All eyes were in south Reno on Friday night as Carson traveled to Damonte Ranch for the de facto Sierra League title game. The Mustangs entered on a six-game winning streak. The Senators had won their last four. Something had to give. And it was Carson. Sophomore Cade McNamara threw five touchdowns to lead the Mustangs to a decisive 34-14 victory. The game lost a little … [Read more...]
Week 7 4A North Power Rankings
It’s starting to get fun now. A couple games with massive playoff implications came down to the final minutes last Friday night, the first night of 4A North league play. Douglas erased a 28-17 deficit at home against Bishop Manogue to come back and steal a 32-28 win. Spanish Springs escaped at McQueen thanks to a game-saving/game-winning 100-yard pick six at the end of … [Read more...]
Week 6 4A North Power Rankings
The first week five weeks of the 4A North prep football season are in the books. So far, the football season has provided a few classics, a few surprises, and certainly some lopsided results. Add it all up, and everybody is tied for first place at 0-0. That changes this week. League play finally starts on Friday night (for everyone except Damonte Ranch), and naturally … [Read more...]
Week 5 4A North Power Rankings
One. More. Week. We’re almost there. 4A North non-league play wraps up on Friday, then we will get to meaningful prep football contests. Four weeks into the season, a few teams are starting to separate themselves. Reed picked up a big win over Northern California power Oak Ridge on Friday. Reno remained the only undefeated team in the region with a dominant win on the … [Read more...]
Week 4 4A North Power Rankings
Last week was a collective win for Northern Nevada. The 4A North won both of its out-of-state games (Bishop Manogue and Reno won) and Reed-Carson lived up the hype and some in the rematch of the last three regional title games. All 11 4A North teams are in action this week, with Reed playing the lone out-of-state team, Oak Ridge of El Dorado Hills, Calif. The two teams … [Read more...]
Week 3 4A North Power Rankings
Another week down. Another week closer to league play. Ten of the 11 4A North teams were in action last week with most eyes on the Carson at Reno matchup. The Huskies were in control throughout and picked up their second impressive victory of the season, 34-17. Damonte Ranch also picked up a noteworthy win at home over Edison, of Fresno, Calif., 26-10. Reed rebounded in a … [Read more...]
Week 2 4A North Power Rankings
And they are out of the gates. It’s always tough early in the season to compare outcomes with Northern Nevada teams playing schools from California and Arizona, but there is no arguing that Carson and Reno put together impressive efforts on Saturday. Carson, or more accurately Abel Carter, outlasted Desert Mountain (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 49-42. Carter scored six touchdowns … [Read more...]
Week 1 4A North Power Rankings
Who’s going to knock Reed off? For the fifth straight year, it’s the biggest question entering the Northern Nevada prep football campaign. The Raiders will go for their sixth straight regional title (and seventh in eight years) and it all starts Friday night. The Sparks Tribune Prep Football Power Rankings will be released weekly. To view how the power rankings progressed … [Read more...]