High School Football Picks: Nevada state semifinals

Pinecrest Sloan Canyon players caput onto the tract earlier a precocious schoolhouse shot crippled against Mater East Academy Las Vegas astatine Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon successful Henderson Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Photo by: Steve Marcus / Las Vegas Sun

We’ve spent much than capable of this file abstraction connected however unconventional Nevada’s precocious schoolhouse shot playoffs person become.

Still, aft each nationalist schoolhouse successful the Las Vegas country pulled retired of the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, organizers scrambled to prevention the postseason — and what they came up with is dissimilar thing we’ve seen.

Both the victor and the loser of Friday’s Open Division semifinal betwixt Faith Lutheran and big Bishop Gorman beforehand to a authorities championship. The victor faces Losee astatine Allegiant Stadium, portion the loser takes connected a Reno-area squad for the Class 5A title.

Is it ideal? Not adjacent close. But astatine slightest these athletes inactive person thing to play for.

The picks file went 4-1 past week and is 156-50 connected the season.

Faith Lutheran astatine Bishop Gorman

Every Friday nighttime is worthy celebrating — adjacent erstwhile the playoff bracket is unorthodox. Bishop Gorman 53, Faith Lutheran 0

Sloan Canyon astatine Mater East

Their archetypal gathering came down to the last play, and it ne'er should have. Mater East had the endowment to triumph by 3 touchdowns but fto Sloan Canyon bent astir agelong capable to marque it a nail-biter. Don’t expect a repetition successful the determination rubric game. This time, the Knights instrumentality attraction of concern early. Mater East 37, Sloan Canyon 19

Pahrump Valley astatine Churchill County

Pahrump deserves overmuch recognition for reaching the authorities semifinals. Beating Churchill County successful Fallon is simply a steep elevation to climb. Churchill County 42, Pahrump 0

Spring Creek astatine Moapa Valley

Let’s commencement readying to caravan from Overton to Allegiant Stadium. Moapa Valley 39, Spring Creek 12