New Mexico Boys 2A Basketball State Championship Week Recap
Week 16: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Boys Hoops Recap. 2024 Nusenda Credit Union Boys Basketball 2A State Championship. More great games in the quarterfinals, semifinals and championship game of the 2A state championship tourney.
Read full storyQuarterfinal Round of the Boys 2A State Basketball Championship Playoffs Preview
2A State Championship Tournament - Quarterfinals Preview. The New Mexico Class 2A Boys State Championship Tournament has reached the quarterfinal round, beginning Wednesday, March 13th.
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Week 15: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Boys Hoops Recap. 2024 Nusenda Credit Union Boys Basketball 2A State Championship. There were some great matchups in the first round of the 2A state championship tourney, including some near upsets. Here's a breakdown for each game.
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2024 Nusenda Credit Union Boys Basketball 2A State Championship Tournament Preview. The New Mexico Class 2A Boys State Championship Tournament begins this Saturday, March 9th. There are a lot of good teams in the tourney this year. This is going to be a good one. Here is a preview of the eight first round matchups this weekend.
Read full story2024 - 2A District 5 Boys Basketball - C.W. Martin Sports "Tip of the Hat" Awards
We’ve reached the end of the 2023-2024 Class 2A District 5 Boys High School basketball regular season. It has been a lot of fun covering the district this year; there are a lot of ballers in this district. Throughout the season, C.W. Martin Sports has randomly given out the “Tip of the Hat” award, almost every week, for anytime someone made a good play that crossed our radar or made a remarkable achievement during the season.
Read full storyMesa Vista Trojans win District 5 Championship on a last second bucket from Gallegos
Week 14: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Boys Hoops Recap. Great week of games in the District 5 Tournament, and a look forward to the 2A state playoffs. District 5 Regular-Season Championship Tie-breaker Game.
Read full storyMesa Vista and Escalante to play tie-breaker game to settle regular season District 5 Championship
Week 13: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Hoops Recap. We’ve reached the final week of the regular season schedule, with Mesa Vista and Escalante tied for the district lead.
Read full storyEscalante knocks off Mesa Vista to end the streak and Mora finishes the week with two W's
Week 12: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Hoops Recap. Big shake ups in the district this past week, including the second district game between Mesa Vista and Escalante, as well as the second game between McCurdy and Mora.
Read full story15 Wins in a row for Mesa Vista, Escalante holds off McCurdy and a big Penasco comeback on Mora
Week 11: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Hoops Recap. Seven games on the schedule for Week 11, including the last non-district game of the regular season schedule. This was the last game on the non-district schedule for all of the teams from 2A District 5. The two teams met at the Dual Cities Tourney in Santa Rosa on December 30th, with the Lions winning, 55-50. Santa Rosa is an outstanding team that was in second place of 2A District 2, with a 16-5 overall record, and 1-1 in their district. The Lions were also 5-0 on the season versus teams from 2A District 5 coming into this game. The Rangers were 9-9 overall and 2-2 in the district. After a tough loss at home against Escalante on the previous Saturday, this would be another tough late season matchup for the Rangers.
Read full storyEscalante and McCurdy get back on track and Mesa Vista extends their streak to 13 wins in a row
Week 10: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Hoops Recap. Only six games on the schedule this week for 2A District 5. The race for the district title is heating up in the second week.
Read full storyMesa Vista extends winning streak to 11 games in a row and the rest of Week 9 in 2A District 5 Hoops
Week 9: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Hoops Recap. Only eight games on the schedule this past week for District 5, after the teams began the district games portion of their schedule.
Read full storyMesa Vista Trojans win 9th in a row, Escalante snaps losing skid and McCurdy gets back above .500
Week 8: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Hoops Recap. Twelve games on the schedule this past week for 2A District 5. This was the last week of non-district games for District 5 teams.
Read full storyMesa Vista brings home the Braves Invite 'chip, Lobos drop two tough ones, Penasco wins late again
Week 7: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Hoops Recap. Very busy week for District 5, with eighteen games on the schedule. Here’s how they went:. After a tough weekend at the NRGT, the Wildcats had a 3-8 record coming into this game against the Springer Red Devils from Class A District 5. Springer had a 4-7 record this season. Springer beat Questa, 60-36, earlier this season in December. The Red Devils also came into this game with a thirteen-game win streak over the Wildcats.
Read full storyDistrict 5 Hoops at the 2024 Northern Rio Grande Tourney Recap
Week 6: New Mexico 2A District 5 High School Hoops Recap. It was a big weekend at the 2024 Northern Rio Grande Tournament, with all six teams from 2A District 5 in attendance. Here is a recap of this year’s Boys basketball games at the tournament.
Read full storyNorthern Rio Grande Basketball Tourney Tips Off in Espanola on Thursday
The 2024 Northern Rio Grande Tournament tips off on Thursday, January 4th, in Espanola. This is the 74th annual edition of the boys basketball tournament that will be hosted by Espanola Valley High School. All six of the 2A District 5 teams will be in attendance. Here is a look at the opening round matchups and all of the teams that will be participating this weekend.
Read full storyBig Weekend at the Dual Cities Tourney for District 5 and Escalante rolls over Navajo Pine
Three District 5 teams visited Santa Rosa for the Dual Cities Tournament, and Escalante played on the road at Navajo Pine. Penasco came into this game with a 2-4 record on the season, after a tough outing in Santa Rosa against the Lions within the last week on Friday. Regardless of the outcome of the game last week, Senior Guard Demarcus Lopez must have felt at home in Santa Rosa’s gym. Lopez went off, scoring 38 points for the Panthers against the Monte Del Sol Charter Dragons in the opening game of the weekend. “He couldn’t miss from three…it was something to see,” Penasco Coach Tim Pacheco said of Lopez.
Read full storyBig Weekend at the Dual Cities Tourney for District 5 and Escalante rolls over Navajo Pine
Three District 5 teams visited Santa Rosa for the Dual Cities Tournament, and Escalante played on the road at Navajo Pine. Penasco came into this game with a 2-4 record on the season, after a tough outing in Santa Rosa against the Lions within the last week on Friday. Regardless of the outcome of the game last week, Senior Guard Demarcus Lopez must have felt at home in Santa Rosa’s gym. Lopez went off, scoring 38 points for the Panthers against the Monte Del Sol Charter Dragons in the opening game of the weekend. “He couldn’t miss from three…it was something to see,” Penasco Coach Tim Pacheco said of Lopez.
Read full storyMora bags and tags the Bears, Escalante dominates again and Questa gets another early W
It was a slow week leading up to the Christmas break. Only six games on the schedule to recap. Here we go. The Bobcats played the Lions for the second time within a week; first at the tourney in Tularosa, and at home in Espanola on Tuesday night. The Bobcats came out ready in this one, leading after the first quarter and at halftime, 37-30.
Read full storyMora hangs on in Raton, Questa hosts Tourney and McCurdy does work in the Tularosa Tourney
Questa played their first home game of the 2023-2024 season on Monday. The Wildcats got out to a slow start scoring 11 in the first half. In Springer, the Wildcats faced a team that was 2-4 coming into the game but was well tested with a tough early schedule at the Cowbell Tournament. The Red Devils got out to a large lead in the first half and hung on from there. Questa fared better in the second half scoring 25 points.
Read full storyMcCurdy runs it up, Mesa Vista finishes the weekend strong and Penasco wins on the road in OT
After a tough outing against an outstanding ATATC team to open the season, The Panthers welcomed the fellow 2A Dulce Hawks from District 1 to town. The Hawks finished last season with a 16-13 record and a first round loss in the state playoffs against Texico. They came into the game with Penasco with a 2-1 record this season, after a weekend at the Shiprock Chieftan Tournament, in Shiprock.
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