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You wouldn't know it from the final score, but Bosque hung in there against heavily favored Tucumcari during its girls basketball clash Saturday at Rattler Gymnasium. The Lady Rattlers led by just 10 points at intermission but outscored the largely overmatched Bobcats 47-5 in the second half during a 74-22 victory at THS' basketball homecoming. It was Tucumcari's season-high for points scored. Cambree Benavidez, a sophomore, led the Lady Rattlers (10-3) with 22 points. Caylee Benavidez, her...
The Tucumcari boys basketball team started fast against Class 3A contender Bosque but wilted because of turnovers and poor shooting during a 57-41 loss Saturday to the Bobcats at THS' basketball homecoming. The Rattlers (5-5) jumped to an 11-2 lead in the first quarter and had the THS fans roaring. "They came out ready to play, very excited," Bosque coach Clifton Davidson said, "and we weren't ready for the intensity and the effort that Tucumcari was putting out at the beginning of the game....
Local basketball fans can only speculate how the No. 1-ranked Logan boys basketball team would have done at the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference Tournament, better known as EPAC. Last week’s annual eastern New Mexico tournament, scheduled to be hosted by Texico this year, was postponed, then canceled after a snowstorm rolled through the region on Thursday and caused hazardous driving conditions through much of Friday. The Clovis region received about six inches of snow. “Stay safe and warm, and we’ll see you at EPAC next year!” organiz...
Another weekend, another tournament title for Tucumcari standout wrestler Josh Pacheco. The senior, competing in the 152-pound weight class, won all four of his bouts Saturday at the 20-team Sammy Vivian Invitational tournament at Socorro, including defeating Aztec’s Zach Sanders by pin in the championship. “He had to earn it,” THS coach Tim Clark said, noting he toughed out a bout against Isaiah Chavez of Las Cruces in the semifinal. Against Sanders, “Josh actually was losing in the third period, but he was able to turn it and pin the kid. He...
Tucumcari senior wrestler Josh Pacheco earned another tournament title this season — this time at the 14-team Matador Classic at Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday. Wrestling in the 150-pound weight class, Pacheco won all four of his bouts on Saturday, including against Michael Castillo of Canyon West Plains in the championship. “He looked really good,” Tucumcari coach Tim Clark said of Pacheco. “In the finals, he was against a kid that he wrestled this summer in freestyle wrestling in Amarillo. Josh said it was going to be a tough match, and they ba...
The Logan boys basketball team kept rolling and remained undefeated after a dominating 80-32 victory over visiting Des Moines on Saturday. The Demons (4-4) made it semi-competitive in the first quarter, with them trailing 19-11. But the Longhorns (9-0) put distance between them and their opponents after that, leading 39-21 at intermission and 64-27 after three quarters. Hayden Bruhn led the Longhorns with 21 points. Not far behind were teammates Diego Sanchez with 17, Aydin Kotara with 14 and Devin Kotara with 13. “We shot the ball well from t...
The Logan girls basketball team overcame a double-digit deficit against visiting Des Moines and rallied for a 58-46 victory on Saturday. The Lady Longhorns trailed 32-21 at halftime but finished the third quarter with a 15-4 run, slicing the Lady Demons’ lead to 39-38. Logan continued the onslaught early in the fourth quarter, going on a 13-1 run to grab a 51-40 lead midway through the period. Des Moines never threatened after that. “Our defensive energy got more intense,” Logan coach Dustin Robertson said of the rally. “For us, that’s...
For the second straight year, Tucumcari looked dead in the water against Thoreau in the title game of the Lady Rattlers Invitational girls basketball tournament. For the second straight year, the Lady Rattlers rallied to earn the first-place trophy. Trailing by 10 points at intermission after miserable shooting against the Lady Hawks, the Lady Rattlers stepped up their intensity to start the third quarter and scored 13 unanswered points to completely reverse their odds. Another 9-2 run in the fo...
Four players from Logan’s Class 1A runner-up volleyball team earned first-team or second-team all-state honors from the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. Meanwhile for Tucumcari, the Benavidez sisters each earned second-team all-state honors from the Lady Rattlers squad, which went deep into the Class 2A tournament. The coaches association announced the all-state picks for all enrollment classifications last week. For the Lady Longhorns,middle blocker Haylie Bidegan, junior outside hitter Desta Rose and sophomore defensive s...
Despite a bum shoulder, Tucumcari wrestling senior Josh Pacheco notched his 100th career victory and a second-place finish at the rugged Rattler Invitational on Saturday. Tucumcari junior Fernando Ureste finished third, and sophomore Sarah Sanchez placed fourth in the girls competition. Tucumcari coach Tim Clark said Pacheco, wrestling in the 152-pound weight class, aggravated a left-shoulder injury during preliminary rounds Saturday, though he emerged victorious in both those matches. He also...
It took a team effort for the Tucumcari boys basketball team to eke out a 52-51 win Saturday against Jal and take third place in the Citizens Bank Tournament in Texico. Jermy Jones went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter and led the Rattlers with 14 points. Alijah Martinez made three 3-pointers, and Adan Diaz added a 3-pointer in the fourth quarter for seven points for Tucumcari. Eric Acosta also scored a key bucket in the final period. Luis Archuleta, named to the...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team finished a disappointing 1-2 at the Citizens Bank Tournament at Texico, including one that got away on Saturday. During the third-place game against Magdalena, the Lady Rattlers had a 10-point lead in the first half and a seven-point margin in the third period. The Steers whittled it down during regulation and eventually prevailed 58-54 in overtime. Tucumcari missed a bunch of scoring opportunities under the basket during the game and failed to convert six fre...
Sadie Bruhn’s 3-pointer with 2:46 remaining capped a 14-4 fourth-quarter run by the Logan girls basketball team during a 49-48 comeback victory Saturday at Santa Rosa. The Lady Longhorns trailed by 10 points in the third quarter and still were down 39-35 to start the final period. Logan toughened its defense during the fourth quarter, and Bruhn’s late trey gave it a decisive 49-43 lead. The Lady Lions made a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the final margin. “Santa Rosa played well. So did we,” Logan coach Dustin Robertson said. “It was a fun game,...
The Logan boys basketball team remained undefeated after a 71-51 road victory Saturday at Santa Rosa. The Longhorns (7-0) broke open the game with an 18-5 second quarter run to grab a 35-16 lead at the half. “We really set the tone on the defensive end,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “We were extremely active and did a great job disrupting their offense. I also felt like we handled their press very well throughout the game, which led to easy baskets for us. “Santa Rosa is a tough place to play, so I was proud of how we came prepared.” Mason...
Simply put, Tucumcari didn't have an answer for Logan's big guys. The Longhorns' big men of 6-foot-7 Hayden Bruhn and 6-foot-5 Mason Wallin combined for 39 points and a truckload of rebounds during a 73-44 victory Saturday in the annual Quay County bragging rights battle at Rattler Gymnasium. Wallin scored many of his game-high 22 points after offensive rebounds. In addition to being another big presence inside, Bruhn made two 3-point shots and slammed home a dunk during a fastbreak during the...
For the second time in less than a week, Tucumcari senior Caylee Benavidez's free-throw shooting helped preserve a victory - this time, a 42-39 nail-biter over Quay County rival Logan on Saturday at Rattler Gymnasium. With the Lady Rattlers clinging to a 40-39 lead, Benavidez made both foul-shot attempts with 10.8 seconds left to give her team more of a cushion. In the final seconds, the Lady Longhorns attempted two shots - including what would have been a game-tying 3-pointer - but both...
State-champion Logan corralled a total of 11 positions in first-team all-state voting for six-man football. The Longhorns also collected four more positions for second-team all-state. The selections were announced Thursday by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. On the first team from Logan were: - Aydin Kotara, quarterback and outside linebacker - Haden Judd, running back and defensive secondary - Mason Wallin, offensive line, tight end and defensive end - Payson Nials, inside...
Tucumcari High School wrestler Josh Pacheco, competing at 152 pounds, won all six of his matches at the Hiroshi Memorial Battle for Honor tournament Friday at Gallup. Pacheco, who hasn’t lost a bout this season, defeated five opponents by pin less than two minutes into the match. His sixth victory was by forfeit. Teammates Fernando Ureste, at 139 pounds, and Josiah Sanchez, at 145, won all four of the matches they competed in Friday. THS coach Tim Clark said Ureste looked “really good” against tough competition from New Mexico and Arizo...
The Logan boys basketball team breezed to the championship of the J.P. Stone Tournament in Dora with three victories, including a 72-29 blasting of Roy-Mosquero on Saturday in the final. The Longhorns (3-0) jumped to a 15-1 lead against the Blue and led 46-8 at halftime. Logan’s superior size — namely 6-foot-7 Hayden Bruhn and 6-foot-5 Mason Wallin — made Roy-Mosquero change its shots near the basket, hampering its offense. Bruhn scored 28 points to lead the Longhorns, including a dunk in the second quarter. Wallin added 17 points. Jace Jacks...
The Tucumcari boys basketball team captured the consolation bracket title with a 59-36 victory Saturday over Cottonwood Classical Prep at the West Las Vegas Brian Gallegos Memorial tournament. Luis Archuleta scored 36 points to lead the Rattlers (2-1), whose only loss during the tourney was a 59-53 decision to Thoreau in the opening round Thursday. Archuleta and Daymion Urioste each were named to the all-tournament team for THS. Tucumcari, leading only 25-22 at intermission, seized control with a 34-14 second half. Jermy Jones added eight...
The Logan girls basketball team made it to the finals Saturday of the J.P. Stone Tournament at Dora, only to find a perennially tough Roy-Mosquero squad standing in its way. The Lady Blue used a 16-1 scoring run in the first and second periods to seize control over the Lady Longhorns during a 58-39 victory. Logan had trailed 11-10 late in the first period when Roy-Mosquero began its big run. The Lady Blue led 36-21 at halftime. Logan never got closer than 12 points the rest of the way. Desta Rose led the Lady Longhorns (2-1) with 12 points....
The Tucumcari girls basketball squad stormed to a 56-21 victory Saturday over Academy for Technology and the Classics to secure a fifth-place finish and consolation bracket title at the West Las Vegas Brian Gallegos Memorial tournament. The Lady Rattlers (2-1) jumped out to an 18-4 lead after one quarter, 35-13 at halftime and 53-14 after three quarters. Caylee Benavidez scored 24 points to lead the Lady Rattlers, while younger sister Cambree added 10 points. Kyla Lopez totaled 11 points and 11 rebounds. “We had a strong first two quarters, a...
Tucumcari wrestler Josh Pacheco won all five his matches during a rugged season-opening Tom Torres Duals on Saturday at Los Lunas. The Rattlers squad won two of five dual matches during the 14-team event. In early pool play, Tucumcari lost to Atrisco Heritage 58-12 and was edged by Organ Mountain 35-34. In seeded matches, Tucumcari downed Sandia 36-33, swamped Bernalillo 60-17 and lost to Valencia 48-30 to secure second place in its bracket. Former Tucumcari wrestling coach Eddie Encinias came out of semi-retirement to guide the boys squad...
How is Tucumcari High School boys basketball coach John Span feeling? He's fine, thank you very much. Inquiries about Span's health aren't just for pleasantries. He missed about 1 1/2 seasons due to life-threatening cancer in his liver and bile ducts that required major surgery in August 2023. Though he was declared cancer-free since the operation, he'd lost at least 60 pounds and admitted he was too weak for the rigors of coaching during the 2023-2024 season. Assistant coach Gary Hittson...
Tucumcari High School boys wrestling coach Tim Clark thinks his team will have a pretty good season. But he has to get his athletes into shape first. Clark said many didn't begin practice in early November in the best of condition. Since that time, Clark says he's held two workouts a day and will continue to do so until the Rattler Invitational on Dec. 21. "We've been going to the weight room, and then Tuesdays and Thursdays we've been doing conditioning here in the gym. The biggest reason I...