Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
The Tucumcari girls basketball team nabbed an impressive 58-39 victory on the road Friday night at Laguna Acoma in the first round of the Class 3A girls basketball tournament.
The ninth-seeded Lady Rattlers (19-10) face top-seed Navajo Prep (25-2) at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho.
A final score of that game wasn’t available before press start.
Jasmine Jones led the Lady Rattlers with 23 points. Ashley Shipley added 13 points and Reece Goldston 12.
Tucumcari committed only nine turnovers during the game and made nine 3-pointers.
The eighth-seeded Hawks ended their season with a 23-6 record after the loss to the Lady Rattlers.
Attempts to reach Tucumcari coach Gary Hittson for comment before press start were unsuccessful.
The winner of Tucumcari-Navajo Prep will play at 9:45 a.m. Thursday in the semifinal at the Santa Ana Star Center against the winner of the West Las Vegas vs. Hatch Valley game.
The championship will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Dreamstyle Arena, aka The Pit, in Albuquerque.
