Tucumcari Wrestlers Crown District Champions
Three Tucumcari high school wrestlers earned district titles at the District 6 boys dual meet in Ruidoso. Fernando Oreste, Antonio Gonzales, and Benny Garcia went 5 0 with pins or forfeits, helping the Rattlers finish second behind Valley. Tucumcari defeated Ruidoso, Bernalillo, Academy, and Del Norte, with Valley claiming the team title.
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Tucumcari
Rattlers
Ruidoso
Fernando Oreste
Antonio Gonzales
Benny Garcia
Tim Clark
Oreste
Gonzales
Garcia
Benny
Clark
Valley
New Mexico Activities Association
Bernalillo
Academy
del Norte
Longhorns Rally Past No 1 Buffs in EPAC Clash
Diego Sanchez scored 12 of his 16 in the fourth as No 2 Logan beat top-ranked Melrose 61-53 in a tense district affair with 13 lead changes. Mason Wallin led Logan with 15, Hayden Bruhn 14, while Cy Draper top-scored for Melrose with 16. Sanchez's late sequence sparked a 17-3 run to flip a deficit.
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Logan
Diego Sanchez
Melrose
Longhorns
Sanchez
Buffaloes
Mason Wallin
Kyle Griffiths
EPAC
Kaeden Stoner
Griffiths
Diego
Cimarron
Wallin
Rams
Cody Brooks
Bruhn
Demetrius Jackson
Kevin Lackey
Lady Longhorns
Lady Buffs
Dustin Robertson
Defense lifts Logan girls over Melrose
Logan High School’s Lady Longhorns, led by Hailee Robertson and Lizzy Horner with 11 points each, edged Melrose 45-35 in a district win overcoming second quarter foul trouble and a shooting slump. Camryn Cantrell added 11 with a key fourth quarter surge, avenging a January EPAC final defeat. Logan improves to 14-7 and 1-1 in district. Melrose falls to 16-3 and 1-1. Kinlee Bradley led Melrose with 14 points.
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Melrose
Drew Hatley
Hatley
Logan
Sanchez
Longhorns
Bruhn
Lady Longhorns
Camryn Cantrell
Hailee Robertson
Lizzy Horner
Lady Buffaloes
MaxPreps.com
Kinlee Bradley
Lady Buffs
Graci Odom
Rattlers Lose Lead in Final Seconds to Demons
Tucumcari drops a district opener 67 66 at Dexter after a six point lead with under a minute left. Dexter freshman CJ Granados hits a jumper with 1.3 seconds remaining, sealing the comeback win as Luis Archuleta scores 34 for the Rattlers.
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Tucumcari
Dexter
CJ Granados
Demons
Luis Archuleta
Rattlers
Daymion Urioste
THS
Gary Hutson
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