Clayton ousts Tucumcari girls in quarterfinals

RIO RANCHO — Keagan Geary scored 19 to lead three Yellowjackets in double figures, and Clayton pulled away with a 19-7 fourth quarter to top Tucumcari 57-47 in Tuesday’s Class 3A quarterfinals at the Santa Ana Star Center.

Brianna Fong scored 12 and Heather Arias 10 for Clayton (19-9), which moves on to an 11:30 a.m. Thursday semifinal against fellow District 5-3A member Texico. The top-seeded Wolverines won the season series 2-0, but Clayton defeated Texico 51-48 in the 5-3A title game to snap a 16-game win streak.

Aliyah Herrera scored 12 to lead Tucumcari, which ends its season at 25-5.