryllium the caller starting backmost for Pahrump Valley and volition person violative weapons specified arsenic WR Lucas Gavenda and RB Preston Doctor and an violative enactment led by Billy Sparks arsenic the Trojans look to contend atop the 3A Southern League.
Virgin Valley Bulldogs
Coach: Matt Woods (64-26, entering ninth season)
2025 record: 9-4
Playoffs: Lost successful 3A authorities semifinals to Churchill County
Breakdown: Virgin Valley was the regular-season 3A Southern League champion but came up a crippled abbreviated from reaching the 3A authorities rubric game. The Bulldogs volition look to contend again atop the league with the instrumentality of jock Drew Dixon (116.1 rushing yards per crippled and 15 full TDs). Virgin Valley volition look for its adjacent radical of contributors aft it graduated 15 seniors disconnected past year’s team.
Class 2A
GV Christian Guardians
Coach: Zachariah Eukel
2025 record: 2-5
Playoffs: None
Breakdown: GV Christian missed retired connected the playoffs connected a tiebreaker and Eukel said the team, with 27 returning players, has unfinished business. The manager said his apical returners and players that could marque an interaction are Wayne Budd, Coy Boykin, Giovani DeLeon, Wake Rolwing, Dean Cootware and JP Suiter. Eukel added the team’s strengths volition beryllium its velocity and athleticism.
Lake Mead Academy Eagles
Coach: Josh Saga
2025 record: 2-8
Playoffs: Lost successful 2A authorities quarterfinals to Lincoln County
Breakdown: Lake Mead volition look to proceed to physique to stay arsenic a playoff contender successful 2A. The Eagles are expected to instrumentality contributors Jake Delgado, Trystan Rudd and Colton Downing.
Lincoln County Lynx
Coach: Kevin Hannig
2025 record: 7-3
Playoffs: Lost successful 2A authorities semifinals to Pershing County
Breakdown: Lincoln County mislaid successful the authorities semifinals 42-36, but could marque different tally backmost to the rubric crippled this twelvemonth with astir a twelve expected returners. Kavon Almaraz returns astatine QB for Lincoln County aft being named the 2A Southern League subordinate and violative subordinate of the year. Hanning said each presumption radical has a returning starter with galore halfway players entering their 3rd play connected varsity. Other expected contributors see Ryder Stoker, Daxton Donohue, Mason Sinay and Coy Whitney.
Needles Mustangs
Coach: Thomas DeLeon
2025 record: 10-2
Playoffs: Won Class 2A authorities championship
Breakdown: Needles avenged a regular-season nonaccomplishment to Pershing County astatine Allegiant Stadium to triumph the 2A authorities rubric game. The Mustangs volition look to support their rubric with expected returners Brayden Baca and Jamal Durfee. Needles volition person to regenerate 17 seniors from past year’s team.
White Pine Bobcats
Coach: Mike Grajek
2025 record: 2-7
Playoffs: Lost successful 2A authorities quarterfinals to Needles
Breakdown: Grajek takes implicit White Pine arsenic the Bobcats look to marque a repetition quality successful the 2A postseason with 9 returners. The manager said apical players to ticker this play include: Tanner Stokes, Cainen Sedlacek, Cason Anderson, Tucker Evans, Aiden Bradley, Kaleb Nielson, Gradyn Williams and Noah West.
Class 1A
Beatty Hornets
Coach: Julius Taylor
2025 record: 1-7
Playoffs: None
Breakdown: Beatty volition look to amended successful the 1A Southern Region aft being outscored by opponents 78-342 past year. Beatty’s lone triumph successful 2025 was a 24-20 location triumph implicit Round Mountain.
Beaver Dam Sidewinders
Coach: Bryan Schmersal
2025 record: 2-6
Playoffs: None
Breakdown: Schmersal said helium expects a “gritty” Beaver Dam squad with 9 returners, led by brothers Manuel and Marcus Castillo connected the defense, Wyett Avila starring the squad astatine quarterback, and Alex Acevedo successful a heavy moving backmost room. The manager added that Ricky Castillo, Manuel and Marcus’ brother, is simply a newcomer who volition marque an interaction connected defense.
Indian Springs Thunderbirds
Coach: Billy Russo
2025 record: 4-6
Playoffs: Lost successful 1A authorities quarterfinals to Tonopah
Breakdown: Indian Springs grabbed the past 1A Southern Region playoff spot past year. The Thunderbirds could contend to get backmost to the postseason with expected returners Tobias Rhynard, Mason Miller and Roman San Andreas. The Thunderbirds lone graduated 5 seniors disconnected past year’s team.
Laughlin Cougars
Coach: Aaron Schellie
2025 record: 3-5
Playoffs: None
Breakdown: Laughlin conscionable missed retired connected the playoffs aft a 18-14 nonaccomplishment to Indian Springs successful the regular play arsenic the Cougars finished tied for fifth. Laughlin could marque a tally to the playoffs aft the squad did not person immoderate graduating seniors from past year’s team. Laughlin is expected to instrumentality QB Anthony Celi-Brookins and apical antiaircraft subordinate Davinci Faccioli.
Pahranagat Valley Panthers
Coach: Brett Hansen
2025 record: 12-1
Playoffs: Won Class 1A authorities championship
Breakdown: Pahranagat Valley returned to the apical of 1A past season, winning the programme it’s state-leading 25th shot authorities title. The Panthers graduated 5 seniors from past year. Pahranagat Valley is expected to instrumentality contributors Braxten Tsosie and Trueitt Staley.
Round Mountain Knights
Coach: John Larsen
2025 record: 2-6
Playoffs: None
Breakdown: Round Mountain volition look to effort and get into the playoffs aft graduating lone 3 seniors from past year’s team. The Knights are expected to instrumentality apical rusher Gunner Olsen and apical defender Travis Tranah, and is expected to person a batch of sophomores and juniors starring the team.
Sandy Valley Sidewinders
Coach: Brett Kramer
2025 record: 4-5
Playoffs: None
Breakdown: Sandy Valley finished 5th successful the 1A Southern League standings, conscionable missing retired connected the playoffs. The Sidewinders past twelvemonth had 3 losses decided by six points oregon fewer. Sandy Valley is expected to instrumentality apical athletes Kyle Grossguth and Cesar Garcia.
Spring Mountain Golden Eagles
Coach: Marquis Buckner
2025 record: 7-3
Playoffs: Lost successful 1A authorities quarterfinals to Pahranagat Valley
Breakdown: Spring Mountain is ever a contender astatine the 1A Southern League standings. The Golden Eagles volition look to proceed their on-field occurrence with an wholly caller rosters this fall.
Tonopah Muckers
Coach: Duffy Otteson
2025 record: 12-1
Playoffs: Lost successful 1A authorities title crippled to Pahranagat Valley
Breakdown: Tonopah’s lone nonaccomplishment past twelvemonth came successful the authorities rubric crippled to Pahranagat Valley. The Muckers lone graduated 4 seniors from past year. Tonopah volition beryllium a contender to get backmost to the rubric crippled with the instrumentality of starring rusher Dustin Otteson and defender Landen Blackburn.
Independents
CIVICA Academy Wolves
Coach: Gus McNair (entering archetypal season)
2025 record: 2-6
Playoffs: None
Breakdown: McNair, a erstwhile UNLV shot subordinate and caput manager astatine Canyon Springs, is successful his archetypal play starring CIVICA Academy, a charter schoolhouse successful North Las Vegas, arsenic the programme begins its 2nd season. It’s the school’s archetypal play playing a afloat varsity schedule. The Wolves volition play respective out-of-state teams and section teams specified arsenic Needles, Cadence, The Meadows and Bishop Gorman connected Nov. 6. The Wolves volition diagnostic apical players specified arsenic Bakari Wilson and Nasier Thomas.
The Meadows Mustangs
Coach: Case Cookus (entering archetypal season)
2025 record: 2-8
Playoffs: Lost successful 3A Southern League quarterfinals to Pahrump Valley
Breakdown: Cookus has taken implicit The Meadows programme aft the status of longtime manager Jack Concannon. The Mustangs volition driblet from the 3A classification to play arsenic an autarkic this autumn and volition person to regenerate the accumulation of 10 outgoing seniors. They volition lucifer up with chiefly 2A Southern Region opponents.
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