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Pershing County junior Raegan Burrows defends against Yerington at the Northern 2A Regional tournament in West Wendover.
Last week PCHS girls basketball coach Lee Houston predicted the Mustangs would punch their ticket to state.
That's what happened this past week at the Northern 2A Regional Tournament in West Wendover.
No. 2 seeded Pershing County had a bye in the first round. Meanwhile, Coral Academy beat West Wendover 50-39 and Yerington snatched a one-point win over Sierra Lutheran 32-31.
In the semifinals, top-seeded North Tahoe eclipsed Coral Academy of Science 37-25, while Pershing County toppled Yerington 55-40.
The regional championship came down to Pershing County and North Tahoe, the only team to beat the Mustangs all season.
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Pershing County's Riley Harvey takes a shot from the free throw line.
The Lakers walked off with the first-place trophy 47-29.
The resilient Mustangs hope to bounce back at state competition this Thursday. Ticket punched.
The Mustangs play Needles (16-0) at Lawlor Events Center in Reno. Meanwhile, North Tahoe plays Lincoln County.
The championship match will pit the winner of each game against the other at the Virginia Street gym on Friday 23 at 6 p.m.
With the addition of Khloe Montes, Mia Canchola, Arya Garland and Kenya Vaughan,
Pershing County has 13 girls on its varsity team. The coaches moved the four girls up from JV.
They'll play alongside seniors Kaylah Hanley, Taylor Garland, Yasmine McKinney, Mady Grenz and Anna Happy. Raegan Burrows, Riley Harvey, Kyra Cerini and Aaliyah Allen round out the squad.
Coaches Houston, Jason Allen, Sarah Haynie, Damien McKinney and Sarita (Condie) Gordon hope for continued community support.