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Jan. 14, 2009

Daffer scores 31, PV girls end skid

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HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT
Kristi Daffer, who scored 20 points against Las Vegas Sierra Vista Thursday, netted 31 in Pahrump Valley's 62-31 conquest of homestanding Western Friday.


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Pahrump Valley's girls, who ended a three-game losing streak with a 62-31 rout of Las Vegas Western Friday, return to Southwest Class 4-A basketball action this Friday, taking on homestanding Desert Oasis in a division game at 5 p.m.

Kristi Daffer scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the Lady Trojans moved to 2-2 in the division and 11-9 in all games with the win against the Warriors (0-3, 0-6).

Thursday, Pahrump Valley lost a heartbreaker in overtime as Sierra Vista's Medinah Hennix scored with less than a second left to give the Mountain Lions a 50-49 victory.

Casey Scheller's free throw, with 0:06.8 seconds left in regulation, tied the game at 48-48. Scheller also scored the only point in overtime.

Daffer scored 20 points, with Scheller adding 13 and Ashley Lindgren 10 for PVHS.

Jeannette Jackson, Teria Baxter and Nicollette Grigsby combined for 41 points for Sierra Vista.

At Western, Daffer scored 13 points during a 24-8 third-quarter run that helped Pahrump Valley put away the Warriors. Scheller scored 13 points, while Michelle Simon led Western with eight points.

In other Southwest games Friday:

Durango 63, Clark 27 -- At Clark, Cherelle Hicks scored 18 points to help Durango overcome a slow start and down the Chargers. Amanda Boucher and Mia Bell added 13 points each for the Trailblazers, who trailed 7-5 after the first quarter. Tarah Murph grabbed 11 rebounds for Clark.

Bonanza 57, Desert Oasis 30 -- At Bonanza, Shirley Pitts supplied 22 points, six rebounds and four assists to carry the Bengals past the Diamondbacks. Daytril Beals scored 11 points and Christin Figgins 10 for the Bengals. Alexus Caulk and Auburn Smith scored 12 points each to lead Desert Oasis.

Bishop Gorman 63, Sierra Vista 25 -- At Sierra Vista, Aaryn Ellenberg scored 17 points, and the Gaels outscored the Mountain Lions 38-10 in the second half to pull away. Dannielle Diamant added 16 points for Bishop Gorman. Kim Rouzer led Sierra Vista with seven.

Boxscores

Sierra Vista 50

Pahrump Valley 49, OT

Sierra Vista (50)

Jackson 6-1-13, Baxter 5-0-13, Hennix 4-0-8, Rouzer 0-1-1, Grigsby 6-0-15. Totals: 21 2-6 50.

Pahrump Valley (49)

Simmons 1-0-2, Kunzi 2-0-4, Lindgren 4-0-10, Daffer 8-4-20, Scheller 4-5-13. Totals: 19 9-17 49.

SV 14 10 10 14 2--50

PV 13 13 11 11 1--49

Pahrump Valley 62

Western 31

Pahrump Valley (62)

Daffer 31, Scheller 13, Kunzi 6, Hamrick 6, Lindgren 2, McJunkin 2, Simmons 2. Totals 25 12-17 62.

Western (31)

Simon 8, Parks 7, Russell 5, Johnson 5, Jackson 4, Bautista 2. Totals 11 7-15 31.

PVHS 12 10 24 16--62

Western 5 9 8 9--31










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