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LOGAN - The Melrose boys basketball team wanted a fast start during its district matchup against Logan, and it got it during a 62-51 victory on Thursday. The Buffaloes surged to leads of 11-2 and 15-6 in the first quarter. Melrose (13-4), ranked third in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, led by as many as 20 and never let the Longhorns get closer than 10 in the second half. "We challenged them to start fast," first-year Buffs coach Drew Hatley said. "We beat Logan at the Reserve Tournament last weekend...
Tucumcari wrestler Sarah Vallejo took home a gold medal on Saturday from the Spencer Cole Memorial Invitational in Las Vegas. Two Rattler wrestlers finished second in the boys competition of eight-team tournament. Vallejo, a junior in the 114-pound weight class, made three straight pins during the tourney, including in the title match against Henissy Gomez of West Las Vegas. Tucumcari coach Tim Clark said Vallejo is concentrating more on using technique during her bouts, and it showed. “She’s looking for opportunities for reversals,” he said....
The Melrose boys basketball team blitzed Logan with 16 unanswered points in the first and second quarters, setting the stage for a 71-50 win Saturday in the title game of the Reserve Tournament. The Longhorns trailed only 12-8 midway through the first period before the Buffaloes’ big run. When Logan broke the dry spell with 5:15 left in the second period, Melrose sported a 28-10 advantage. Logan’s drought occurred a short time after its junior point guard and leading scorer, Brock Burns, was benched after being whistled for a technical fou...
A hot-shooting Rehoboth Christian boys basketball team outscored Tucumcari 23-9 in the second quarter during its 53-37 victory in the consolation title game Saturday of the Mighty Lion Basketball Classic tournament at Santa Rosa. The Lynx made five 3-pointers during the critical second quarter, giving them a 31-13 lead at halftime. Rehoboth made 10 shots from behind the 3-point line during the game. "They were hitting some big shots, and they were hurting us with their team speed," Tucumcari...
After two hard-fought wins to advance to the finals, the Logan girls basketball team fell to No. 1-ranked Melrose 67-28 in the title game Saturday of the Reserve Tournament. The Lady Longhorns fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter and trailed 29-14 at halftime. “The girls executed our game plan almost perfectly in the first half,” Logan coach Dustin Robertson said. “However, we couldn’t hit shots.” Logan’s Hailee Robertson made a 3-pointer early in the third period to close the gap to 29-17. The Lady Buffaloes turned up the intensity o...
A second-half scoring drought doomed the Tucumcari girls basketball team in a 52-36 non-district loss Friday at Portales. The Lady Rattlers trailed just 23-19 at halftime, but the Lady Rams outscored them 29-17 in the final two periods to salt away the win. Portales went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line in the last two minutes. Portales held a size advantage over Tucumcari and, as a result, grabbed many offensive rebounds. “We got in some foul trouble and wasn’t as aggressive on the boards that we should have,” Tucumcari coach Patrick Benav...
The Tucumcari boys wrestling team finished eighth Saturday at the 16-team Sammy Vivian Invitational tournament at Socorro that was studded with larger-enrollment schools. The Rattlers finished with 76 points in the team standings. Miyamura High School of Gallup cruised to the title with 196 points, and Socorro was runner-up with 138 1/2 points. Espanola Valley finished third with 126 points. The top wrestler Saturday for Tucumcari was Fernando Ureste, who finished third in the 114-point weight class. Ureste went 4-1 during the weekend. “He g...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team scored 30 unanswered points to turn what had been a close contest into a 60-36 blowout of host Estancia in the title game Saturday of the BVC Tournament. Tucumcari guard Alexus Lafferty was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, and teammates Caylee Benavidez, Cambree Benavidez and Kyla Lopez each were named to the all-tournament team. The Lady Rattlers started the title game with a 9-0 run but saw the Lady Bears rally to within 17-12 early in the second quarter. Tucumcari then held Estancia s...
The top-seeded Fort Sumner boys basketball team stormed to a 17-point lead in the first quarter and cruised to an 81-54 victory Saturday over third-seeded Logan in the title game of the Plateau EPAC Tournament at Texico. The Foxes, ranked second in Class 1A by MaxPreps.com, grabbed a 31-14 lead after one period and was in control by halftime with a 49-22 advantage. Fort Sumner, led by Clay Norman's 23 points, drained 13 shots from 3-point range. "When they're shooting like that, they're hard to...
Robertson remains the top-ranked boys basketball team in New Mexico’s Class 3A, and it played like it during a 90-58 non-district victory Thursday over visiting Tucumcari. Curtis Gonzales and Kamren Apodaca led the Rattlers (4-7) with 21 points each. “We had our moments where we looked good; we just weren’t consistent,” Tucumcari coach John Span said of the game. “Thing is, (Robertson) is like a machine. They shot the ball well, and they just pressure, pressure, pressure you. That’s why they’re No. 1. “My kids played hard; I was pleased wit...
The Tucumcari boys wrestling team, showing little rust after the Christmas break, won four of five dual meets during the Pinto Duals event Saturday at Moriarty. The Rattlers defeated Sandia 48-24, downed Gallup 51-24, defeated Albuquerque 54-18 and conquered Shiprock 54-17. Tucumcari’s only loss on the weekend was a 42-36 decision against host Moriarty. Tucumcari coach Tim Clark said if two of his wrestlers — Nate Romero and Billy Otero — hadn’t been injured or sick, his squad might have pulled out a victory against Moriarty, as well. Despite...
The top-seeded Melrose girls basketball team captured its first Plateau EPAC Tournament title since 2015 with a resounding 69-36 victory Saturday over third-seeded Logan at Texico. The Lady Buffs, using a relentless press defense, took a double-digit lead in the first quarter and stormed to a 43-14 advantage by halftime. "We didn't handle the pressure well right from the tipoff," Logan coach Dustin Robertson said. "Second quarter, it just snowballed on us because we could not hit shots. We had...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team won two of three during its inaugural Lady Rattler Invite tournament last weekend and came within an eyelash of winning the first-place trophy. The Lady Rattlers (8-3) closed the tourney Saturday with a come-from-behind 47-40 victory over Santa Rosa. Tucumcari scored the last nine points of the game. Alexus Lafferty, who made the all-tournament team, scored 17 points to lead the Lady Rattlers against the Lady Lions. Teammates July Lafferty and Caylee...
A 20-10 second-quarter surge gave the highly touted Clayton boys basketball team a double-digit lead it largely would maintain during a 74-63 non-district victory Thursday at Logan. The Longhorns trailed the Yellowjackets just 19-15 after one period, but Clayton’s big rally in the second quarter gave it a 39-25 lead at intermission. Logan at one point whittled Clayton’s advantage to eight early in the third period. The Yellowjackets responded with a rally of their own to build their lead back up to 20 during the quarter. “Clayton is a very...
The Logan girls basketball team hit a rough patch last week with consecutive non-district losses to Clayton and Springer. On Saturday, host Springer used an 8-2 run in the fourth quarter to turn a small deficit into a 42-34 victory on Friday. Logan coach Dustin Robertson said his team was bothered by the Red Devils’ length on defense. “They deflected a lot of passes and prevented, blocked or hindered a lot of our shots,” he said. “They also work hard to block out, although my girls did a better blocking out, also. “We handled their pressure a l...
A former Pecos High School assistant boys basketball coach pleaded guilty in federal court to coercion and enticement to minors. Federal prosecutor Alexander M.M. Uballez announced that Joshua Rico, 26, of Pecos pleaded guilty on Dec. 22 to five counts of those charges, according to a news release last week from the FBI. Rico will remain in custody pending his sentencing, which has not been scheduled. Beginning as early as January 2018, Rico used profiles on the social media platform Snapchat to coerce minor girls into sending him sexually expl...
The Logan boys basketball team put on an offensive clinic during its 77-55 non-district victory over Tucumcari last week before Christmas break. The Longhorns (9-2) saw five players score in double figures. They sank six 3-point shots, posted up for strong inside buckets and even scored on a slamdunk. The scoring diversity enabled Logan to storm to a 12-point lead at intermission and fatten it to nearly 30 midway through the fourth quarter. Logan coach Kyle Griffiths said the offensive outburst...
A tough loss the previous night to Santa Rosa built the foundation for the Logan girls basketball team gutting out a 44-35 non-district victory last week over area rival Tucumcari. First-year coach Dustin Robertson gave his team a challenge before it took the floor at the Snake Pit. "Last night, we weren't very poised. We just let (Santa Rosa's) press eat us up," he said. "We talked about bringing toughness tonight, and I thought they did that. Everybody on the floor showed more poise." Lady...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team notched two more wins last week, improving to 6-1 and landing in the top 10 of the Class 3A rankings. The Lady Rattlers were ranked eighth in 3A in the Dec. 13 coaches poll, with Robertson - Tucumcari's only loss - in the top spot. Tucumcari showed it could do fine without its head coach for a game. Patrick Benavidez was out sick, and the Lady Rattlers still cruised to a 55-23 non-district victory over East Mountain last Tuesday at the Snake Pit. Alexus...
The Tucumcari boys basketball team finished a disappointing 1-2 during the Citizens Bank Classic tournament at Texico but salvaged the weekend with a 56-45 win Saturday over Tatum. The finale ended a grueling week for the Rattlers (4-5), who played five games in six days and won two. Against Tatum, Kamren Apodaca led the Rattlers with 21 points. Julian Griego and Curtis Gonzales each scored 10. The Rattlers raced to a 31-17 lead at halftime. “I thought that was a good win for us,” Tucumcari coach John Span said. “Tatum is a veteran ballc...
Nicholas Romero's second-place finish in the 121-pound weight class paced the Tucumcari boys wrestling team to a tie for sixth in the 14-team Rattler Invite tournament on Saturday. In the Lady Rattler Invite on Friday, Tucumcari crowned two champions with MiKayla Klinger in the 152-165-pound weight class and Sarah Vallejo at 120-126. The Lady Rattlers also edged four other squads for the team title. Romero, a freshman, notched three victories Saturday before being pinned in the second period by...
Logan inside linebacker Park Strong and defensive end Brock Burns each earned first-team honors when all-state selections in eight-man football were announced over the weekend by the New Mexico High School Coaches Association. That wasn't the only honor for Strong and Burns. Strong, a senior, also was a second-team pick as a running back and as a placekicker. Burns, a junior, was a second-team selection as a punter, as well. Other Longhorn players to receive all-state recognition were: - Izaiah Kneitz, second-team slot and second-team...
The Logan boys basketball team won its sixth straight with a dominating 88-53 non-district victory Saturday over visiting Des Moines. The Longhorns (8-1) “came out on fire” in the first quarter, said coach Kyle Griffiths, storming to a 30-point lead. “We were able to sustain the lead throughout the game against a very talented Des Moines team,” he said. “This was our best overall performance of the season. The guys keep improving every night.” Kaeden Stoner led Logan with 26 points, and Brock Burns added 23. Logan was ranked seventh in...
Desta Rose scored 19 points to power the Logan girls basketball team to a 67-35 non-district victory Saturday over visiting Des Moines. Camryn Cantrell added 15 points for the Lady Longhorns, and Hailee Robertson had 14. Logan coach Dustin Robertson said the game featured “two very different halves.” “We played hard in first half and looked good,” he said. “Second half, I thought our defensive intensity wasn’t what it should be. We got the win, though.” The Lady Longhorns improved to 7-2 and were ranked seventh in the latest Class 1A coac...
The Tucumcari girls basketball team didn't turn in its best performance against regional rival Texico, but it was good enough for a 37-24 victory during the Lady Rattlers' home opener last week. The Lady Rattlers used their press defense early to frustrate the Wolverines, giving Tucumcari an 11-0 lead late in the first period. Texico (2-3) rallied to close Tucumcari's lead to five early in the fourth quarter, but Caylee Benavidez scored six of her eight points in the period to keep the...