Weekend Tournaments: Updated Scores Through Sat. (Jan. 8-10)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Starting Thursday, this weekend is filled with high school basketball tournaments around the state, including the semifinals and championship game of the Albuquerque Metro Tournament and the North-South Shootout in Belen. Here is the schedule and scores for the major tournaments going on this weekend:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ALBUQUERQUE METRO TOURNAMENT (at Various Locations)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Tues. Jan. 6)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland 88, Hope Christian 66</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Highland 72, Eldorado 38</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia 77, Valley 47</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cibola 62, Atrisco Heritage 59</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Albuquerque High 52, Del Norte 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Volcano Vista 76, Rio Grande 34</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>La Cueva 59, Hobbs 48</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rio Rancho 85, West Mesa 54</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Quarterfinals (Wed. Jan. 7)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland 82, Highland 76</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Volcano Vista 49, Albuquerque High 38</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rio Rancho 65, La Cueva 58</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia 92, Cibola 70</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Fri. Jan. 9)(at Albuquerque High School)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland 59, Sandia 37</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Volcano Vista 68, Rio Rancho 66</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Sat., Jan. 10)(at Del Norte HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cleveland 53, Volcano Vista 48</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTH-SOUTH SHOOTOUT (at Belen HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thur., Jan. 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Belen 75, Lovington 52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taos 52, Goddard 51</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Artesia 39, Valencia 35</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fri., Jan. 9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taos 67, Lovington 60</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valencia 39, Goddard 29</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Artesia 60, Belen 33</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sat., Jan. 10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Valencia 73, Lovington 52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Artesia 61, Taos 45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Goddard 52, Belen 49</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>NORTHERN RIO GRANDE TOURNAMENT (at Espanola Valley HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Jan. 8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Escalante 68, Questa 38</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mora 46, Dulce 36</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pecos 72, Penasco 39</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mesa Vista 57, McCurdy 30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Fri. Jan. 9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pecos 54, Mora 38</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Escalante 84, Mesa Vista 77</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Sat. Jan. 10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pecos 59, Escalante 42</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>GALLUP INVITATIONAL (at Gallup HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Thur., Jan. 8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Montezuma-Cortez (CO) 61, Miyamura 30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tohatchi 55, Grants 52</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Piedra Vista 44, Espanola Valley 40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gallup 59, Thoreau 41</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Fri., Jan. 9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Montezuma-Cortez 67, Piedra Vista 39</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gallup 63, Tohatchi 60</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Sat., Jan. 10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Montezuma-Cortez (CO) 63, Gallup 19</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BEAN VALLEY TOURNAMENT (at Estancia HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Thur., Jan. 8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Mountain 78, Capitan 44</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cottonwood Classical 71, Moriarty 42</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountainair 67, Navajo Pine 43</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Estancia 64, Tse'Yi'Gai 9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Fri. Jan. 9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Mountain 76, Cottonwood Classical 53</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mountainair 64, Estancia 55</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Sat., Jan. 10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>East Mountain 48, Mountainair 30</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>JASON ABEYTA MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (at Santa Fe Indian School)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Thur., Jan. 8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Legacy Academy 39, Santa Fe Prep 37</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Navajo Prep 73, Tularosa 64</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandia Prep 65, Laguna Acoma 36</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe Indian 73, Cuba 21</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Fri., Jan. 9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Navajo Prep 77, Legacy Academy 32</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Santa Fe Indian 58, Sandia Prep 55</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Sat., Jan. 10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Navajo Prep 61, Santa Fe Indian 59</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>ST. MICHAEL'S SHOOTOUT (Round Robin at Santa Fe)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Thur., Jan. 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bosque 73, Ruidoso 51</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Michael's 59, Portales 51</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fri., June 9</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Portales 61, Bosque 55 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Michael's 69, Ruidoso 40</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Sat., June 10</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Portales 60, Ruidoso 23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Michael's 66, Bosque 50</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>EASTERN PLAINS ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT (at Dora HS)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>First Round (Wed. Jan. 7-Thur. Jan. 8)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan 77, Dora 37</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Melrose 46, Grady 36</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Texico 74, Elida 23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ft. Sumner/House 70, Floyd 23</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Semifinals (Fri. Jan. 9)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Texico 53, Fort Sumner/House 46</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan 59, Melrose 22 &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Championship (Sat., Jan. 10)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Texico 65, Logan 64 </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: Navajo Prep beat Tularosa 73-64 on Thursday in the 1st round of the Jason Abeyta Memorial Tournament at Santa Fe Indian School. The Eagles will play Legacy Academy on Friday at 4:45pm. Here are some of the highlights. <a href="https://t.co/8R0slHZPeh">pic.twitter.com/8R0slHZPeh</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2009401999326847416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 8, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: La Cueva beat Hobbs 59-48 in the 1st round of the Albuquerque Metro Championships on Tuesday night. The Bears will face Rio Rancho tonight at West Mesa HS 7pm. Here are some of the highlights. (video courtesy KRQE) <a href="https://t.co/sBZwIdxQbX">pic.twitter.com/sBZwIdxQbX</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2008913721528316144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html --> <!-- wp:html --> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BOYS BASKETBALL: Sandia beat Valley 77-47 in the 1st round of the Albuquerque Metro Championships. Here are some of the highlights. <a href="https://t.co/DGPKQmjtl2">pic.twitter.com/DGPKQmjtl2</a></p>&mdash; NMAA (@_NMAA) <a href="https://twitter.com/_NMAA/status/2008747779531960465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2026</a></blockquote> <!-- /wp:html -->