Volcano Vista-Hobbs. Times three. The Class 5A girls state basketball championship game is a marriage of familiar names and faces, as the top-seeded Hawks (2.
There s little room for debate that the girls basketball teams from Farmington and La Cueva have clear separation as the two best in District 2-5A, and by a .
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The finish line to prep basketball’s regular season is within sight. It will reach a conclusion on Saturday evening.
Between now and then? There’s going to be a significant bit of jostling and elbowing, with teams angling for the best possible finish in the hopes of landing an invitation to next week’s slimmed down postseason party.
And the harsh truth is, when the music stops and teams go scrambling for a seat to this dance, there are simply not going to be enough chairs to go around.
This is where we should start today’s conversation.
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Saturday night, when the New Mexico Activities Association announces the eight-team playoff fields in each of the 10 divisions (Classes 1A-5A for boys and girls), there is going to be considerable consternation from the outsiders.