HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT Tyler True, 30, will be in the Pahrump Valley lineup tonight, when the Trojans play at Las Vegas Desert Oasis in a Sunset Region Southwest Class 4-A Division basketball game. HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT Toi Simmons, 11, shown in action against Bishop Gorman, will play for the PV girls against the homestanding Diamondbacks. Games Web cast The Pahrump Valley-Desert Oasis basketball doubleheader will be on live audio Web cast today, starting at 5 p.m. Log on to http://desertoasis.sportsfrequency.com. Click on green headset button to listen to game action live. The broadcast will play through windows media player. Advertisement

Today

Who: Pahrump Valley and Las Vegas Desert Oasis girls and boys basketball teams.

What: Sunset Region Southwest Class 4-A Division doubleheader.

When: Girls at 5 p.m., boys at 6:30

Records: Pahrump Valley girls 2-2 division, 11-9 all games, Desert Oasis 0-4, 1-10. Pahrump Valley boys 0-4 division, 7-9 all games; Desert Oasis 2-1, 5-9.

Next games: Bonanza girls and boys at Pahrump Valley, Jan. 22; Spring Valley girls and boys at Desert Oasis, Jan. 20.

Diamondbacks

Girls coach: Laurie Evans, (first year).

Top players: Richelle Carino, 5-foot junior point guard; Cierra Hartman, 5-9 freshman guard; Lenzi Cram, 5-9 freshman forward.

Outlook: None of the Lady Diamondbacks have any varsity basketball experience, with seven freshmen on the roster.

In league: Desert Oasis has lost 55-32 to Durango, 44-20 to Sierra Vista, 45-42 to Clark and 57-30 to Bonanza.

Boys coach: Ken Gibson (first year)

Top players: Cameron Mich'l, 6-4 sophomore guard; Cameron Jefferson, 6-6 junior forward; Zack Bodenhausen, 6-4 sophomore forward.

Outlook: Gibson was the head coach at Sierra Vista, so has experience in starting a new program.

In league: Desert Oasis defeated Clark 66-52 and 70-69 to Bonanza; lost 45-42 to Durango.

Trojans

Girls coach: Jason Odegard (first year)

Top players: Kristi Daffer, 6-foot senior center; Casey Scheller, 5-10 sophomore forward; Alyson Kunzi, 5-8 sophomore guard; Ashley Lindgren, 5-4 sophomore guard; Toi Simmons, 5-4 junior guard.

In league: Pahrump Valley has defeated Clark 67-35 and Western 62-31, while losing 74-36 to Bishop Gorman and 50-49 in overtime to Sierra Vista.

Boys coach: Lonnie Shereck (fifth year)

Top players: Alex Anderson, 5-11 guard; Marvin Weekly, 5-11 guard; Tyler True, 6-2 center; Mike Amburgey, 6-1 guard.

In league: Pahrump Valley has lost 62-48 to Clark, 82-52 to Gorman, 76-45 to Sierra Vista and 59-43 to Western.

Bottom line

Pahrump Valley's girls, at 2-2, are fifth in the Southwest with 12 division games to play in their first-ever Class 4-A campaign. The top four teams in each division advance to the regionals.

Sweeping Desert Oasis, Clark, Western and Spring Valley -- the teams ranked below them -- would give the Trojans eight division wins. That won't be enough for them to advance to the regionals.

The top four teams are Bishop Gorman, Bonanza, Durango and Sierra Vista. Pahrump Valley has yet to play Bonanza and Durango and is 0-1 against the Gaels and Mountain Lions.

Pahrump Valley's boys, winless in the division, have 12 Southwest games remaining. The Trojans play aggressive, hustling basketball, but they have been going up against bigger, stronger opponents.

Even Desert Oasis, a first-year Las Vegas high school, has superior size and strength, witness the D'backs' conquest of Bonanza.