At Lake Mead

Pahrump Valley boys and girls basketball varsity teams will play in the Lake Mead Christian Academy Invitational tournament Thursday, today and Saturday.

Fans planning on attending games today and Saturday: consult the Las Vegas Review-Journal Web site (www.lvrj.com) or call the PVHS athletics department (727-7908).

Games will be 40 minutes (20 minutes per half). The schedule:

BOYS

THURSDAY

Huntington Beach, Calif., Liberty Christian vs. Pahrump Valley

Pahrump Valley vs. The Meadows.

TODAY

Games at 10:30 a.m. and noon at Calvary Chapel, with No. 3 seeds playing.

Nos. 1 and 2 seeds will play at Lake Mead Christian Academy at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Games at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., Noon, 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

GIRLS

THURSDAY

At Calvary Chapel

The Meadows vs. Pahrump Valley JVs.

TODAY

At Calvary Chapel

Boys bracket games at 10:30 a.m. and Noon.

Girls bracket games at 1:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

At Calvary Chapel

Bracket games at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m.

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At River Valley

The Pepsi Shootout, a girls' basketball tournament, at River Valley High School (Ariz.)

THURSDAY

Pahrump Valley vs. Needles

Pahrump Valley vs. Chino

TODAY

Bracket play begins

Noon (MST) -- Needles vs. Chino

3 p.m. -- Mohave vs. San Pasqual

1:30 p.m. -- Pahrump Valley vs. Palo Verde

River Valley-first-round bye

Subsequent games at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Bracket play continues with games at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m.