Boys
District 3-1A
Elida 69, Melrose 53
Elida 9 14 21 25 — 69
Melrose 4 20 16 13 — 53
Leading scorers — Elida, Cade Cathey 16, Ethan Jasso 16, Kody Paiz 12, Ryan Best 9, Alex Varela 8. Melrose, Clint Barnard 16, Sammy Lawrence 11, Kendal Mudgett 10. 3-pointers — Elida, Jasso 3, Cathey 2, Best. Melrose, Mudgett 2, Lawrence.
Records — Elida 16-8 (2-4), Melrose 9-14 (1-6).
Junior varsity — Elida 54, Melrose 51.
Notes: The Tigers rode a balanced attack to victory. After falling behind 24-23 at halftime, they took the lead for good early in the third quarter. “We played really well in the second half,” Elida coach Darrell Chenault said. “We shot the ball really well.”

District 4-1A
Grady 62, House 57
Grady 16 18 18 10 — 62
House 14 12 8 23 — 57
Leading scorers — Grady, Jarod Allen 18, Dalton Thomas 16, Tanner Allen 10. House, Chris Foust 22, Bobby Lee 18. 3-pointers — Grady, J. Allen 2. House, Lee.
Records — Grady 10-12 (4-4), House 9-14 (2-6).
Notes: Thomas had a double-double in the game, collecting 10 assists. … The Bronchos led 54-33 early in the fourth quarter before the Cowboys closed to within three late. Thomas made four free throws in the final minute to seal the win. … Bronchos coach Jim Kneipp said foul trouble on Grady helped the Cowboys in their late comeback bid. “We played really well tonight,” Kneipp said. “We ran the break well.”

Clovis Christian 82, San Jon 44
Clovis Christian 18 17 24 21 — 82
San Jon 11 13 11 9 — 44
Leading scorers — Clovis Christian, Ross Miller 18, Jordan Broome 17, Nick Cody 14, Dillon Otero 10. San Jon, Michael Booth 14, Kheldon Sherwood 12. 3-pointers — Clovis Christian, Otero 2, Dustin Caroland 2. San Jon, Booth, Sherwood.
Records — Clovis Christian 9-13 (7-1), San Jon n/a.
Notes: The Eagles opened with fullcourt man-to-man pressure, which led to a 12-0 run. ... Clovis Christian finished with what coach Randy McBroom believes to be a school-record 27 assists. Cody, Caroland, Bret Burrus and Broome were the leaders with four each ... Cody, a 6-foot senior, added 11 rebounds to finish with a double-double.

Girls
District 3-1A
Elida 70, Melrose 30
Elida 16 20 26 8 — 70
Melrose 4 15 9 2 — 30
Leading scorers — Elida, Reavis Best 32, Morgan McBride 11, Shelton Veo 9. Melrose, Jordan Beard 11, Coren Followill 6. 3-pointers — Elida, Best, Nicole Jasso. Melrose, Beard.
Records — Elida 18-6 (5-1), Melrose 5-19 (0-7).
Notes: Best, a sophomore, posted a career scoring high. She did all of her scoring in the first three quarters, including 24 points in the first half. “She had quite a night,” Elida coach Dan Howard said. “I’m really proud of her.” … Wins in their final two district games next week would assure the Lady Tigers no worse than a playoff with Dora for the regular-season title.

District 4-1A
Grady 63, House 16
Grady 23 24 10 6 — 63
House 3 3 4 6 — 16
Leading scorers — Grady, Mackenzee Starbuck 10, Molly Rush 8, Payton Provencio 8, Mandy Rush 8. House, Liz Paredez 7.
Records — Grady 14-9 (8-0), House 0-20 (0-7).
Notes: The Lady Bronchos can wrap up the regular-season district title Saturday by beating Logan.

Clovis Christian 45, San Jon 25
Clovis Christian 12 17 4 8 — 45
San Jon 5 5 4 11 — 25
Leading scorers — Clovis Christian, Julia Roberts 18, Jennifer Schaap 18. San Jon, Lisa Mitchell 10, Tracy Foote 6. 3-pointers — Clovis Christian, Roberts. San Jon, none.
Records — Clovis Christian 15-8 (6-2), San Jon n/a.
Junior varsity — San Jon 35, Clovis Christian 16.
Notes: Schaap scored nine points and Roberts six as CCS outscored San Jon 17-5 in the second quarter to break the game open. “We did a good job of getting some baskets in transistion and we were able to get the ball inside to Jennifer,” Lady Eagles coach Max Kralicek of the stanza. ... The Lady Eagles are tied for second with Logan in district at 6-2. The teams meet in the last game of the regular season.

— Compiled by Freedom New Mexico staff