1A GIRLS: Pahranagat Valley clears final hurdle Las Vegas Review Journal - 3/1/2009
Nothing was going to prevent the Pahranagat Valley girls basketball team from winning the Class 1A state championship Saturday. Not an inspired effort from Lund’s Keisha Stewart or even pop singer Katy Perry.
The Panthers jumped to a big first-quarter lead, then held off a late charge by Lund to capture a 52-42 victory at the Orleans Arena.
The state title is the first for Pahranagat Valley (22-9) since 2006, when the Panthers won the last of their five consecutive crowns.
“You don’t realize what this means until you lose it and then get it back,” Pahranagat Valley coach Amy Huntsman said. “It was nice to finish.”
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