In an epoch of pass-heavy offenses astatine each level of football, sometimes the moving crippled gets overlooked.
That’s not the lawsuit with each the talented moving backs passim Southern Nevada.
Here is simply a look astatine the apical 5 returning high schoolhouse football moving backs successful Southern Nevada entering the season. (Players are listed successful alphabetical order).
Kamareion Bell, Arbor View
Arbor View is known for its Air Raid, passing offense, but the Aggies person ever turned to Bell arsenic their apical moving back. Bell rushed for six touchdowns connected 71 carries with 406 yards, and added 19 catches for 259 yards with 3 touchdowns. Bell was named a first-team 5A Mountain League jock by the coaches and a second-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada selection, playing defence arsenic a safety. In June, Bell committed to Sacramento State. He had different Division I offers from Washington State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Portland State and Northern Arizona.
Noah Cole, Bishop Gorman
In his archetypal play astatine Bishop Gorman successful 2025, Cole rapidly established himself arsenic the Gaels’ starter. Cole led Gorman with 617 rushing yards connected 62 carries with 5 touchdowns. Cole, listed astatine 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds, was a first-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada moving backmost and first-team 5A Desert League enactment by the coaches. His champion show past play came against Illinois powerfulness East St. Louis, arsenic Cole rushed for 154 yards connected 10 carries arsenic the Gaels rolled to a 35-10 location win. Cole has Division I offers from Utah, Colorado State, New Mexico, Hawaii and Sacramento State.
Ezra Sanelivi, Liberty
Sanelivi has consistently been 1 of the state’s apical moving backs the past 2 seasons. In his inferior run past season, Sanelivi rushed for 745 yards with 9 touchdowns successful 10 games arsenic the Patriots went 9-2 and reached the Open Division authorities semifinals. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound elder has accounted for 1,640 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns successful his precocious schoolhouse vocation astatine Liberty. He was a first-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada moving backmost for a 2nd clip past fall, and named the 5A Lake League violative MVP. In April, Sanelivi, a three-star recruit, committed to BYU implicit Wisconsin, Washington, Arkansas, Arizona and Iowa, among notable offers.
Marcus Williams, Mater East
Williams showcased his talents successful the past 2 seasons astatine Desert Pines. Now, helium transferred to rising programme Mater East for his elder year. With the Jaguars arsenic a inferior successful 2025, Williams rushed for 962 yards with 9 touchdowns successful 10 games. In his 2 years astatine Desert Pines, Williams produced 2,165 all-purpose yards and 23 touchdowns. The 5-foot-10, 180-pounder was a second-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada moving backmost and a first-team 5A Mountain League selection.
Jermaine Wilson Jr., Sloan Canyon
Sloan Canyon was a menace astatine each level past year, and Wilson gave the Pirates a punch. As a inferior past year, Wilson rushed for 1,021 connected 129 carries and 11 touchdowns. Wilson, listed astatine 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, was a second-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada enactment and a first-team 4A Lake League moving backmost by the coaches. His precocious people of past play came successful a 50-22 triumph implicit Mater East successful the 4A Southern Region semifinals, wherever Wilson rushed for 202 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Others to watch: Armani Combs, Silverado; Greg Cortez, SLAM! Nevada; Drew Dixon, Virgin Valley; Anthony Edwards Jr., SLAM! Nevada; Caleb Green, Sierra Vista; Briggs Hickman, Moapa Valley; Braylon Rayford, Sloan Canyon; Felix Romero, Clark; and Sonny Uranich, Green Valley.
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