High schoolhouse shot teams crossed Southern Nevada are a week distant from the commencement of authoritative practices for the caller season.
Several teams are acceptable up for large years, with beardown play expected astatine the backmost position.
Here is simply a look astatine the apical 5 returning precocious schoolhouse shot quarterbacks successful Southern Nevada entering the season. (Players are listed successful alphabetical order).
Ryder Dobbs, Foothill
Dobbs had a breakthrough sophomore run past year, helping Foothill suffice for the Open Division authorities tournament. The 6-foot-3½, 187-pound right-handed backmost threw for 1,846 yards and 24 touchdowns arsenic the superior starter successful 2025 for the Falcons, who went 7-4. His apical crippled past twelvemonth came successful a 68-27 triumph implicit Henderson rival Basic, wherever Dobbs threw for 425 yards and 8 touchdowns. Dobbs, moving Foothill’s notorious pass-heavy offense, could walk his occurrence from past play with the Falcons returning accomplishment players specified arsenic wide receiver Nixon Gasperosky (605 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns) and moving backmost Anthony Taylor (five touchdown catches).
Selby Griego, Liberty
Griego became Liberty’s starting backmost arsenic a inferior past twelvemonth and gave the Patriots stableness astatine the presumption with his dual-threat ability. Griego threw for 1,628 yards and 17 touchdowns, portion adding 528 rushing yards and 4 scores successful Liberty’s 9-2 play successful 2025. Griego, listed astatine 5-foot-9 and 140 pounds, was named the first-team 5A Lake League backmost by the coaches past twelvemonth arsenic the Patriots reached the Open Division authorities semifinals. Liberty has been known for playing pugnacious out-of-state teams, and Griego led the Patriots to 3 wins against nationalist opponents – Casteel (Arizona) and Hawaii’s Farrington and Kailua – portion accounting for aggregate touchdowns successful each of the 3 wins.
Cade Hoshino, Sloan Canyon
Sloan Canyon burst onto the country successful 2025, reaching the Class 4A authorities rubric crippled successful a ascendant play led by the Pirates’ inferior quarterback. Hoshino finished 2nd successful Nevada past year, throwing for 3,146 yards. He completed 61.8 percent of his passes and had 44 touchdowns arsenic the Pirates went 12-1 with their lone nonaccomplishment coming successful the 4A rubric crippled to McQueen. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound right-hander was named the 4A Lake League violative MVP past year. Hoshino shined successful a breakout 35-14 triumph for Sloan Canyon implicit 5A hostile Sloan Canyon, wherever helium threw for 319 yards and 5 touchdowns successful the win.
James Monaghan IV, Mater East
Monaghan led a rising Mater East programme past twelvemonth that could beryllium successful store for a breakthrough 2026 season. Monaghan was 1 of 4 quarterbacks successful the authorities that threw for much than 3,000 yards, throwing for 3,120 (third champion successful the state) with a 64.5 percent completion percent and 37 touchdowns arsenic a junior. Monaghan has Division I offers from Sacramento State and Weber State. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound right-hander threw for much than 200 yards successful 9 games past year, which helped Mater East spell 7-4 and scope the 4A Southern Region semifinals.
Thaddeus Thatcher, Arbor View
Arbor View has reached the authorities title crippled successful the apical classification the past 2 seasons, acknowledgment to the play of Thatcher. As a inferior successful 2025, Thatcher completed 70 percent of his passes, threw for 2,625 yards and 29 touchdowns, and added 605 rushing yards and 7 scores arsenic the Aggies reached the Open Division authorities rubric game. Thatcher, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound right-hander, has been a two-time first-team Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada enactment the past 2 seasons. Thatcher past period committed to Oregon State, choosing the Beavers implicit UNLV, Michigan and UCF.
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