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NMAA girls state basketball tournament: quarterfinals scores and summaries
Here's what happened in girls class 2A, 3A, 4A and 5A quarterfinals in the NMAA girls state basketball tournament
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Girls Class 5A
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, the Pit
—> (3) Rio Rancho 42, (6) 25 | Press conference | Box score
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(5) Sandia vs. (4) Albuquerque High, 1:15 p.m.
(1) Hobbs vs. (9) La Cueva, 4:45 p.m.
(10) Volcano Vista vs. (2) Farmington, 8:15 p.m.
Girls Class 4A
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, the Pit
—> (4) Hope Christian 48, (5) Valencia 48 | Press conference | Box score
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Hope Christian advanced to the semifinals with a 48-35 win over Valencia. The Huskies will face the Kirtland Central/Lovington winner. Here are some of the highlights. pic.twitter.com/83gQkDWh0s
Abrianna Bishop scored 10 of her game-high 18 points in the third quarter as the Huskies (25-6) pulled away from the Jaguars (22-7).
Hope used a 10-0 run to open the second half to go up 32-15. Meanwhile, Valencia didn’t score until Francesca Otero hit a 3 at the 1:57 mark of the third quarter.
“We just wanted to spend as long as we can together, so we just knew that we had to step it up and get this win,” Bishop said.
Valencia kept it close with hot shooting from beyond the arc in the first half, but the Jaguars struggled with Hope’s size and length when they were unable to get open shots from the perimeter. When all was said and done, Valencia shot better from the 3-point line (40%) than it did from inside the arc (27%). The Huskies also dominated inside offensively, outscoring Valencia 32-8 in the paint.
“We knew we had an advantage with size,” said Hope coach Michael Cole. “There's not a lot of teams with much more size than us. There's a couple, but not a lot. So, I think we were able to control there.”
Adalynn Day added 10 points and seven assists for Hope. Savannah Saavedra led the way for the Jaguars with 12 points, including four of her team’s eight 3-pointers.
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(3) Albuquerque Academy vs. (11) Shiprock, 11:30 a.m.
(1) Kirtland Central vs. (9) Lovington, 3 p.m.
(7) Silver vs. (2) Gallup, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Class 3A
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, Rio Rancho Events Center
—> (5) Cobre 46, (4) Dexter 43 | Press conference | Box score
(3) Robertson vs. (6) Crownpoint, 1:15 p.m.
(1) Navajo Prep vs. (8) Tohatchi, 4:45 p.m.
(7) Newcomb vs. (2) Santa Fe Indian, 8:15 p.m.
Girls Class 2A
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, Rio Rancho Events Center
—> (3) Tatum 59, (6) Santa Rosa 43 | Press conference | Box score
(5) Clayton vs. (4) Laguna-Acoma, 11:30 a.m.
(1) Mesa Vista vs. (9) Jal, 6:30 p.m.
(7) Peñasco vs. (2) Texico, 3 p.m.
