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Ruidoso girls start roundball season with win
College basketball UNM at Kansas, 5 p.m.
Dec. 15
Pro football New England at Miami, 10:30 a.m. New York Jets at Carolina, 1:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 5:30 p.m.
Dec. 16
Pro football Baltimore at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Dec. 17
College basketball NMSU at UNM, 7 p.m.
Sports Results
Dec. 3
Boys basketball Immanuel Christian 54, Mescalero 28 Mountainair 56, Corona 33 Girls basketball Mountainair 59, Corona 43
Dec. 5
Boys basketball Magdalena Tournament Magdalena 71, Carrizozo 53 Girls basketball Magdalena Tournament Carrizozo 48, Alamo Navajo 19
Dec. 6
Boys basketball NMMI 44, Mescalero 11 Magdalena Tournament Carrizozo 78, Alamo Navajo 39 Girls basketball Artesia JV at Mescalero, canceled Robertson at Ruidoso, canceled Magdalena Tournament Magdalena 60, Carrizozo 32
Dec. 7
Boys basketball Capitan at NMMI, canceled Magdalena Tournament Fifth place Carrizozo 71, Reserve 44 Girls basketball Ruidoso at West Las Vegas, canceled Magdalena Tournament Third place Mountainair 40, Carrizozo 35
Dec. 9
Boys basketball Artesia JV 64, Mescalero 51 Capitan at Hondo, 7 p.m. Girls basketball Capitan 42, Hondo 24
Dec. 10
Boys basketball Ruidoso at Artesia, late Corona at Carrizozo, late Girls basketball Corona at Carrizozo, late Tularosa at Mescalero, late
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Dec. 12
Boys basketball Vaughn at Carrizozo, 6 p.m. Sundevil Invitational at Albuquerque Ruidoso vs. Robertson, 3:45 p.m. Panter Invitational at Lake Arthur Corona vs. Lake Arthur, 8 p.m. Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroft El Paso Cathedral JV vs. Mescalero, 1 p.m. Artesia JV vs. Capitan, 4 p.m. Elida Tournament Hondo vs. Melrose, 7:30 p.m. Girls basketball Vaughn at Carrizozo, 4 p.m. City of Champions Tournament at Artesia Ruidoso vs. Artesia, 7 p.m. Panther Invitational at Lake Arthur Corona vs. Quemado, 3:30 p.m. Mountain Top Tournament at Cloudcroft Mescalero vs. Cliff, 2:30 p.m. Capitan vs. Lordsburg, 2:30 p.m. Elida Tournament Hondo vs. Elida, 6 p.m.
Dec. 13
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Boys basketball Vaughn at Carrizozo, 6 p.m. Sundevil Invitational Ruidoso vs. Sandia Prep/Desert Academy, TBA Panther Invitational Corona vs. Eunice/Gateway, TBA Mountain Top Tournament Capitan vs. Cliff/El Paso Home School, 4 p.m. Mescalero vs. Cloudcroft/Animas, TBA Elida Tournament Hondo vs. Dora/Lovington JV, TBA
ter we relaxed we played well. By Todd Fuqua At the end of the third quarter Sports Editor we were up by 32 points.” todd@ruidosofreepress.com By that point, Hood had Coming about a week later changed up the defense from than they had hoped, the RuRUIDOSO WARRIORS press to man, and that’s when idoso girls basketball season the Lady Bears started to catch finally got underway Dec. 3 with up just a bit. a 51-34 victory over Cloudcroft. “We got out of sync and gave up some points, Ruidoso coach Dean Hood said the score but we needed the practice,” Hood said. “I was belied the Lady Warriors’ slow start. “We played tight at first,” Hood said. “But af- really pleased with what we did in the first three
quarters. Still, we missed some shots we hope to knock down in the next few weeks.” Darian Magooshboy led the Lady Warriors with 14 points, while Lia Mosher had 12. Ruidoso’s game against Robertson Friday was canceled due to snow, as was their road contest at West Las Vegas Saturday. The Robertson game has been rescheduled for Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. There’s still no word on when the game against West Las Vegas will be played.
Basketball starts for county rivals By Todd Fuqua Sports Editor todd@ruidosofreepress.com CAPITAN – Basketball got off to a roaring start for Capitan and Hondo Monday, as the Eagles used some deadly outside shooting to offset the Tigers’ inside game and come away with a 62-54 victory. The game was the nightcap of a doubleheader that started with the Capitan girls earning a 42-24 victory. Monday’s doubleheader was a makeup from Thursday, when the two schools were originally supposed to meet. The Capitan boys also had a game at New Mexico Military Institute canceled due to the snow and winter weather, so everyone was itching to get their seasons underway. Those long delays led to some slow starts by every team, although the Capitan boys started slower than Hondo. Capitan opened the scoring on a free throw by Kaleb Cleckler, but the Eagles rattled off an 8-2 run to take a lead they would never relinquish. Hondo did all its damage from outside, pouring in 11 three-pointers in the game, led
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Holland. “We played hard on the defensive end, and if we do that, our defense becomes our offense.” Countering this shooting threat was the 1-2 inside punch of Tiger centers Cleckler and Jake Lamay. The 6-foot-8 Lamay was a force inside, but didn’t really come untracked ––– until the second half, GIRLS Lady Tigers 42, Lady Eagles 24 when he scored a Hondo (0-1) majority of his gameAlyssa Gomez 1 0-1 2, Lauren Gomez 2 0-1 high 24 points. He 4, Joyce Cooper 0 0-0 0, Paulina Ceniceros also came up with 0 0-0 0, Destiny Lackey 1 0-0 2, Melissa Guillen 0 0-0 0, Shania Gutierrez 0 1-2 1, some nifty assists to Valeria Lerma 3 0-0 6, Josephine Prins 3 3-4 Cleckler, who had 18 9. Totals 10 4-8 24. points. Capitan (1-0) Teyna Montoya 3 0-0 7, Robbie Richardson Capitan was down 1 0-2 2, Maria Villegas 0 0-0 0, Mary Swanby just eight points at son 2 0-0 4, Cheyenne Eldridge 3 1-4 7, the break and threatBryanna Parker 4 0-0 8, Kalyn Hazen 0 0-0 ened to really make a 0, Jaquel Gutierrez 1 0-0 2, Regan Pruett 0 0-0 0, Kymbra Espinosa 4 4-4 12, Alizabeth game of it when they Autrey 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 5-10 42. went on a 6-2 run Hondo 3 5 8 8 – 24 to get within four at Capitan 12 10 8 12 – 42 the start of the third Three-point goals – Cap 1 (Montoya). Fouled out – None. Rebounds – Hon 33 quarter. (Prins 7), Cap 64 (Swanson 11, Parker 10). Hondo settled down Steals – Hon 5 (Prins 2), Cap 10 (Swanson,
Saturday’s WBA welterweight title fight between Austin Trout and Esrilandy Lara was defined by one thing – someone had kidnapped Trout and replaced him with an imposter in the ring. Trout – coming off his first profesOn sional loss when the he lost the WBA title to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in April – changed Todd Fuqua his approach to the Cuban Lara, a southpaw and technician in the ring like he is. Instead of standing straight and letting his opponent come to him, Trout went in low and took the offensive. That’s not something he’s used to. That was evident when Lara landed several more punches and even knocked trout to the match in the 11th round. It all added up to a unanimous decision for Lara and the second straight loss for Trout. Trainer Louie Burke had stated he’d been working to change Trout from the patient counterpuncher to a prowler – mainly in the wake of his loss to Alvarez, in which he had to make a comeback after hitting the mat in the seventh round. But that’s not what Trout is, and that’s why he ended up on the wrong side of the judges’ cards on Saturday night. To me, though, his masquerade went beyond the ring. I read with interest the war of words between Lara and Trout, in which Lara stated Trout would bring “nothing but talk” to the ring, while Trout countered that his opponent lacked the “heart and will” to win. I’ve been fortunate enough to speak with Trout on a few occasions, and he’s always struck me
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Hondo’s Beto Nores, left, hits the floor chasing after the ball as Capitan’s Ruben Mendoza looks on, Monday, at Capitan. by Jordan Brady and Beto Nores with three each. Nores had 18 points to lead his team, while Brady put in 13. “We shot well in spurts, but we guarded well for four quarters,” said Hondo coach Brad
CAPITAN-HONDO SCORES BOYS Eagles 62, Tigers 54 Hondo (1-0) Simon Gonzales 2 0-0 5, Jordan Brady 4 2-2 13, Marcelino Herrera 2 0-2 6, Antonio Vazquez 2 0-0 5, James Chavez 0 0-0 0, Chris Torrez 0 0-0 0, Jesus Guillen 0 0-0 0, Roberto Nores 6 3-6 18, Billy Candelaria 7 0-1 15, Bryce Polido 0 0-0 0, Luis Masias 0 0-0 0, Lalo Lerma 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 5-11 62. Capitan (0-1) Bobby Hughes 2 0-1 4, Robert Miller 0 0-0 0, David Ellison 0 0-0 0, Jacob Dickinson 0 0-0 0, Jacob Griego 0 0-0 0, Tomas Fields 0 1-3 1, Kaleb Cleckler 8 2-11 18, Jacob Morrow 0 0-0 0, Ruben Mendoza 2 0-0 4, Tracker Bowen 1 0-0 3, Ben Corona 0 0-0 0, Jake Lamay 9 6-8 24. Totals 22 9-23 54. Hondo 8 16 23 15 – 62 Capitan 5 11 18 20 – 54 Three-point goals – Hon 11 (Brady, Nores 3, Gonzales, Vazquez, Candelaria). Fouled out – None. Rebounds – Hon 25 (Nores 6), Cap 42 (Lamay 15). Steals – Hon 9 (Brady, Gonzales 3), Cap 3 (Bowen 2). Blocks – Hon 1 (Herrera), Cap 2 (Lamay Cleckler). Technical Fouls – Cap (Lamay). Total fouls – Hon 30, Cap 11. Turnovers – Hon 11, Cap 15.
Villegas 3). Blocks – Hon 1 (Gutierrez), Cap 2 (Parker, Eldridge). Technical Fouls – None. Total fouls – Hon 13, Cap 15. Turnovers – Hon 18, Cap 23.
Sports Upcoming Too Girls basketball City of Champions Ruidoso vs. El Paso Bowie/Aztec, TBA Panther Invitational Corona vs. Loving/Lake Arthur, TBA Mountain Top Tournament Mescalero vs. Animas/Tularosa, TBA Capitan vs. Cloudcroft/TBA, TBA Elida Tournament Hondo vs. Bovina/Melrose, TBA Wrestling Ruidoso at Las Cruces Invite, TBA
Dec. 14
in Cloudcroft, TBA Hondo at Elida Tournament, TBA Girls basketball Ruidoso at City of Champions Tournament at Artesia, TBA Corona at Lake Arthur tournament, TBA Capitan, Mescalero at Mountain Top Tournament in Cloudcroft, TBA Hondo at Elida Tournament, TBA Wrestling Ruidoso at Las Cruces Invite, TBA
Dec. 17
Boys basketball Vaughn at Carrizozo, 6 p.m. Ruidoso at Sandia Prep tournament, TBA Corona at Lake Arthur tournament, TBA Capitan, Mescalero at Mountain Top Tournament
Boys basketball Hondo at NMMI, 7 p.m. Cloudcroft at Carrizozo, 7 p.m. Girls basketball Hondo at NMMI, 5:30 p.m. Cloudcroft at Carrizozo, 5:30 p.m.
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The senior post for the Tigers made his presence felt in a big way in Monday’s season opener against Hondo, racking up 24 points and 15 rebounds to lead the game in both categories.
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