HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT Frank Lopez will wrestle at 285 pounds for Pahrump Valley in the Southern Nevada Class 3-A Regional tournament Saturday. The Trojans will host the meet, starting at 10 a.m. Advertisement

Pahrump Valley goes after its fourth consecutive Southern Nevada Class 3-A regional wrestling championship Saturday -- at home.

Which is fitting, considering that this is the final wrestling campaign for Pahrump Valley in Class 3-A. In the 2008-2009 school year, Pahrump Valley moves into the 4-A Sunset Region Southwest Division.

Competition starts at 10 a.m. in the Trojans' gym, with long-time power Mesquite Virgin Valley the major threat to coach Craig Rieger's squad that Wednesday completed an unbeaten league dual meet season. The Trojans defeated Overton Moapa Valley 77-6 and Las Vegas Faith Lutheran 83-0 to boost their record to 8-0 in the league, 29-3 in all duals.

Virgin Valley was 6-2, with Boulder City 4-4, Moapa Valley 2-6 and Faith Lutheran 0-8. Moapa Valley edged the Crusaders 39-30 in the other dual contested at PVHS Wednesday.

Weigh-ins are at 8 a.m. and the gym will open to the public at 9 a.m. The top three in each of the 14 weight classes advance to the state tournament, to be held Feb. 9 at Moapa Valley. The first five finishers in the Northern meet complete the eight-man brackets at state.

Pahrump Valley's probable starting lineup Saturday:

103 pounds -- Freshman Elliott Owens, 30-10.

112 -- Senior Elias Armendariz, 44-4.

119 -- Junior Josh Armendariz, 22-17.

125 -- Junior Paul Miller, 14-14.

130 -- Junior Chris DeMille, 32-14.

135 -- Junior Gueran Fenicle.

140 -- Senior Kyle Abreu-Buendia.

145 -- Senior James Chapman, 42-6.

152 -- Junior Steven Schmidt.

160 -- Junior Ande Floyd.

171 -- Junior Zach Weldon, 47-2.

189 -- Junior Joe Colucci, 31-15.

215 -- Senior Pierce Henkel, 39-8.

285 -- Senior Frank Lopez, 45-3.

Everybody was 2-0 Wednesday, except Fenicle, as the Trojans completed another unbeaten league dual-meet campaign.

Elias Armendariz and Chapman won state championships at Sparks SpanishSprings in 2007.

The weight-class title threats Saturday?

Cody Cannon, Virgin Valley, 103 pounds;

Brandt Eaton, Virgin Valley, 112;

Aaron Rappleye, Virgin Valley, 119;

Stetson Ruth, Virgin Valley, 125, or Brian McKeever, Boulder City, 125;

Al Haines, Boulder City, 130 (he is a former Pahrump Valley Powerhouse wrestler);

Parley Leavitt, Virgin Valley, 135;

Tom Tormasgard, Boulder City, 152, or Brady Eaton, Virgin Valley, 152 or 160;

Sawyer Goff, Virgin Valley, 152 or 160;

John Ruiz Jr., Faith Lutheran, 171, or Wyatt Robison, 171, Virgin Valley;

Mike Staley, Moapa Valley, 189;

D'Andre Mathews, Virgin Valley, 215 and

Brent Horlacher, Moapa Valley, 285.

"We're ready," said Rieger, after completing the sweep of league rivals in dual meets. "We have two practices left; all we have to worry about now is making weight, staying healthy, and eligibility." Those are standard concerns preceding any major wrestling tournament.