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Several Clovis High athletes are poised to begin the next phase of their athletic careers. In a ceremony on Wednesday at Rock Staubus Gym, volleyball player Elizabeth Warwick and football players Aiden Brown, Jeremiah Johnson and Kohen Matus were the focus of attention. Warwick, an outside hitter/middle blocker for the Lady Wildcats, is headed to Wayland Baptist University in Plainview as a walk-on. Brown and Johnson signed national letters of intent at Eastern New Mexico...
If nothing else, Clovis High's boys showed they could win a slugfest on Friday night. Plagued by inconsistent shooting, not to mention 23 turnovers, the Wildcats gutted one out against Roswell High, winning their District 4-5A matchup 53-47 at Rock Staubus Gym. Senior center Marvin Cox scored 21 points and may well have had a triple-double with rebounds and blocked shots. What shots he didn't block, he often changed. "We put ourselves in a hole early, but we found a way to win...
Eastern New Mexico University's women came into Saturday's Lone Star Conference matchup against West Division-leading Texas-Permian Basin on a two-game home winning streak, with impressive victories over West Texas A&M and Angelo State. They weren't able to make it three in a row, though, struggling to just 30 percent from the floor in a 69-51 loss to the Falcons at Greyhound Arena. ENMU (7-13, 3-11 LSC) currently sits 14th of 16 teams in the conference pecking order, needing...
Coming in with little to lose and pretty much everything to gain, Fort Sumner gave Clovis High's boys a pretty good fight most of the way. In the end, though, the Wildcats had a bit too much depth, length and athleticism for the defending Class 1A state champion Foxes, and they pulled away behind a triple-double from 6-foot-7 senior center Marvin Cox for a 68-54 victory in Saturday's matchup at Rock Staubus Gym. Cox finished with 16 points, 21 rebounds and 10 blocks,...
No Jahcoree Ealy? At least so far, no problem for Eastern New Mexico University's men. While Ealy – the Lone Star Conference scoring leader – awaits a ruling on what Greyhounds coach Brent Owen has termed "an NCAA situation," ENMU went about its business in impressive fashion over the weekend, capped by Saturday's 95-82 victory over Texas-Permian Basin at Greyhound Arena. It's not to say the Hounds won't need Ealy back; they're obviously much better off with him. Owen sai...
Clovis High's girls started off well against Hobbs on Friday night, and the Lady Wildcats had another good stretch which spanned the third and fourth quarters. The rest of the way, it was all Lady Eagles as they cruised to a 72-42 victory in a District 4-5A matchup at Rock Staubus Gym. No doubt, the Lady Cats played hard, but at 17-5 (0-2 district) they've put themselves in a bit of a hole with the next three of four remaining regular-season contests on the road. "We've got...
Time’s running out for Eastern New Mexico University’s women to make a run at the Lone Star Conference postseason tournament. The Greyhounds certainly took a step in the right direction on Thursday night, though, clamping down on Angelo State in the second half to notch a 60-55 victory over the Rambelles at Greyhound Arena. Senior guard/forward Deja Adrian capped an 18-point night by knocking down four free throws in the final 30 seconds for the Greyhounds (7-12, 3-10 LSC). Junior forward Ishauna Hunter added 17 points, and...
Playing two games in less than 24 hours is just part of the process, as far as Portales High girls coach Wade Fraze is concerned. After losing at Clovis High on Friday night, the Lady Rams brushed that off and posted a 51-36 victory over Roswell High on Saturday afternoon at the Ram Athletic Center. Junior guard Myleigh Bennett (19) and junior forward Evannie Fulfer (15) combined for two-thirds of the Lady Rams' points as PHS (15-5) wrapped up its pre-district schedule. Fulfer...
Portales High’s girls let it be known early that they were ready to play. After a slow start, though, Clovis High got untracked and the Lady Wildcats pulled away to a 50-39 victory on Friday night at Rock Staubus Gym. CHS (17-3) won its seventh in a row and used its advantage in depth to subdue the Lady Rams (14-5), who came in with a six-game winning streak. Lady Cats coach Jeff Reed said he thought depth might be a factor. “I knew we had a chance to wear them down,” he said. “We cranked it up on defense. We went to (a 2-3)...
Portales High’s boys got the sour taste of defeat from Monday night out of their mouths with back-to-back home wins. Now it’s on to District 4-4A competition. Six-foot-4 sophomore Carson Pfaffenberger posted a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds and the Rams cruised to a 62-34 victory over New Mexico Military on Thursday night at the RAC. PHS (13-7), ranked eighth this week in Class 4A by MaxPreps, will now have a full week to get ready for Friday’s district opener at Roswell Goddard, and the Rams are hopeful of bi...
It's a rare case when Eastern New Mexico University's women beat rival West Texas A&M, much less blow the Lady Buffs out. On Saturday, the Greyhounds appeared on their way to doing just that before WT found its stride. Down 21 points early in the second half, the Lady Buffs tied the score with under two minutes left, but junior forward Ishuana Hunter's 3-point play with 1:30 to go switched the momentum and ENMU prevailed 71-70 in Lone Star Conference women's basketball at...
Freshman guard Gianna Cordova's 3-point basket with 4 ½ minutes left gave Clovis High's girls their largest lead of the night at five points. Little did anyone know that would be the Lady Wildcats' last tallies of the game ... and just enough for them to hang on. A 4-point play by Organ Mountain junior guard Aliyah Martinez with 3:05 to go made it a 1-point game, but when her 12-footer from the right of the lane clanged off the rim as time expired the Lady Cats had esca...
Eastern New Mexico University's men continue to show that they can hold their own in the Lone Star Conference. On Thursday night, the Greyhounds rode a strong first half and a strong finish to a 73-57 victory over Lubbock Christian at Greyhound Arena, moving into a tie for second place in the West Division with the Chaparrals. ENMU (11-4, 7-2 LSC), off to its best start in conference play since winning the then-LSC South title in 2003-04, was slated to host division-leading...
MELROSE – Melrose's girls looked like they were going to lose, while the boys team was poised for a big win in Saturday's Eastern Plains Athletic Conference tournament finals. In the end, it took some late heroics from the Odom siblings to get it done against Logan. The Lady Buffs overcame a 12-point, third-quarter deficit with senior Graci Odom providing the winning basket in a 44-43 win over the Lady Longhorns. Then, in the boys' final, top-seeded and unbeaten Logan erased a...
In a word, the Clovis High boys basketball team simply didn’t have it on Saturday. Coming off a hard-fought win the night before at Portales, the Wildcats struggled virtually all game against Class 5A No. 2 Organ Mountain, trailing by 26 points early in the fourth quarter and absorbing a 68-51 shellacking at the hands of the Knights at Rock Staubus Gym. Organ Mountain junior guard Lenny Washington hit two free throws with five seconds left in the opening frame to break a 15-15 tie, and the Knights never looked back. “I tho...
After a couple of tough road losses, it didn't take Eastern New Mexico University's men long to right the ship on Thursday night. Six-foot-9 sophomore post Jose Murillo scored 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting from the floor, including dunks on ENMU's first two possessions, and the Greyhounds ran away from Cameron 105-84 in Lone Star Conference basketball at Greyhound Arena. The Hounds (9-4, 5-2 LSC) dropped three-point decisions at Texas-Permian Basin and at No. 11 Angelo State...
Slowly but surely, Clovis High's girls are working their way toward District 4-5A competition and a shot at the postseason. Friday night, the Lady Wildcats boosted their record to 12-3 with a workmanlike 60-39 victory over Espanola Valley at Rock Staubus Gym. Five games remain before district play begins on Jan. 30 against Carlsbad at The Rock. CHS is in the beginning of a stretch of eight of 10 games at home. This week, Clovis hosts West Las Vegas on Tuesday, Organ Mountain...
The Portales High girls certainly got rid of the bad taste in their mouths from a blowout loss on Tuesday at Texas Class 6A power Frenship. The Lady Rams completed a three-game sweep in the Portales Shootout on Saturday, cruising past Las Vegas Robertson 55-30 as junior guards Myleigh Banda and Angel Ornelas combined for 34 points. Portales (11-4) led just 33-27 late in the third quarter after 3-pointers by Robertson sisters Arianna and Natalia Martinez, but limited the Lady...
Evannie Fulfer hardly qualifies as a 3-point shooter, but she shot one with a lot of confidence in overtime on Friday night. Senior guard Audrey Paden hit a 3-pointer less than 10 seconds into the OT and Fulfer added another on the next trip down, and Portales High's girls went on to a 47-41 victo4y over the Cavegirls in the Portales Shootout at the Ram Athletic Center. Staring at a 12-point deficit late in the third period and with nothing seeming to work, it was all...
TEXICO – When Texico scored the game's first six points, the Fort Sumner Foxes never blinked. The defending Class 1A state champions rode strong performances freshmen Aaron Torres and Tra'von Bonds to a 79-54 victory over the Wolverines on Saturday. The 6-foot-4 Torres scored 23 points while Bonds added 19 to lead four players in double figures for the Foxes (9-1), ranked third this season in 1A behind unbeaten District 6-1A rivals Logan (10-0) and Melrose (9-0). "We had a c...
TEXICO – Defending Class 2A girls state champion Texico isn't far off where it was a year ago. At 3-7, that's not exactly the way you plan it. The question is whether the Lady Wolverines can mount another late-season run towards a championship. Playing without a couple of their key players due to family obligations, Texico gave Fort Sumner a decent battle on Saturday before the Vixens nailed down a 39-32 triumph. Last season, the Lady Wolverines were 6-12 in late January b...
Really, there was never a doubt that Clovis High's girls were going to win Friday's matchup against Santa Fe High at Rock Staubus Gym. It certainly took the Lady Wildcats a while to get going, though. Trailing 7-3 early and leading only 16-11 with just over two minutes left in the half, CHS went to fullcourt pressure and allowed the Lady Demons to score on just two more possessions – a 3-point basket to open the second half and a four-point play in the final stanza – en rou...
In the end, Clovis High's boys didn't reach their goal of a three-game sweep in the Clovis Holiday Classic. What the Wildcats gained, though, may be more important in the long run. After surviving at the buzzer against Class 3A power Navajo Prep in the semifinals, the Cats came up short down the stretch in a 69-64 loss to La Cueva in the finals of Clovis' Holiday Classic at Rock Staubus Gym. Senior guard Dylan Chavez hit back-to-back 3-pointers to transform a one-point Bears...
Clovis High's girls got a taste on Friday night of what Class 5A postseason basketball might be like. Off to an 8-1 start, the Lady Wildcats certainly faced one of their toughest challenges of the season against La Cueva in the championship game of Clovis' Plateau Holiday Classic at Rock Staubus Gym. Senior forward/guard Eva Love scored 18 points to lift the Bears to a 51-41 victory. La Cueva's aggressive defense forced 20 CHS turnovers while the Bears committed just eight of...
A coaching move helped win Clovis High's game on Thursday against Navajo Prep. And it wasn't even authored by Wildcats coach Josh Mattox. After taking the lead on a layup by senior guard Keilyn Parker with 13 seconds left, Mattox, at the suggestion of senior guard Manny Gutierrez during a timeout, inserted 6-foot-2 junior J.J. Saiz for him when play resumed. It paid off when Saiz was able to get enough of the ball to force a held ball as Eagles senior Jude Thomas tried to go...
