Pahrump Valley boys golf places four on all-Southern Nevada teams

Pahrump Valley boys golf did more than collect postseason hardware over the weekend. Four Trojans landed on the 2026 All-Southern Nevada teams, a concentration of recognition that points to a program with enough depth to reload again next spring.

Aaron Rily led the group with first-team honors after a season that changed the shape of the Pahrump Valley lineup. He stepped away from baseball to focus on golf full time, and that leap helped turn him into one of the Trojans’ most important players during the final stretch of the year. Travis Floyd, Cayden Cowley and Brody Myers also earned all-region recognition, giving Pahrump Valley multiple honored players across different grades and experience levels.

That spread matters in a sport where one strong round can mask a fragile roster. At Pahrump Valley, the postseason awards matched what the scores had already shown: the Trojans were not leaning on a single standout, but on a group that kept posting results together. Coach Bob Hopkins pointed to depth as a major strength, noting that five Pahrump Valley golfers ranked among the league’s top 15 individually. In one league match, Floyd finished fifth, Rily seventh and Cowley eighth in a field of 33, a snapshot of how often the Trojans were putting several names near the front of the pack.

The run carried into the Class 3A Southern Region tournament at Mountain Falls Golf Club in Pahrump on May 6-7, where Pahrump Valley stayed close enough to keep pressure on the bracket. Earlier league coverage showed the Trojans finishing second in one match at 337, just four strokes behind Virgin Valley’s 333. That narrow gap fit the pattern of the season: Pahrump Valley was repeatedly in the hunt, not just hoping for one good day.

The state tournament only reinforced that point. The 2026 Class 3A Boys Golf State Championship was scheduled for May 12-13 at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, and Pahrump Valley brought a six-player roster of Travis Floyd, Cayden Cowley, Keir Sheppard, Brody Myers, Aaron Rily and TC Hone. The Trojans finished fourth overall. In the opening round, Rily shot 77, Floyd 78, Cowley 84, Hone 91, and Myers and Sheppard each shot 93, another sign that the scoring base extended well beyond a single ace.

For Pahrump Valley High School, the all-Southern Nevada selections read like more than a season-ending honor roll. They suggest a pipeline that produced pressure-tested players, held up in regional and state play, and left the Trojans with a credible foundation for next year.