Pirates fend off Virgin Valley, advance to state semifinals

Zach Hymas tossed two touchdown passes to Jeremy Waite on Friday, and Moapa Valley's football team to a 20-13 win over visiting Virgin Valley in a Division I-A state quarterfinal.

Hymas, who completed 14 of 29 passes for 221 yards, had TD passes of 8 and 67 yards for Moapa Valley (11-0), which will visit Churchill County in a state semifinal at 1 p.m. on Nov. 16.

Kaleb Bodily added a 25-yard TD run for the Pirates, who built a 20-6 lead in the fourth quarter.

Andrew Huerta rushed 11 times for 100 yards for Moapa Valley.

"They didn't make it easy, but we also made it hard on ourselves with turnovers," said Moapa Valley coach Brent Lewis. "In the second half, we were able to establish our running game more and control the ball."

Garrett Leavitt’s 28-yard TD pass to DeVonte Milligan with three minutes left pulled the Bulldogs (8-3) to within 20-13, but Moapa Valley recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.

Leavitt finished 25-for-44 passing for 330 yards, with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dillon Graves. Graves caught 12 passes for 189 yards for the Bulldogs.