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Jan. 23, 2009
GAME DAYS
Friday Who: Spring Valley vs. Pahrump Valley What: Sunset Region Southwest Class 4-A basketball doubleheader When: 5 p.m. (girls) and 6:30 p.m. (boys) Where: At Spring Valley High School, 3750 S. Buffalo (between W. Twain and W. Flamingo). Records: Spring Valley boys, 2-4 division, 6-10 all games; PVHS, 0-5, 7-10; Spring Valley girls, 1-5, 1-7; PVHS 3-2, 12-9. Records are before games played Thursday. Coaches: Spring Valley girls: Patricia Delfs; PVHS girls: Jason Odegard. Spring Valley boys: Phil McAllister; PVHS boys: Lonnie Shereck. Key players: Spring Valley girls, no information available. Spring Valley boys: Esteban Gonzalez, 6-8 senior forward; Nate Holloway, 6-3 senior forward. PVHS girls: Kristi Daffer, 6-foot senior center; Casey Scheller, 5-10 sophomore forward; Ashley Lindgren, 5-5 sophomore guard. PVHS boys: Marvin Weekly, Alex Anderson, Mike Amburgey, Chase Williams, Daniel Shimakawa. Bottom Line: Spring Valley's boys lost 52-51 to Bishop Gorman Dec. 16; edged Western 64-63 Jan. 16 and lost 68-61 to Desert Oasis, so don't expect the Grizzlies to back off. Spring Valley's girls edged Western 45-43, but lost 79-13 to Gorman and 55-32 to Sierra Vista; they are averaging 30 points per game. The Pahrump Valley girls performance could depend on how they fared in a tough Southwest game Thursday at Bonanza. The boys have been outmanned physically all season; don't expect going up against the Grizzlies tonight will be any different. Saturday Mesquite Virgin Valley boys at Pahrump Valley, 5 p.m. (Preliminary boys games at 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.) This is a non-league game between these former Southern Nevada Class 3-A League rivals. Virgin Valley has a new coach, Rich Bohne, who replaced the legendary Kirk Brotherson after the 2007-2008 season. The Bulldogs are 8-6, 1-1 in the league. Key players for the Bulldogs are 6-3 Zack Horlacher, a junior post; 6-foot Terran Leavitt, a senior guard; 6-foot Jon Cleave, a senior forward; 6-6 Anthony Morris, a senior post, and 6-2 Colton Bulloch, a senior forward. Bulldog conquests include Indian Springs (50-25), Lincoln County (68-60), The Meadows (75-68 and 61-51) and Henderson International School (49-33). The record includes losses to Henderson Basic (70-66 OT), Lincoln County (45-32 and 55-54) and Faith Lutheran (62-49). Pahrump Valley and Virgin Valley had some heated battles over the final couple seasons the teams were 3-A league antagonists. Don't expect the separation of the Trojans and Bulldogs to lessen that intensity. -- Next week Pahrump Valley Division games: * Monday, home vs. Clark, 5 p.m. * Wednesday, home vs. Durango, 5 p.m. * Jan. 30, at Sierra Vista, 5 p.m. * Jan. 31, at Durango, 1:30 p.m. (postponed from Dec. 17). Feb. 2, at Bishop Gorman, 5 p.m. Feb. 4, home vs. Western, 5 p.m. Feb. 5, home vs. Desert Oasis, 5 p.m. Feb. 11, at Bonanza, 5 p.m. Feb. 13, home vs. Spring Valley, 5 p.m. -- Playoffs Sunset Regionals, Feb. 17-21, at sites to be determined. State tournament, Feb. 26-28, at The Orleans Arena. |
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