Boys
District 6-2A
Texico 47, Clayton 43
Texico 4 13 16 14 — 47
Clayton 11 6 11 15 — 43
Leading scorers — Texico, Seth Bailey 23, Brett Anderson 13, Lucas Walthers 8. Clayton, Aric Trujillo 16, Sam Overmeyer 13. 3-pointers — Texico, Bailey. Clayton, Overmeyer 2, Trujillo.
Records — Texico 18-1 (1-0), Clayton 15-6 (0-1).
Junior varsity — Texico 55, Clayton 35.
Notes: Texico extended its winning streak to 18 since a season-opening loss. “Our target keeps getting bigger,” Wolverines coach Richard Luscombe said after the narrow win. … Bailey scored nine of his points in the final quarter, including 5-for-5 from the free throw line. The Wolverines took the lead early in the third quarter and made late free throws after Clayton pulled even in the closing minutes. … Luscombe said he thought his team came out tight in the district opener. “We had a hard time running any offense (early) and we couldn’t get the ball to go in the basket,” he said. … Texico puts its streak on the line Tuesday in a non-league home game against Lovington.
Non-district
Tatum 55, Melrose 38
Melrose 9 6 7 16 — 38
Tatum 10 10 16 19 — 55
Leading scorers — Melrose, Clint Barnard 12. Tatum, William Callaway 20, Logan Medlin 16. 3-pointers — Melrose, Ramon Arenivar, Sammy Lawrence. Tatum, Medlin 2.
Records — Melrose 8-10, Tatum 12-7.
District 4-1A
San Jon 69, Grady 68
Grady 14 20 22 12 — 68
San Jon 15 22 11 21 — 69
Leading scorers — Grady, Alex Sotelo 22, Tanner Allen 20, Jarod Allen 11, Dalton Thomas 8. San Jon, Michael Booth 21, Kheldon Sherwood 14, Bobby Benally 10. 3-pointers — Grady, J. Allen 2, T. Allen 2, Thomas 2. San Jon, Benally 2, Sherwood.
Records — Grady 8-10 (2-3), San Jon n/a.
Notes: The Coyotes erased an eight-point deficit in the final two minutes, forcing several Grady turnovers. … The Bronchos missed two free throws with a chance to tie or win with less than second left. … Grady steps outside the district on Tuedsay to host Fort Sumner.
Logan 69, Clovis Christian 63
Clovis Christian 17 11 16 19 — 63
Logan 12 27 12 18 — 69
Top scorers — Clovis Christian, Nick Cody 23, Jordan Broome 20. Logan, Brandon Rafool 19, Cimmaron Osborn 15, Taylor Smith 15. 3-pointers — Clovis Christian, Broome 3, Kevin Naceanceno. Logan, Rafool 4, Ryan Calvert, Osborn.
Records — Clovis Christian 6-13 (4-1). Logan 11-8 (5-0).
Junior varsity — Clovis Christian 72, Logan 56.
Notes: The visiting Eagles chipped into the Longhorns’ lead late, cutting the lead to three on a Jordan Broome 3 with 38 seconds left. But a technical foul on Cody sealed Clovis Christian’s fate. … Logan claimed a huge second-half edge in free throws, with 16-of-21 shooting compared to 6-of-10 for Clovis Christian.
Girls
District 6-2A
Texico 44, Clayton 30
Texico 14 9 9 12 — 44
Clayton 3 10 8 9 — 30
Leading scorers — Texico, Shannon Van Matre 11, Victoria Richards 10, Jaylyn Cooper 9. Clayton, Jaime Valdez 9, Ashley Trujillo 8. 3-pointers — Texico, Cooper, Richards. Clayton, Paige Fluhman.
Records — Texico 16-4 (1-0), Clayton 13-7 (0-1).
Junior varsity — Clayton 39, Texico 36.
Notes: Richards scored eight of her points in the first quarter. … The Lady Jackets were held to one field goal in the first quarter as Texico built its lead. … Texico is off until Friday’s home game against Santa Rosa. Coach Ryan Autrey said with the exception of a Feb. 17 game against Portales, the remaining schedule has the Lady Wolverines playing back-to-backs every Friday and Saturday.
Non-district
Tatum 44, Melrose 38
Melrose 5 10 8 15 — 38
Tatum 5 9 16 14 — 44
Leading scorers — Melrose, Cara Barnard 17, Jordan Beard 7. Tatum, TiAda Gray 12, Monica Ramirez 11, Dakota Stroud 7. 3-pointers — n/a.
Records — Melrose 4-14, Tatum 11-7.
District 4-1A
Clovis Christian 58, Logan 51
Clovis Christian 6 15 17 20 — 58
Logan 11 17 14 9 — 51
Leading scorers — Jennifer Schaap 31, Jocelyn Swann 12, Lauren Douma 8, Julia Roberts 7. Logan Megan Frost 19, Tiffany Rocker 14. 3-pointers — Clovis Christian, Swann. Logan, none.
Junior varsity — Logan 52, Clovis Christian 4.
Records — Clovis Christian 13-7 (4-1), Logan 7-11 (3-2).
Notes: Schaap had her career scoring high. She had all six of the team’s first-quarter points and added 10 each in the second and fourth periods. … Clovis Christian never trailed by more than five points, and sealed out the Lady Longhorns with a 10-of-12 performance from the line in the fourth quarter. … Clovis Christian hosts Grady Thursday.
— Compiled by CNJ staff
Saturday area prep basketball roundup
Published: Sunday, February 1st, 2009
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