Nevada
Meet the 2024 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada football team
First team
Offense
QB: Maika Eugenio, Bishop Gorman — Passed for 2,043 yards and 31 touchdowns while completing 69.8 percent of his passes for the Class 5A Division I state champion.
QB: Thaddeus Thatcher, Arbor View — Threw for 3,271 yards and 34 touchdowns while completing 63.4 percent of his passes for the 5A Division I state runner-up.
RB Cale Breslin, Faith Lutheran — Rushed for 780 yards and 11 touchdowns in eight games for the 5A Division II state runner-up.
RB Khy Harris, Centennial — Rushed for 1,303 yards and 18 touchdowns for the 5A Division III state champion.
RB Ezra Sanelivi, Liberty — The first-team All-5A Division I selection rushed for 861 yards and 12 touchdowns.
RB Tyrell Craven, Shadow Ridge — Rushed for 1,436 yards and 22 touchdowns.
ATH Trey Glasper, Green Valley — Had 841 receiving yards and eight touchdowns and added 44 tackles and three interceptions on defense.
ATH Dominic Oliver, Legacy — Had 768 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns and added eight interceptions on defense.
WR Jayden Williams, Arbor View — Had 55 receptions for 835 yards and 11 touchdowns for the 5A Division I state runner-up.
WR JJ Buchanan, Coronado — The 5A Division I offensive MVP had 1,009 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns and added 66 tackles on defense.
WR Damani Warren, Arbor View — Had 35 receptions for 584 yards and five touchdowns for the 5A Division I state runner-up.
WR Zac Fares, Arbor View — Had 35 receptions for 614 yards and three touchdowns for the 5A Division I state runner-up.
OL Doug Utu, Bishop Gorman — The first-team All-5A Division I lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 411.8 yards per game.
OL SJ Alofaituli, Bishop Gorman — The first-team All-5A Division I lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 411.8 yards per game.
OL Alai Kalaniuvalu, Bishop Gorman — The first-team All-5A Division I lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 411.8 yards per game.
OL Stewart Taufa, Bishop Gorman — The first-team All-5A Division I lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 411.8 yards per game.
OL Alema Iosua, Bishop Gorman — The first-team All-5A Division I lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 411.8 yards per game.
OL Jackson Perkins, Faith Lutheran — The first-team All-5A Division II lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 311.3 yards per game.
Defense
DL Prince Williams, Bishop Gorman — The 5A Division I defensive MVP had 74 tackles, 28 for loss, and 11 sacks.
DL Sione Motuapuaka, Bishop Gorman — Had 45 tackles, 25 for loss, and five sacks for the 5A Division I state champion.
DL Eliah Logo, Liberty — The first-team All-5A Division I selection had 27 tackles, 5½ for loss, and 5½ sacks.
DL Maddox Valoaga, Faith Lutheran — Had 102 tackles, 24 for loss, and five sacks for the 5A Division II state runner-up.
DL Brian Townsend, Arbor View — Had 27 tackles, three for loss, and two sacks for the 5A Division I state runner-up.
DL James Carrington, Bishop Gorman — Recorded 33 tackles, 14 for loss, and nine sacks in nine games for the 5A Division I state champion.
LB Christian Thatcher, Arbor View — Had 116 tackles, 13 for loss, for the 5A Division I state runner-up
LB Ricky Manning, Faith Lutheran — Recorded 148 tackles, 27 for loss, and 10 sacks for the 5A Division II state runner-up.
LB AJ Tuitele, Mojave — Recorded 196 tackles, 39 for loss, and five sacks for the 4A state champion.
LB Landon McComber, Bishop Gorman — The first-team All-5A Division I selection had 20 tackles for the state champion.
LB Patrick Duffy, Faith Lutheran — Had 143 sacks, 16 for loss, and two sacks for the 5A Division II state runner-up.
LB Silvian David, Basic — The first-team All-5A Division I selection has 100 tackles and four sacks.
DB Jett Washington, Bishop Gorman — Had 38 tackles and five interceptions for the 5A Division I state champion.
DB Isaiah Nickels, Bishop Gorman — The first-team All-5A Division I selection had 21 tackles and two interceptions for the state champion.
DB Gavin Day, Faith Lutheran — Had 110 tackles, 17 for loss, and two interceptions for the 5A Division II state runner-up.
DB Donovan Glover, Basic — The first-team All-5A Division I selection had 28 tackles and an interception and added 773 receiving yards and six touchdowns on offense.
DB Sean Craig, Liberty — The first-team All-5A Division I selection had 36 tackles, three for loss, and an interception.
P/K Nicholas Rassai, Centennial — Made 15 of 17 field goals, including a long of 54 yards, and was 44-for-45 on extra points.
Coach of the Year
DJ Campbell, Centennial — The second-year coach guided the Bulldogs to the 5A Division III state title after an 0-4 start, the team’s second straight state title after winning 4A last year.
Second team
Offense
QB Alex Rogers, Faith Lutheran — Threw for 2,342 yards and 28 touchdowns while completing 58.5 percent of his passes for the 5A Division II state runner-up.
QB Aiden Krause, Coronado — Passed for 2,606 yards and 26 touchdowns while completing 71.1 percent of his passes.
RB Kieran Daniel, Losee — Rushed for 1,446 yards and 18 touchdowns.
RB Bakari Wilson, Canyon Springs — Rushed for 1,284 yards and 14 touchdowns for the 4A state runner-up.
RB Myles Norman, Bishop Gorman — Rushed for 614 yards and eight touchdowns for the 5A Division I state champion.
RB Drew Dixon, Virgin Valley — Rushed for 1,454 yards and 18 touchdowns for the 3A state semifinalist.
ATH Tanner Vibabul, Las Vegas High — The 5A Division III offensive MVP passed for 1,827 yards and 25 touchdowns and added 1,295 rushing yards and 11 scores.
ATH Damien Nevil, SLAM Academy — Racked up 1,675 all-purpose yards and 27 touchdowns and added 36 tackles on defense for the 3A state champion.
WR Jayden Thomas, Centennial — Finished with 814 receiving yards and nine touchdowns for the 5A Division III state champion.
WR Mychael Walker, Las Vegas High — Caught 80 passes for 1,146 yards and 16 touchdowns.
WR Derek Meadows, Bishop Gorman — Had 598 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 24 catches.
WR Braxton Bonnett, Foothill — Had 909 receiving yards and six touchdowns.
WR Aipa Kuloloia, Faith Lutheran — Caught 35 passes for 849 yards and 13 touchdowns for the 5A Division II state runner-up.
OL Jamarion Whitson, Shadow Ridge — The first-team All-5A Division II lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 400.8 yards per game.
OL Gerald Rock, Shadow Ridge — The first-team All-5A Division II lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 400.8 yards per game.
OL Justin Blakeley, Mojave — The first-team All-4A Desert League lineman blocked for an offense that averaged 331.2 yards per game.
OL Laseth Bryant, Centennial — Helped block for an offense that averaged 381.3 yards per game.
OL Daniel Boyd, Arbor View — Helped block for an offense that averaged 371.9 yards per game.
Defense
DL Simote Tupou, Sloan Canyon — The freshman had 64 tackles, 34 for loss, and 16 sacks.
DL Dayvone White, Democracy Prep — Led the state with 24½ sacks and added 82 tackles.
DL Semaj Williams, Legacy — Had 59 tackles, 15 for loss, and seven sacks.
DL Jarius Vaimaona, Mojave — The first-team 4A Desert League selection had 79 tackles, 19 for loss, and 11 sacks.
DL Ocean Taufa, Bishop Gorman — Had 42 tackles, 21 for loss, and three sacks for the 5A Division I state champion.
DL Colton Richter, Shadow Ridge — Had 52 tackles, 16 for loss, and nine sacks.
LB Saione Inoke, Centennial — Had 89 tackles, six for loss, and two sacks for the 5A Division III state champion.
LB Cole Keith, Faith Lutheran — Finished with 101 tackles, 14 for loss, and eight sacks.
LB Esteban Martinez, Green Valley — Recorded 79 tackles, seven for loss, and three sacks.
LB Nysear Smith, Durango — Recorded 151 tackles, eight for loss, and 2½ sacks.
LB Isaiah Te’o, Desert Pines — The first-team All-5A Division I selection had 94 tackles, 14 for loss, two sacks and eight rushing touchdowns on offense.
DB Damari Fairley, Mojave — Had seven interceptions and 32 tackles for the 4A state champion.
DB Jordan Hales, Arbor View — Recorded 60 tackles, four for loss, and two interceptions for the 5A Division I state runner-up.
DB D’Angelo Hagans, Silverado — The first-team All-5A Division II selection had 28 tackles and three interceptions and added 1,209 all-purpose yards and nine touchdowns on offense.
DB Elijah Richards, Mojave — Had seven interceptions and 22 tackles for the 4A state champion.
DB Dejuan Robinson, Legacy — Had four interceptions and 15 tackles.
DB Caden Bridgewater, Legacy — The first-team All-5A Division II selection had 41 tackles and three interceptions.
P/K Dax Arnold, Green Valley — Made 11 of 12 field goal attempts and was 18-for-20 on extra points.
Honorable mention
Isaiah Akinsanya, Shadow Ridge
Cameron Anderson, Cheyenne
William Bittman, Coronado
Hudson Borsari, Bishop Gorman
Jayden Bridgewater, Legacy
Ejaun Carter, Desert Pines
Jonathan Coar, Bishop Gorman
Ula Cox, Shadow Ridge
Aidan Crawford, Legacy
Rysen Dacosin-Arcala, Liberty
Jamal Divens, Canyon Springs
Jared Evans, Moapa Valley
Gavyn Frederick, Moapa Valley
Jaden Gaughan, Green Valley
Terrance Grant, Bishop Gorman
Vincent Hales, Desert Oasis
Antwan Hawkins, Mojave
Jackson Humphries. Coronado
Alex Inoke, Centennial
Daylin James, Mater East
Bryant Johnson, Palo Verde
Derek Jones, Liberty
John Mancuso, Green Valley
Matthew Mason, Faith Lutheran
Martell McKenzie, Legacy
Emmanuel Peter, Durango
Josiah Rivera, Spring Valley
Hayden Stepp, Bishop Gorman
Reilley Stringer, Durango
Alijah Tuitele, Mojave
Alex Valle, Virgin Valley
Adonis Vaughn, Sierra Vista
Christopher Villasenor, Desert Oasis
Kaina Watson, Bishop Gorman
Marcus Williams Desert Pines
Alaijah Young, SLAM Academy
Contact Alex Wright at awright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @AlexWright1028 on X.
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — We’re celebrating America’s 250th birthday this weekend, and that means looking at some of the people who helped build our country into what it is today.
One group with a large impact on the country, including Nevada, is the Chinese.
In fact, Chinese-Americans were involved in mining in Nevada, and an exhibit at the Clark County Government Center is showcasing their contributions.
Dr. Zhida Song-James, curator of the exhibit, and Moon Xia, vice president of the Nevada Chinese American Association, joined us to share more about this part of Nevada history.
The exhibit is on display now through July 16.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that states with laws that allow late-arriving mail ballots, including Nevada, can continue counting them in future elections.
In a 5-4 decision that had potential to affect November’s midterms, the high court upheld a Mississippi law that lets mail votes be counted up to five days after Election Day.
Nevada allows ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to be accepted for up to four days after the election. Mail returned without a legible postmark is accepted for up to three days.
“Nevada’s elections will not change — we will continue to run safe, secure and accessible elections this year without the interference and intimidation of the federal government,” said Nevada Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar in a statement.
The Supreme Court case originated in Mississippi, where the Republican National Committee, Mississippi Republican Party and the state’s Libertarian Party sued the state. Plaintiffs argued that the laws undermine trust and confidence in the election process. Their position centered around federal statutes that set a uniform Election Day.
President Donald Trump, who issued a 2025 executive order that called for an Election Day counting deadline, called the ruling a “tremendous loss” for voter rights.
In a statement, Gov. Joe Lombardo said he agreed with the court’s ruling and called for legislative changes in Nevada.
“Today’s ruling from the Supreme Court reaffirms my stance that states should determine how their own elections are conducted, but there is still a need to enhance transparency and security in Nevada’s elections,” the governor said in a statement. “I fully support the Voter ID ballot measure and will work to ensure our election laws reflect a simple, common-sense principle: Election Day should mean the end of voting, and ballots should be received by Election Day so the results are timely, secure, and trusted by the public.”
Nevada officials react
Attorney General Aaron Ford had signed Nevada onto a Supreme Court amicus brief in support of Mississippi, which argued that establishing an Election Day deadline could lead to a flood of litigation related to ballots that were cast on time but had delayed arrivals.
“Nevada’s elections are free, fair and safe, and Nevadans benefit from a range of choices in how to cast their vote — mail ballots included,” he said in a Monday statement. “Our state has made it clear that we believe our citizens deserve to cast their ballots in the way that is easiest for them, and today’s decision ensures that Nevadans who cast their mail ballot by Election Day will have their legal votes counted.”
Aguilar, Nevada’s chief election officer, earlier said that the state was preparing for the possibility that the high court would issue an opinion reversing the Nevada law. And, he said, recent elections had not seen a high volume of late-arriving ballots. In the 2024 general election, for example, under 10 had arrived by the fourth day after Election Day, he said in April.
Justices split vote
Justice Amy Coney Barrett and Chief Justice John Roberts, both conservatives, joined the three liberal justices in the majority ruling.
“When voting on different days in different states sparked allegations of fraud, Congress set a nationally uniform deadline for voting,” Barrett wrote in the majority opinion. “If varied deadlines for ballot receipt similarly call for a national solution, the American people must choose it through their elected representatives.”
She wrote that about 30 states accept at least some absentee ballots sent by Election Day to be counted afterward.
“Although the election-day statutes refer to a particular ‘day’ for the election, plaintiffs do not contend that everything must occur on that day,” Barrett said.
Justice Samuel Alito penned the dissenting opinion.
“If ballots received after Election Day are added to the set of ballots that dictate the election’s outcome, the electorate’s choice does not occur on election day, and the federal election-day statutes are violated,” he wrote.
Call for voter ID law renewed
After the ruling, Trump repeated his demand for senators to pass the Save America Act, a bill that would require voters to present a photo ID, proof of citizenship and outlaw most mail voting.
“There is no excuse for a politician, or otherwise, to be against the above three requirements. There is only one reason to oppose — CHEATING!,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The House of Representatives has approved this vital Act, THREE TIMES. The United States Senate seems unable to do so.”
The Repair the Vote PAC, which is leading a ballot initiative in Nevada to institute voter ID requirements, supports an Election Day deadline.
“This decision makes passing Question 7 even more important, as we must have verification that every ballot that is mailed in was sent in by a legally registered Nevada voter, regardless of when it was received,” said PAC Chairman David Gibbs in a statement, “but especially for those received after the polls have closed.”
Democratic senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen celebrated the Supreme Court’s decision, adding that Nevada’s elections already are safe and secure.
“Today’s Supreme Court decision preserves that right so that Americans can continue to make their voices heard in the democratic process,” Cortez Masto wrote on X. “This administration will continue to lose in court as it tries to illegally control our elections.”
Added Rosen in her own post: “All eligible voters have a right to make their voice heard, and Trump won’t get away with his attacks on Americans’ voting rights.”
Contact Ricardo Torres-Cortez at rtorres@reviewjournal.com.
For several years now, the Nevada Department of Wildlife has been on hand at Hemenway Park in the summer to answer questions and talk about Boulder City’s unofficial mascots.
The park’s resident bighorn sheep draw thousands of locals and visitors to the park each year, which is why NDW staff come out to talk about them and to view them in a safe manner.
Staff will be on hand every Sunday in July from 9 a.m. to noon.
“So far, we’ve had a great turnout, both in visitors and sheep,” said Lauren MacLeod, wildlife education coordinator for the NDW. “We kicked off our annual summer bighorn sheep outreach program in mid-June, and each morning has provided excellent opportunities for visitors to observe sheep and take photos through our spotting scope and binoculars. We’ve consistently observed around 30 sheep, including a couple of new lambs.”
MacLeod said many visitors are surprised to learn that these sheep regularly move between the River Mountain Range and Hemenway Park. Some of the most common questions they receive are why the sheep come to the park, whether they live there year-round, and questions relating to different behaviors people observe while watching them.
“We hope that it (program) offers an opportunity to connect Nevadans with one of our state’s most iconic wildlife species right in their own community and introduce tourists to one of the things that makes Nevada so special,” she said. “By sharing information about bighorn sheep biology, behavior, and conservation, we hope people gain a greater appreciation for these animals and the challenges they face.”
It’s also an opportunity for NDW to promote responsible wildlife viewing and provide visitors with the tools and knowledge needed to observe wildlife safely and respectfully.
In regard the number of visitors to the park, MacLeod said she’s often surprised… to a point.
“It’s easy to understand why they’re so popular,” she said. “Bighorn sheep typically inhabit remote, rugged mountain ranges, and even there – excellent camouflage allows them to fly under the radar undetected. There are not many places that you can go where a bighorn sheep sighting is almost guaranteed at the right time of year – especially somewhere as accessible as Hemenway Park.”
Although Hemenway’s bighorn sheep are more accustomed to people than a typical herd, they are still wild animals and can be dangerous when startled or stressed, she said. This is especially true during the breeding season, which begins during the summer months. During this times, males (rams) can become aggressive and territorial as they compete for dominance.
“They spar, charge and collide their heavy horns together with tremendous force,” she said. “It’s a fascinating sight to watch, but definitely not something you want to find yourself stuck in the middle of.
“If a sheep changes its behavior because of your presence, you’re too close. Binoculars, spotting scopes, and camera zoom lenses are great ways to get a closer look without disturbing the animals.”
The River Mountains herd has experienced a population decrease over the past decade, MacLeod said. In 2015, the population was estimated at nearly 300 sheep. Following a pneumonia outbreak, the population declined and is currently estimated to be closer to 150 animals.
Disease and climate change remain two of the greatest conservation challenges facing desert bighorn sheep throughout the West. While the population is smaller than it once was, biologists continue to monitor the herd and its overall health.
“Encouragingly, we’ve continued to observe lamb recruitment, including new lambs this year, which is an important indicator for the herd’s future,” she added.
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