Pahrump Valley opens league play Friday against a winless Virgin Valley team that has beaten the Trojans three straight years. Both coaches built demanding nonleague schedules to prepare for this moment.
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Pahrump Valley played Equipo Academy to a scoreless draw Sept. 17, extending its unbeaten stretch to three matches while continuing to seek its first league victory.
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There is more to the dove and bird hunt than pulling the trigger.
Sophomore quarterback Wyatt Cross directed the offense, Angel Ware delivered back-to-back scoring plays for Pahrump, and relentless defensive pressure helped the Trojans pull away from Valley in a 64–26 road victory.
For Beatty football, what could go wrong did in their 41-0 loss against Spring Mountain last Friday. This was their first loss of the season.
This week the Trojans travel to Western. The Warriors (0-7 overall, 0-3 Sunset League) have not won all year long and probably won’t, but they can’t be overlooked. This is a fear that coaches have when playing a team with a losing record.
Trojans boys cross-country runner Bryce Odegard took first place (17 minutes, 17.8 seconds) out of 82 runners to help his team take second place (65 points) out of 10 teams.
Pahranagat Valley football coach Dr. Ken Higbee will be going up against an undefeated Tonopah team Friday during homecoming week. That is pressure enough, but off the field that seems meaningless when dealing with a criminal investigation, which forces him to coach from the press box.
It took Sunrise Mountain just three minutes to score their first goal, and within four minutes into the game they had their second.
Sometimes athletes need a different perspective, a different approach that their coach can’t give them to get them over the hump.
Football is often about making adjustments at the half. Those that make the right ones, win. And on Friday the Trojans did just that.
The Lady Trojans volleyball team remains in first place in the Sunset League after two league wins and one non-conference win.
Trojans running back Drew Walker scores the winning TD on a 15-yard run, which is enough to edge Sunrise Mountain 35-33. In just 11 minutes, the Trojans scored 3 TDs in the fourth quarter to come from behind for the homecoming victory on Friday night.
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