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Boulder City football looks to bounce back against Virgin Valley

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009 | 10:12 a.m.

Boulder City High School

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The Boulder City High football team controls its own destiny.

If the Eagles beat Mesquite’s Virgin Valley High on Oct. 23, they will host a first-round playoff game in two weeks. A loss, however, would put them on the road for entire postseason.

“We should be as healthy as we have been all year,” Boulder City coach Alex Kazel said. “We want to host a playoff game, so we need to go out and play to get that second seed.”

Boulder City was defeated 39-7 on Oct. 16 by Overton’s Moapa Valley High in its 3A Southern League opener. But with three teams in the league, and all three guaranteed a spot in the postseason, the Eagles are still alive to achieve their goal of winning the state title.

It’s a goal that would be significantly easier to reach with a victory against Virgin Valley. The win would give Boulder City home field advantage for a playoff game — a contest where the winner advances to the state semifinals.

“We just have to keep working and getting better each week,” Kazel said.

Ray Brewer can be reached at 990-2662 or ray.brewer@lasvegassun.com.

Discussion: 4 comments so far…

By blueandgold

10/21/09 at 5:41 p.m.

Suggest removal

Brewer-
Why won't you write an article about Moapa and say something about the two best players in 3A...Jake Pearce and Matt Newton?
By blueandgold

10/21/09 at 5:55 p.m.

Suggest removal

Matt Newton (SR), 6'0" 175 lbs, WR/DB Moapa Valley Pirates
#1 in Total Receiving Yards in So. Nev.
#8 in Total Points Scored in So. Nev.
#21 in Total Rushing Yards in So. Nev.
STUD

thanks to nevadapreps.com
By mv89040

10/22/09 at 8:26 a.m.

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Does anyone who reads these articles wonder why Paharump is considered a "local school" and Moapa,Virgin Valley, Indian Springs, Laughlin and Alamo are not? Moapa and Virgin Valley have won the 3A State Championship the past three years. The only print that any of the non-local teams get are when they play a local team. Does anyone wonder why this is? We know now that Boulder City's mlb makes pizza, that their back-up qb and one of their wide receivers are brothers who have fought in the past, but still nothing about any of the other teams that Boulder plays. This makes no sense. Also, why this week, was Boulder ommited from the football pick's?
By mv89040

10/22/09 at 8:28 a.m.

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oops, Pahrump is the correct spelling. I don't want anyone to think that Pirate fan commenters on this site are idiot's who can't spell.

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