Las Vegas Post-Season Week 1 Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first week of playoffs begins in Southern Nevada this Friday. There are tons of marquee match-ups in the first round of playoffs and these are key players that need to come up big for their teams to make a run for the state championship. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1111025"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67214eeb7138c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Coronado has had a historical season and has a chance to show that they are one of the best teams in the state as they will go against national powerhouse Bishop Gorman. For the Cougars to succeed against the stacked Gaels squad, they will be relying heavily on their two-way senior star and Utah Commit [player_tooltip player_id='1111025' first='JJ' last='Buchanan']. Buchanan has proven to be one of Nevada's best athletes and top prospects. Buchannan has made huge plays for the Cougars on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Buchanan will have the opportunity to showcase his skills against a nationally ranked-team on Friday night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1209598"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67214eeb713f6"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">There is a big 4A quarterfinals matchup between 4th seed Cheyenne and 5th seed Western High School on Friday night. Cheyenne will be the favorite going in and rely heavily on senior running back [player_tooltip player_id='1209598' first='Treasure' last='Harris'] to lead the way offensively. Although Harris is undersized he is an explosive running back who has next-level acceleration and speed. Look for Harris to take control of the ground game early on Friday night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"[player_tooltip player_id='1571318' first='Andres' last='Pollard'] ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"175","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_weight":"field_65b288425ecf6","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"2410","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Clark High School ","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67214eeb714a3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Clark has a big first-round match-up against Durango on Friday night. Pollard will be a huge key to success for Clark High School and the offense. Pollard has elite speed and size for a junior in the class of 2026. Pollard has caught a lot of attention this season and has been flying under the radar. Pollard currently holds a Division 1 offer and will look to turn more heads this postseason. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1112315"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67214eeb714ed"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mater East will be playing Pahrump in the first round of 3A play on Friday night. Pahrump won the regular season match-up between the two teams with a final score of 42-30 early in the season. Mater East can not be counted out of any games with senior QB [player_tooltip player_id='1112315' first='Daylin' last='James'] as their field general. James has been noted as one of the best dual-threat QBs in Nevada with over 2,000 passing yards and 18 touchdowns in the regular season. Look for the senior QB to lead the Knights to a big shootout victory on Friday night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1112338"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67214eeb7152d"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The 4 vs 5 quarter-final matchup in the 5A Division 2 will be a 4-quarter battle between Palo Verde and Green Valley High School. Green Valley won in the regular season 28-14 and for Palo Verde to keep their season alive they will need a big-time performance from senior RB [player_tooltip player_id='1112338' first='Bryant' last='Johnson']. Johnson has had a dominating senior campaign thus far with a regular season stat line of over 1,000 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns. Bryant is a great ball carrier, with good vision, and the ability to accelerate on contact. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->