Since New Mexico went to the classification system Carlsbad has played in four state championships going 2-2. Carlsbad won in 1954 and 1955 and were runner-ups in 1956 and 1957. Here is their game results from 54-57.
1953-54, Ralph Bowyer, 28-4
Carlsbad 55 Walker Air Force Base 48, H
Carlsbad 42 Roswell 30, T
Carlsbad 82 NMMI 41, H
Hobbs 48 Carlsbad 35, T
Carlsbad 61 Farmington Navajo Mission 26, H
Carlsbad 53 Artesia 45, H
Carlsbad 48 Dexter 41, H
Carlsbad 69 Artesia 53, T
Carlsbad 46 Clovis 44, T
Carlsbad 79 Fort Sumner 43, T
Carlsbad 64 Hagerman 35, H
Carlsbad 67 Alamogordo 47, in Roswell
Carlsbad 71 Bernalillo Our Lady of Sorrow 46, in Roswell
Hobbs 68 Carlsbad 55, in Roswell
Carlsbad 63 Lovington 61, T
Carlsbad 65 Gallup 46, H
Carlsbad 62 Roswell 36, H
Portales 61 Carlsbad 60, H
Carlsbad 70 Albuquerque Highland 61, H
Carlsbad 59 Alamogordo 42, T
Carlsbad 59 Las Cruces 51, T
Carlsbad 55 Hobbs 53, H
Carlsbad 72 Albuquerque St Marys 39, H
Carlsbad 93 Jal 51, T
Carlsbad 77 NMMI 56, T
Carlsbad 73 Walker Air Force Base, H
Carlsbad 76 Lovington 56, District Tournament-Portales
Carlsbad 45 Hobbs 43, District Tournament-Portales
Clovis 47 Carlsbad 44, District Tournament-Portales
Carlsbad 76 Hurley 55, S-Hobbs
Carlsbad 48 Los Alamos 43, S-Hobbs
Carlsbad 58 Clovis 51, SC-Hobbs
1954-55, Ralph Bowyer, 28-2
Carlsbad 69 Walker Air Force Base 48, H
Carlsbad 81 Farmington Navajo Mission 54, T
Carlsbad 61 Gallup 56, T
Carlsbad 70 Hobbs 60, T
Carlsbad 65 Artesia 55, T
Carlsbad 82 Ringgold (LA) 68, H
Carlsbad 49 Alamogordo 48, H
Carlsbad 78 Dexter 49, T
Carlsbad 61 Roswell 57, T
Carlsbad 68 Clovis 63, H
Carlsbad 81 Hagerman 60, T
Carlsbad 83 Lovington 57, H
Carlsbad 85 Santa Fe 42, in Roswell
Carlsbad 67 Portales 60, in Roswell
Clovis 72 Carlsbad 67, in Roswell
Carlsbad 87 Jal 56, H
Carlsbad 58 Albuquerque St Marys 52, T
Carlsbad 53 Albuquerque Highland 43, T
Hobbs 63 Carlsbad 62, T
Carlsbad 78 Las Cruces 60, H
Carlsbad 76 Artesia 71, H
Carlsbad 65 NMMI 44, T
Carlsbad 69 Portales 54, T
Carlsbad 74 Roswell 57, H
Carlsbad 69 Hurley 52, H
Carlsbad 86 Lovington 51, District Tournament-Roswell
Carlsbad 71 Artesia 61, District Tournament-Roswell
Carlsbad 76 Hobbs 69, District Tournament-Roswell
Carlsbad 62 Albuquerque 49, S-Albuquerque
Carlsbad 92 Clayton 65, S-Albuquerque
Carlsbad 74 Los Alamos 64, SC-Albuquerque
1955-56, Ralph Bowyer, 20-7
El Paso Jefferson (TX) 79 Carlsbad 48, H*
Hobbs 59 Carlsbad 51, H
Carlsbad 62 Artesia 53, T
Dexter 54 Carlsbad 52, H
Carlsbad 73 Hurley 55, T
Carlsbad 57 El Paso Bowie (TX) 52, T
Carlsbad 57 Alamogordo 51, T
Carlsbad 56 Roswell 39, H
Carlsbad 55 Clovis 51, T
Portales 63 Carlsbad 59, T
Carlsbad 85 Hagerman 29, H
Carlsbad 84 Lovington 70, T
Carlsbad 79 NMMI 37, H
Carlsbad 73 Denver City (TX) 29, in Roswell
Clovis 75 Carlsbad 72, in Roswell
Carlsbad 76 Jal 61, T
Hobbs 90 Carlsbad 77, T
Carlsbad 65 Portales 56, H
Carlsbad 79 Clovis 44, H
Carlsbad 88 Albuquerque St Mary’s 63, H
Carlsbad 85 Roswell 60, T
Carlsbad 72 Artesia 63, H
Carlsbad 64 Portales 54, District Tournament-Hobbs
Hobbs 91 Carlsbad 69, District Tournament-Hobbs
Carlsbad 81 Farmington 78, S-Albuquerque
Carlsbad 83 Alamogordo 64, S-Albuquerque
Hobbs 89 Carlsbad 82, SC-Albuquerque
*Jefferson later forfeited game
1956-57, Ralph Bowyer, 23-8
Carlsbad 61 El Paso Ysleta (TX) 45, H
Carlsbad 82 El Paso Cathedral (TX) 75, H
Carlsbad 54 Albuquerque Highland 51, T
Carlsbad 50 Albuquerque St Mary’s 47, T
Carlsbad 72 Farmington 56, H
Carlsbad 56 Alamogordo 41, H
Carlsbad 69 Dexter 52, T
Carlsbad 72 Portales 59, H
Carlsbad 80 Clovis 68, H
Roswell 45 Carlsbad 44, T
Hobbs 64 Carlsbad 56, H
Carlsbad 54 Lovington 40, T
Carlsbad 62 Artesia 39, H
Trinidad (CO) 40 Carlsbad 36, in Santa Fe
Carlsbad 70 Lovington 43, in Santa Fe
Carlsbad 61 Albuquerque 57, in Santa Fe
Carlsbad 76 Jal 32, H
Carlsbad 60 NMMI 37, T
Carlsbad 65 Albuquerque Highland 57, H
Portales 64 Carlsbad 55, T
Carlsbad 59 Clovis 55, T
Hobbs 80 Carlsbad 38, T
Carlsbad 68 Lovington 40, H
Roswell 59 Carlsbad 41, H
Carlsbad 68 Artesia 60, T
Carlsbad 40 Artesia 39, District Tournament-Portales
Carlsbad 67 Roswell 49, District Tournament-Portales
Hobbs 67 Carlsbad 46, District Tournament-Portales
Carlsbad 60 Albuquerque Highland 57, S-Santa Fe
Carlsbad 53 Silver City 50, S-Santa Fe
Hobbs 93 Carlsbad 63, SC-Santa Fe
