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Tucumcari could point the blame to several things that led to a 69-63 season-opening loss Friday to Laguna Acoma at the Snake Pit - turnovers, foul trouble, shooting dry spells and a key ball handler who suffered an apparent concussion. But the big one turned out to be free throws - namely, not making them. The visiting Hawks converted 25 of 33 foul shots, or 76 percent. The Rattlers made 20 of 40 foul shots, or just 50 percent. "That's the game right there," Tucumcari coach John Span said. "We...
The Tucumcari wrestling team went 3-2 against much-larger schools Saturday during the season-opening Las Lunas Duals. In the victory ledger, Tucumcari defeated Bernalillo 60-17, topped West Mesa 48-30 and squeaked by Valencia 40-39. The Rattlers fell to La Cueva 52-22 and Kirtland 46-30. The event featured mostly Class 4A and 5A schools; Tucumcari competes at 3A. Rod Dunlap, wrestling at 145 pounds, had the best weekend for the Rattlers, going 5-0. Joe Martinez, at 160 pounds, went 4-1 for Tucumcari, and Colt Garcia (182 pounds) and Caleb...
The Logan boys basketball team fended off a furious Clayton comeback bid to win its season opener Friday on the road, 67-63. Chase Earle scored 19 points for the Longhorns, including a bucket with four seconds left to seal the game after an offensive rebound and subsequent assist from Kyle Knight, who had 15 points along with Dyson Day. “It was a lot closer than it needed to be,” Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said. “We were up by 16, 17 points with four minutes left, and Clayton started making 3-pointers.” Knight also made a key basket late in...
The Logan girls basketball team had little trouble during its season-opening game with a 55-36 win Friday at Clayton. Karli Webb led the Lady Longhorns with 18 points, Makenna Brewer added 13, and Karlee Cnatrell scored 10. Logan seized a 19-6 lead over the Yellowjackets in the first quarter and never trailed after that. Logan coach Glynna Strand said her team "had some starters out with injuries and had some younger players that stepped up and filled those roles really well." Strand also praised Webb and Harlie Roach for their rebounding,...
Speed kills. That's what Tucumcari boys basketball coach John Span hopes for this season from his undersized team. "We have no size, but we do have some quickness," he said. "I think we will be able to get up and down the floor. I think a big key for us to be successful is to limit teams to one shot, then we can get down the floor in transition. We like an up-tempo game. We'll do a little bit of pressing. We like to transition back after missed shots and push the ball up and down the court. "I...
Tucumcari will sport familiar faces from last year's state-ranked girls basketball team, but its primary offense will be entirely new. Coach Gary Hittson, in his 17th year of guiding the Lady Rattlers, changed his squad's setup from motion to a read-and-react offense after seeing it demonstrated during a coaches clinic earlier this summer. "You read what the defense gives you, and you go off of that," he explained the concept. "It's like a spread offense in football. It gets everybody involved...
Tucumcari wrestling coach Eddie Encinias is feeling pretty blessed these days. When asked who he expects from his team to advance to the state tournament, he provides an answer many other coaches would envy. "The whole team," he said. "I'm looking for the whole team to go to state," he added. "I really am. They're good enough; they just have to wrestle to their potential. I'm very fortunate." The Rattlers qualified 12 athletes to the state tournament last season. Encinias has just three seniors...
RIO RANCHO - Harlie Roach of Logan went up high and smashed a shot into the Melrose line Saturday in the Class 1A Volleyball State Championship Match, then got a confused look on her face. She looked across the net looked behind her. "We were battling it out back and forth, back and forth," she said. "It could have been anybody's. I was kind of shocked. I didn't know what side the ball came on. I turned around and I was all, 'What happened,' then everybody started screaming. Best moment of my...
Grady/San Jon saw its season come to an end Friday with a 25-17, 25-14, 25-17 loss to Melrose in the Class 1A volleyball quarterfinals at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho. The Lady Bronchos finished the year 13-11 overall, with four of their losses to Melrose and three to Logan. Logan defeated Melrose Saturday in five games to claim the state title. Grady/San Jon coach Rebecca Burns acknowledged she and her team were tired of playing Melrose. “I would have been up for virtually anybody else,” she said with a laugh. “But I think that...
Santa Rosa dashed Fort Sumner’s dreams for a second consecutive state title during a 24-13 loss Friday in the Class 2A semifinals at Santa Rosa. The Lions (11-1) play at Eunice (11-0) for the Class 2A championship at 1 p.m. Saturday. Eunice, the No. 1 seed, crushed Estancia 56-14 on Saturday. Fort Sumner, which had a cooperative agreement with House Municipal Schools and had three players from there on its roster, ended its season at 9-2 overall, with both losses against Santa Rosa. The Lions again used another superb defensive effort to s...
LOGAN - Advancing to the state volleyball tournament wasn't supposed to be this easy. Logan's three previous matches against Melrose, ranked No. 1 in Class 1A in the MaxPreps.com all season, took at least four sets to determine an outcome, and two required five-set marathons. But on Saturday, Logan defeated the Lady Buffaloes in three sets - 25-21, 28-26, 25-10 - to capture the Class 6-1A district title and advance to this week's state tourney in Rio Rancho. Another local team, Grady/San Jon,...
Tucumcari's volleyball season came to an end Saturday in the championship match of the District 4-3A tournament with a 17-25, 18-25, 25-21, 14-25 loss at state-ranked Tularosa. Tucumcari coach Dena Benavidez said the Wildcats, which improved to 19-4 overall and ranked seventh in Class 3A, simply played better. "We had a lot of hustle plays, great blocking and good hitting," she said. "But they just got us. Their passing was really accurate, and they were able to get good hits. But I'm proud of m...
Logan's eight-man football season came to an end Friday with a 60-12 loss to Mountainair in the state quarterfinals. The Longhorns ended their year at 5-7 overall. The Mustangs, seeded third in the state tournament, improved to 9-1 overall and will face second-seeded Tatum (8-2) on Friday. The Mustangs stifled the Longhorns' rushing offense for much of the game, including scoring 28 unanswered points in the third quarter. Logan coach Chase Disney said several of his players had battled nagging...
Both of Tucumcari's teams finished out of the running Saturday in Class 3A during the New Mexico Cross-Country Championship in Rio Rancho. Tucumcari coach Gary Hittson said he was “very pleased with the way the teams ran on Saturday” and that he’ll “look forward to next year.” The Tucumcari boys team finished 11th with 338 points. Zuni won the Class 3A state title with 40 points, with four runners finishing in the top 10. Santa Fe Indian finished runner-up with 49 points, and Cottonwood Classical was third with 118. Josh Chavez was the top f...
RIO RANCHO — Harlie Roach of Logan went up high and smashed a shot into the Melrose line Saturday in the Class 1A Volleyball State Championship Match, then got a confused look on her face. She looked across the net looked behind her. “We were battling it out back and forth, back and forth,” she said. “It could have been anybody’s. I was kind of shocked. I didn’t know what side the ball came on. I turned around and I was all, ‘What happened,’ then everybody started screaming. Best moment of my life. It was amazing.” What happened was Roach’s sho...
Tucumcari's volleyball team played itself into position for a regular-season district championship by upsetting state-ranked Tularosa 25-15, 25-22, 25-22 Saturday at the Snake Pit. The victory by the Lady Rattlers (6-14 overall, 3-1 in district) forced a tiebreaking match at a neutral site for the Class 3A District 4 title. Tucumcari was scheduled to travel to Dexter at 6 p.m. Tuesday to face Tularosa (16-3, 3-1) for a third time this season. A final score of that match wasn't available before p...
Four turnovers wrecked whatever chances for victory Tucumcari had against New Mexico Military Institute during a 43-14 district loss Friday in the host team's season finale at Rattler Stadium. The Rattlers, who ended the year 2-8 overall and 0-3 in district play, held out hope a victory against the Colts (5-5, 1-2) would give them a berth in the Class 3A playoffs. They missed out on the 12-team field announced Saturday night. NMMI made that an uphill battle by powering for 349 yards rushing. Jal...
LOGAN - The host Longhorns routed a clearly overmatched Ramah team 52-0 in a rainy eight-man football playoff game Saturday afternoon that ended at halftime because of the mercy rule. The game lasted barely an hour. Logan, which improved to 5-6 overall, plays at No. 3 seed Mountainair (8-1) at 7 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals. Host Mountainair defeated Logan 50-28 on Sept. 24. With a 3-6 record and a 2-0 district mark coming into the game, Ramah appeared on paper to be a decent matchup. Howeve...
Logan captured the No. 1 seed in this week’s Class 6-A district volleyball tournament, while Grady/San Jon received the third seed despite two losses in the previous week. The winner of the Fort Sumner-Clovis Christian match Nov. 5 was scheduled to play the Lady Bronchos at Grady at 6 p.m. Tuesday. A final score of that match wasn’t available before press start. The winner of that match travels to face No. 2 seed Melrose at 6 p.m. Thursday. The Lady Longhorns then host the winner of that matchup at 6 p.m. Saturday for the district title. The...
Both the Tucumcari boys and girls cross-country teams qualified for the state meet after strong performances at the district meet Friday at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. The Tucumcari boys will compete at the state meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Rio Rancho High School. The Lady Rattlers will compete for state honors there at 12:05 p.m. Saturday. Tucumcari finished third with 57 points. NMMI won the meet with 20 points, while Cobre was runner-up with 47 points. The top three teams qualified for state automatically. Tucumcari’s Josh C...
Tucumcari found itself on the road overwhelmed by a bigger, more experienced and state-ranked Dexter team 50-0 in a district football game shortened by the mercy rule. The Rattlers (2-7 overall, 0-2 in district) managed just 63 yards of offense against the Demons (7-2, 2-0), ranked No. 3 in Class 3A by MaxPreps.com. The Demons also made five sacks, many which defused potential Tucumcari drives. Dexter scored in a variety of ways - run plays, pass play, on defense and on special teams - before...
San Jon/Grady saw its postseason come to an end with a first-round loss Friday to Springer/Maxwell in the six-man football quarterfinals. Meanwhile, three other area teams will see their postseasons begin this week. In eight-man football, Logan lost Friday to top-ranked Gateway Christian but drew a No. 6 seed for this week's start of the state tournament. The Longhorns (4-5) play No. 11 seed Ramah (3-6) at 1 p.m. Saturday. The winner plays at No. 3 seed Mountainair (5-1) on Nov. 9 or 10. Logan l...
Visiting Tucumcari pushed state-ranked Tularosa but fell 11-25, 27-29, 25-21, 24-26 during a key district volleyball match Saturday night. The Wildcats, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A in MaxPreps.com, improved to 16-2 overall and 3-0 in district play. The Lady Rattlers host a rematch Saturday in their regular-season finale. Jasmine Jones led the Lady Rattlers (4-14, 1-1) with eight kills. Felicity Lopez made seven kills, and Kalani French had five. Reese Goldston also made 23 serves with four aces. “Brianna Arias and Lauren Chavez dug amazingly w...
The Tucumcari boys and girls cross-country teams will compete at 3 p.m. Friday in the district meet at New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell. Other schools competing at the meet will be NMMI, Socorro and Cobre. The three teams and top three runners from a non-qualifying team advance to the state meet Nov. 10 at Rio Rancho High School....
Many mistakes were made during host Tucumcari's 34-21 district loss Friday night to Tularosa, but one stood out early in the fourth quarter. Trailing 28-14 with more than eight minutes left, the Rattlers had a first down on the Wildcats' 17-yard line. A touchdown would have brought Tucumcari potentially within another TD of tying or leading the game and plenty of time to do so. Instead, sophomore quarterback Alijah Jimenez fumbled trying to avoid a fierce pass rush, and Tularosa recovered. Three...