Boys
District 6-2A
At Tucumcari
Texico 58, Santa Rosa 57, 2 OT
Santa Rosa 13 10 12 12 6 4 — 57
Texico 12 14 9 12 6 5 — 58
Leading scorers — Santa Rosa, Jeff Reeves 21, Robert Serrano 16. Texico, Lucas Walthers 21, Brett Anderson 14, Seth Bailey 14. 3-pointers — Santa Rosa, Reeves 2, Ryan Olguin. Texico, Bailey 3, Jose Posada.
Records — Santa Rosa 23-4, Texico 25-2.
Notes — The game was a playoff for the top seed in the district tournament after both teams went 5-1 in district play. … Posada, a sophomore, hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer in the second OT on a play designed for Bailey. With Texico trailing by two, the Wolverines called timeout with six seconds left. Bailey got the ball in the corner, but was covered and found Posada open at the top of the key. … Santa Rosa missed two 1-and-1 opportunities with a chance to ice it in the final 30 seconds of the second OT. … Wolverines coach Richard Luscombe said neither team led by more than four points. “I’m just proud of the kids for their effort,” he said. “We didn’t play exceptionally well at all, but we found a way to get it done.” … Fourth-seeded Tucumcari travels to No. 3 Clayton tonight, with that winner going to Santa Rosa on Thursday. The championship game will be at Texico on Saturday.
District 3-1A tournament
Elida 43, Floyd 41
Elida 10 9 8 16 — 43
Floyd 9 13 12 7 — 41
Leading scorers — Elida, Ryan Best 10, Kody Paiz 7, Ethan Jasso 7, Angel Sanchez 7. Floyd, Chet Chenault 19, Chay Chenault 7. 3-pointers — Elida, Best 2, Sanchez 2, Jasso, Alex Varela. Floyd, Chay Chenault, Chet Chenault.
Records — Elida 16-9, Floyd 16-10.
Notes: Elida, the fourth seed, beat Melrose in double overtime on Saturday in the district tourney opener. … Floyd, seeded third, led much of the game, but Elida coach Darrell Chenault said both teams played hard. “We started getting hot at the end of the game,” he said. … Elida travels to Fort Sumner in a 6 p.m. game on Wednesday, with that winner going to top-seeded Dora in the finals on Friday.
— Freedom New Mexico
Monday's area prep roundup
Published: Monday, February 23rd, 2009
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