This Saturday Devin Moura and Wyatt Hughes will wrestle as top seeds in the Northern 2A Regional Championships at PCHS. It starts at 9 a.m. Expect a crowd of dedicated fans from all over northern Nevada as the season careens toward its culmination – the State tournament at The Meadows School in Las Vegas on Feb 19.
The high point of the Pershing County High School girls basketball week happened on Thursday night against North Tahoe. Pershing County didn’t pull off the win. In fact, they lost all three games this week. Two of the losses were close calls. One was a major shellacking from a top-ranked team. But something almost magical happened in the PCHS gym on senior night.
The Pershing County wrestling team started division duals this past week. On Thursday Devin Moura, Wyatt Hughes, Justin Carruth and Lucian Gonzalez traveled to Yerington to compete. “We are heading into the final push,” said PCHS coach Mike Brooks. “We are only wrestling 2A opponents for the rest of the season with duals, regional and state.”
The games for Humboldt County Rural Basketball League, week 2, had to be postponed from Jan. 22 until this past weekend, due to health concerns regarding Covid. Nevertheless, this week’s games were worth the wait. The games were in Kings River and began at 10 a.m.
Money Mac was going to deliver, just as Joe Burrow did a few moments earlier and the Bengals’ defense did for the entire second half and more. They had come too far down this improbable road not to finish things off, even if history and the wrong end of a coin flip threatened to derail their best laid plans. Evan McPherson — aka Money Mac — was as good with his game winner as a handful of $100 bills, not to anyone’s surprise. This was a kicker, you might remember, who told teammates last week that they were going to the AFC championship game even before he hit the winning field goal to beat Tennessee.
Two years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals were the NFL’s worst team. Now they’re headed to the Super Bowl to play the Los Angeles Rams — in the Rams’ home stadium.
The PCHS boys basketball team played two games this past week. On Friday, the Mustangs beat the Silver Stage Nighthawks on the road 55-42. This past Saturday they lost 78-50 to Yerington at home. On Tuesday, Lovelock traveled to Battle Mountain to play the Longhorns. Results were not available at press time. The win against Silver Stage should boost the Mustangs’ confidence. Last month at Silver Stage High School the Mustangs lost to the Nighthawks by three points (43-40).
The Pershing County High School girls basketball team picked up two wins this week, scoring over 100 points between the two games. On Friday, the Mustangs held Silver Stage to 13 points 53-136. Yerington did not fare much better (53-26) the next night in the PCHS gym. On Tuesday, the girls traveled to Battle Mountain. Results were not available at press time. “Over the years Silver Stage has been a hard place to play,” said Lee Houston, the girls varsity coach. “The girls did a great job digging deep to find energy and not look past them to Yerington the next day.”
The Pershing County Lady Mustangs are nearing the finish line, basketball-wise. They played three games this past week, one on the road and two at home. On Tuesday the Mustangs overwhelmed Coral Academy 52-14 in the PCHS gym. Thursday the Mustangs lost to the number one team in the 2A, the Incline Highlanders 41-12.
Three Pershing County wrestlers represented Lovelock at the Walter Marietta Vaquero Classic in Fernley this past weekend. Devin Moura (132), Justin Carruth (126) and Wyatt Hughes (152) competed in the two-day tournament. Graduating senior Devin Moura went 4-2 and placed fourth in the 132-pound weight class.
A battle ensued in the PCHS gym last Tuesday night. The Mustang boys basketball team ended its eight-game losing streak with a win against the Coral Academy of Science – Reno 61-52. “Coral was a game we wanted back. We knew we gave that one away at Coral,” said Jesse Canchola, referring to the Mustang’s 44-39 loss to the Falcons on Dec. 30 in Reno.
Pershing County High School wrestlers Devin Moura (132 pounds), Justin Carruth (126) and Wyatt Hughes (152) wrestled in Minden last weekend at the Douglas Invitational.
The Pershing County boys basketball team has a score to settle with Battle Mountain. The Mustangs were within centimeters of beating the Longhorns this past Friday at PCHS. However, at the final buzzer Pershing County fell short by two points at 52-50. “It was our best performance as a team,” said Coach Jesse Canchola, comparing the Battle Mountain game with the rest of the week’s games. “We’ve been struggling with the team concept like most teams fighting adversity. Against the Longhorns, we came together and produced some quality basketball.”
It was a good week to be a Lady Mustang basketball player. Taylor Garland and Raegan Burrows guarded the opposing team’s point guards. Kylee Fuller forced multiple turnovers with her defensive pressure. Bela Rosas scored two 3-pointers when needed most.