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3:00 PM - CLASS 3A - #1 ROBERTSON VS. #2 SANTA FE INDIAN

5:00 PM - CLASS 2A - #3 PECOS VS. #8 MESCALERO APACHE

7:00 PM - CLASS 4A - #1 KIRTLAND CENTRAL VS. #2 LOS LUNAS

Picks, upsets, and the possible packed Dreamstyle Arena.

https://edition.cnn.com/us/live-new...ing-felicity-huffman-lori-loughlin/index.html

Looks like some coaches have been charged.

These people paid a gentleman money and called it a charitable donation. The coaches were bribed to let a student on their team to get them into a prestigeous school. It looks like Lori Laughlin got her daughter into USC and on the Crew team. I think she has been faking and injury so she didn't have to be in the team. Probably had someone take the Seats for her.

A lot more people charged. Some are high profile CEOs and the celebrities mentioned .

Parents are passionate when it comes to their child. Surprise we don't see any more craziness then what we see.

ELITE EIGHT
5A Elite Eight Schedule
5A Elite Eight Top Players to Watch
5A Elite Eight Picks & Predictions
5A Elite Eight Breakdown

FIRST ROUND
5A Bracket Breakdown
5A First Round Team Capsules
5A First Round Picks & Predictions
5A Top Players to Watch




ELITE EIGHT
4A Elite Eight Schedule
4A Elite Eight Top Players to Watch
4A Elite Eight Picks & Predictions
4A Elite Eight Breakdown

FIRST ROUND
4A Bracket Breakdown
4A First Round Team Capsules
4A First Round Picks & Predictions
4A Top Players to Watch




ELITE EIGHT
3A Elite Eight Schedule
3A Elite Eight Top Players to Watch
3A Elite Eight Picks & Predictions
3A Elite Eight Breakdown

FIRST ROUND
3A Bracket Breakdown
3A First Round Team Capsules
3A First Round Picks & Predictions
3A Top Players to Watch




ELITE EIGHT
2A Elite Eight Schedule
2A Elite Eight Top Players to Watch
2A Elite Eight Picks & Predictions
2A Elite Eight Breakdown

FIRST ROUND
2A Bracket Breakdown
2A First Round Team Capsules
2A First Round Picks & Predictions
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ELITE EIGHT
1A Elite Eight Schedule
1A Elite Eight Top Players to Watch
1A Elite Eight Picks & Predictions
1A Elite Eight Breakdown

FIRST ROUND
1A Bracket Breakdown
1A First Round Team Capsules
1A First Round Picks & Predictions
1A Top Players to Watch

DREAMSTYLE ARENA

8:00 AM - CLASS 4A - (1) Kirtland Central 55 (13) Espanola Valley 23 FINAL

9:45 AM - CLASS 5A - (1) Hobbs 42 (4) Carlsbad 41 FINAL

11:30 AM - CLASS 4A - (2) Los Lunas 70 (3) Gallup 47 FINAL

1:15 PM - CLASS 5A - (3) West Mesa 59 (2) Piedra Vista 57 FINAL OT


SANTA ANA STAR CENTER

8:00 AM - CLASS 2A - (8) Mescalero Apache 47 (4) Dulce 40 FINAL

9:45 AM - CLASS 3A - (1) Robertson 57 (5) Navajo Prep 49 FINAL

11:30 AM - CLASS 1A - (2) Tatum 60 (3) Logan 42 FINAL

3:00 PM - CLASS 1A - (1) Melrose 65 (5) Cliff 33 FINAL

6:30 PM - CLASS 2A - (3) Pecos 62 (2) Penasco 44 FINAL

8:15 PM - CLASS 3A - (2) Santa Fe Indian 56 (6) Tularosa 38

Biggest takeaways from the Elite Eight

BOYS
3A Boys: #1 St. Michael's vs #4 Santa Fe Indian (1:15pm-The PIT) - 15th
3A Boys: #2 Sandia Prep vs #3 Hot Springs (9:45am-The PIT) - 15th
2A Boys: #1 Pecos vs #4 Texico (8:00am-The PIT) - 15th
2A Boys: #3 Newcomb vs #7 Mesilla Valley (11:30am-The PIT) - 15th

GIRLS
4A Girls: #1 Kirtland Central vs #2 Los Lunas (7:00pm) - The PIT - 15th
3A Girls: #1 Robertson vs #2 Santa Fe Indian (3:00pm) - The PIT - 15th
2A Girls: #3 Pecos vs #8 Mescalero Apache (5:00pm) - The PIT - 15th

FINAL FOUR (MARCH 14TH & 15TH)
5A Boys: #5 Santa Fe 55, #1 Volcano Vista 52 - RECAP | HIGHLIGHTS

5A Boys: #6 Atrisco Heritage vs #7 Cleveland (8:15pm-The PIT)

4A Boys: #1 Los Lunas vs #12 Del Norte (6:30pm-The PIT)

4A Boys: #7 Valley 53, #3 SIlver 50 - RECAP | HIGHLIGHTS

3A Boys: #1 St. Michael's vs #4 Santa Fe Indian (1:15pm-The PIT) - 15th

3A Boys: #2 Sandia Prep vs #3 Hot Springs (9:45am-The PIT) - 15th

2A Boys: #1 Pecos vs #4 Texico (8:00am-The PIT) - 15th

2A Boys: #3 Newcomb vs #7 Mesilla Valley (11:30am-The PIT) - 15th

1A Boys: #5 Melrose 58, #1 Quemado 45 - F

1A Boys: #2 Fort Sumner 47, #3 Maxwell 37 - F

12 minutes until player intros

First 1-seed to fall will be...

5-12 Seed That Could Win it all?

LOS LUNAS HANDLES TOUGH DEL NORTE SQUAD

FINAL
#1 Los Lunas 77
#12 Del Norte 60

RECAP
It was quite the repeated Cinderella run for Del Norte when not two years ago the Knights were in a similar position vying for a spot in the championship game. The Knights came in with a punchers' chance and they sure let Los Lunas know early they were serious. Los Lunas' offensive rhythm came with relative ease given the size and skill set of their captain, Zanen Zeller. His ability to read and make passes to wide open teammates when facing the double team proved to be his most unstoppable feature. Through a quarter and a half Del Norte was exchanging blows with Los Lunas until a mini-run in the second gave way to the Los Lunas lead they would not give up. Los Lunas handled the Del Norte pressure well and while both teams played tough, Los Lunas made more free throws to help extend their lead. Los Lunas now returns to the championship game, their first since.2014.

TEAM STATS

LOS LUNAS
FG% - 29/43 - 67%
3PT% - 5/11 - 45%
FT% - 14/21 - 67%

15 turnovers
2 steals and 3 blocks
33 rebounds
34 points in the paint

DEL NORTE
FG% - 21/45 - 47%
3PT% - 8/19 - 42%
FT% - 10/16 - 63%

13 turnovers
8 steals and 2 blocks
18 rebounds
26 points in the paint

PLAYER STATS

Los Lunas
Zanen Zeller - 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting and 10 rebounds
Joseph Dominguez - 18 points on 6 of 6 shooting and 5 for 8 from the line
AJ Garcia - 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting including 4 of 5 from the line plus 7 rebounds

Del Norte
David Flores - 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting including 4 of 5 from the line
Johnathen Wilkens - 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting
Matt Antonio - 9 points on 3 of 6 shooting plus 4 rebounds

4A Final Four: #3 Silver vs #7 Valley

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Final Four - March 14th
5A Girls: #1 Hobbs 42 #4 Carlsbad 41 - RECAP | HIGHLIGHTS
5A Girls: #3 West Mesa 59, #2 Piedra Vista 57 (OT) - RECAP | HIGHLIGHTS
4A Girls: #1 Kirtland Central 55, #13 Espanola Valley 23 - RECAP | HIGHLIGHTS
4A Girls: #2 Los Lunas 70, #3 Gallup 47 - RECAP | HIGHLIGHTS

WEST MESA FINALLY GETS PAST PIEDRA VISTA IN OVERTIME CLASSIC

FINAL
#3 West Mesa 59
#2 Piedra Vista 57

RECAP
There's that ol' saying about it gets more and more difficult defeating a team the more times you see them in a season. Well for the Lady Panthers of Piedra Vista that became an awful reality within minutes of the first quarter as West Mesa put up a barrage of three-point baskets. Piedra Vista had looks they normally make but they didn't fall early as they fell behind in the game by the largest deficit all season between the two teams. By the time the first half wrapped though, Piedra Vista was within an earshot of West Mesa but could only hope the 3-point shooting would cool off for the Lady Mustangs. When the second half started it was apparent that PV was not going to go quietly. The Lady Panthers cut the West Mesa lead down to two after a 12-6 run than ran into the early fourth. From there though, West Mesa's Maiah Rivas took control and helped put West Mesa up 50-43 and then opted to spread the offense with 4 minutes left to play. From there, it was a three parts ugly and one part clutch as both teams struggled to either score (in PV's case) or execute (West Mesa's). As both teams struggled, PV found itself back in the game and after split pair of free throws, tied it up. West Mesa was unable to get a clean shot off as it went into overtime. In OT, PV and West Mesa exchanged baskets but it wasn't until the final 5 seconds that a foul call allowed West Mesa's best free throw shooter in Esperanza Varoz to hit the go-ahead baskets. Piedra Vista had a good shot to tie but it rattled off the rim as West Mesa would advance to the championship game. They'll face #1 Hobbs in a December rematch that West Mesa won in Hobbs. Championship set for Saturday at 2:00 PM.

TEAM STATS

WEST MESA
FG% - 19/48 - 40%
3PT% - 10/16 - 63%
FT% - 11/12 - 92%

6 steals, 0 blocks, and 35 rebounds
15 turnovers
16 points in the paint

PIEDRA VISTA
FG% - 22/50 - 44%
3PT% - 8/21 - 38%
FT% - 5/8 - 63%

8 steals, 4 blocks, and 26 rebounds
11 turnovers
24 points in the paint

PLAYER STATS

West Mesa
Maiah Rivas - 21 points on 6 of 17 shooting including 4 of 7 from the arc plus 7 rebounds.

Cece Barela - 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting including 5 of 7 from the arc plus 4 rebounds

Jazmin Cordova - 6 points and 11 rebounds

Piedra Vista
Lanae Billy - 15 points on 6 of 12 shooting including 3 of 5 from the arc plus 9 rebounds

Elaina Watson - 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting (2 of 2 from the line) and 4 assists)

Hallie Blackie - 10 points on 4 of 10 shooting (2 of 5 from the arc)

Final Four Reactions and Takeaways

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DREAMSTYLE ARENA
8:00 AM - CLASS 4A - #1 Kirtland Central vs. #13 Espanola Valley
9:45 AM - CLASS 5A - #1 Hobbs vs. #4 Carlsbad
11:30 AM - CLASS 4A - #2 Los Lunas vs. #3 Gallup
1:15 PM - CLASS 5A - #2 Piedra Vista vs. #3 West Mesa

SANTA ANA STAR CENTER
8:00 AM - CLASS 2A - #4 Dulce vs. #8 Mescalero Apache
9:45 AM - CLASS 3A - #1 Robertson vs. #5 Navajo Prep
11:30 AM - CLASS 1A - #2 Tatum vs. #3 Logan
3:00 PM - CLASS 1A - #1 Melrose vs. #5 Cliff
6:30 PM - CLASS 2A - #2 Penasco vs. #3 Pecos
8:15 PM - CLASS 3A - #2 Santa Fe Indian vs. #6 Tularosa

Can Gallup finally get past Los Lunas? We'll find out.....

HOBBS' FINAL STEAL AND SCORE DEFEATS CARLSBAD

FINAL
#1 Hobbs 42
#4 Carlsbad 41

RECAP
In the fifth game this season Hobbs and Carlsbad put on a classic. Dramatic scoring runs and lead changes gave the morning crowd a great tournament atmosphere in only the second game of the day. Back and forth the teams went with Hobbs leading for most of the game. The seniors Ayanna Smith and Amiah Smith were key to this win, as it was Amiah who led the team in scoring and then Ayanna with the key steal to help give Hobbs the opportunity to score the go-ahead basket. Carlsbad was brilliant in the second half, outscoring Hobbs 22-16 up to that last basket. Senior Carsyn Boswell finished her career with 16 points to lead Carlsbad. Hobbs advances to their second consecutive state championship game and await the winner of #2 Piedra Vista and #3 West Mesa to play at 2PM on Saturday afternoon.


FINAL STATS

TEAMS

Hobbs
FG% - 17/49 - 35%
3PT% - 3/12 - 25%
FT% - 5/8 - 63%

13 steals and 24 boards
11 assists and 10 turnovers
26 points in the paint (Carlsbad: 8 points)

Carlsbad
FG% - 12/30 - 40%
3PT% - 8/15 - 53%
FT% - 9/12 - 75%

3 steals and 32 rebounds
9 assists and 22 turnovers
9 bench points (Hobbs: 0 points)

PLAYERS

Hobbs
Amiah Smith - 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting including 3 of 5 from the arc (no free-throws) plus 3 rebounds and 2 assists

Ayanna Smith - 14 points and 10 rebounds

Mariah Jennings - 5 points on 2 of 9 shooting plus 4 rebounds.

Carlsbad
Carsyn Boswell - 16 points on 4 of 9 shooting, with 5 of 6 from the line plus 4 assists

Tori Flores - 9 points on 3 of 6 shooting from the arc

Kaliyah Montoya - 8 points on 2 of 5 shooting plus 10 rebounds.

4A Elite Eight: #1 Kirtland Central vs #13 Espanola Valley

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