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<p>With district play set to begin next week for many teams around the state, tournament season is winding down. But there are several on the calendar this weekend. Here is the schedule and results:</p>
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<p><strong>HOPE CHRISTIAN INVITATIONAL (at Hope Christian HS)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Round (Jan. 15)</strong></p>
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<p>Hope Christian 79, Shiprock 29</p>
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<p>Bloomfield 61, West Las Vegas 44</p>
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<p>Artesia 63, Taos 51</p>
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<p>St. Pius X 48, Hot Springs 28</p>
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<p><strong>First Round Summary</strong>: [player_tooltip player_id='1846065' first='Charlie' last='Campbell'] scored 30 points and [player_tooltip player_id='1717327' first='Braylon' last='Vega'] added 17 to lead Artesia (12-3) past Taos in the second meeting between those two teams in less than a week. Artesia is the reigning Class 4A champion and so far this season the Bulldogs look ready to defend their title. . .Balanced scoring and excellent free throw shooting led Bloomfield (8-6) to a victory over West Las Vegas. [player_tooltip player_id='2706546' first='Elijah' last='Cooks'] scored 14 points while Marcus Garcia had 13 and Kaydin Nelson 12. Nelson added 11 rebounds for a double-double. The Bobcats made 15-of-19 free throws. </p>
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<p><strong>Semifinals (Jan. 16)</strong></p>
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<p>St. Pius X vs. Artesia, 4:30 p.m.</p>
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<p>Bloomfield vs. Hope Christian, 7:30 p.m.</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: Bloomfield beat West Las Vegas 61-44 on Thursday in the first round of the Hope Christian School Invitational Basketball Tournament. Here are some of the highlights. <a href="https://t.co/Z4wmfVdeRE">pic.twitter.com/Z4wmfVdeRE</a></p>— NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2011917635693511150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>MIGHTY LION BASKETBALL CLASSIC (at Santa Rosa HS)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Round (Jan. 15)</strong></p>
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<p>Rehoboth Christian 53, Gateway Christian 13</p>
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<p>Ft. Sumner/House 74, Hozho Academy 27</p>
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<p>Tucumcari 52, Oak Grove Classical 40</p>
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<p>Santa Rosa 100, To'hajiilee 72</p>
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<p><strong>Semifinals (Jan. 16)</strong></p>
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<p>Tucumcari vs. Fort Sumner/House, 5 p.m.</p>
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<p>Rehoboth Christian vs. Santa Rosa, 6:30 p.m.</p>
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<p><strong>RESERVE MOUNTAINAIR INVITATIONAL (at Reserve HS)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Round (Jan. 15)</strong></p>
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<p>Alamo Navajo 73, Quemado 48</p>
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<p>Logan 71, Springer 50</p>
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<p>Cimarron 74, Juarez 72</p>
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<p>Reserve defeated Animas (No Score Reported)</p>
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<p><strong>Semifinals (Jan. 16)</strong></p>
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<p>Alamo Navajo vs. Logan, 12:30 p.m.</p>
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<p>Cimarron vs. Reserve, 6:30 p.m.</p>
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<p><strong>JOHN REID INVITATIONAL (at Dexter HS)</strong></p>
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<p><strong>First Round</strong></p>
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<p>Cobre 67, Pine Hill 29</p>
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<p>Dexter 62, Loving 42</p>
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<p>NMMI 53, Cloudcroft 40</p>
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<p>Hagerman played Non-Varsity Opponent</p>
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<p><strong>Semifinals</strong></p>
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<p>NMMI vs. Cobre, 5 p.m.</p>
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<p>Dexter vs. Hagerman, 7 p.m.</p>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: Hope Christian beat Shiprock 79-29 on Thursday in the first round of the Hope Christian School Invitational Basketball Tournament. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1717247' first='Brayden' last='Giron'] had 25 points. Here are some of the highlights. <a href="https://t.co/NZ32gJcnLe">pic.twitter.com/NZ32gJcnLe</a></p>— NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2011871027228524746?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: Highland beat Cibola 69-57 on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights (courtesy KRQE) <a href="https://t.co/jnd67HEHWC">pic.twitter.com/jnd67HEHWC</a></p>— NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2011806441179369936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 15, 2026</a></blockquote>
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With district play set to begin next week for many teams around the state, tournament season is winding down. But there are several on the calendar this weekend. Here is the schedule and results:
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