The first week of the prep football season was considered a success. But eight games were canceled by causes related to the COVID pandemic, player eligibility and wildfires.
Sports
The Trojans boys wrestling team travels to Western High School for the Class 3A Southern Regional Wrestling Championships.
One of the leading scorers for the Lady Hornets basketball team this year is senior Claudia Granados.
Senior Lexi Gil led the Lady Hornets in scoring with 17 as Beatty defeated Indian Springs, 61-17 on Tuesday night.
For the second time in two games, the Trojans boys lost a game due to foul trouble. They lost Friday’s to Boulder City because key shooters fouled out, and Monday’s game aginst Mojave was similar.
Calling it close again, the Lady Trojans played their second straight nail-biter, beating Boulder City 35-33 in the last nine seconds on Friday and then beating Mojave in the last second, 37-35, on Monday.
On Jan 19, the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association granted independent status to Boulder City’s football program at its meeting in Reno.
Boulder City girls basketball coach Paul Dosch, 44, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer on Dec. 5 and is adamant that he will remain on the sidelines.
The Lady Trojans basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Tuesday night to Western, 29-28, at home in a battle for third place.
The Trojans wrestling team traveled to Desert Pines on Wednesday and took on a team with six seniors and did surprisingly well in their 39-30 loss.
For junior Bryce Odegard, the Western game will probably be remembered as his best game as a Trojan to date. Odegard shot two 3-pointers in the third quarter and two in the fourth to help Pahrump edge Western 58-54 in a nail-biter.
For a teen moving from Las Vegas, rural Pahrump can be quite a culture shock.
Pahrump Bowling News: Jim Reynolds bowled an 835 series on Jan. 19.
The Trojans boys basketball’s struggles continue, losing Friday at Bonanza, 39-32.
Trojans wrestling ends their regular season at Desert Pines at 6 p.m. tonight and not at home as shown on the schedule.