Basketball

Of the two, the Lady Eagles (14-0) had a more comfortable finish as they repeated as state champions at the 3A level with a convincing 63-47 win over Las Vegas Robertson.

With the 14-point win, the Bengals earned the right to play in Saturday’s championship game, which is scheduled for 10 a.m. inside the Pit on the University of New Mexico campus.

The top-seeded Lynx advanced to the Class 2A finals after beating No. 4 seed Mescalero Apache by a 46-34 count on Wednesday night at St. Pius X High School.

Like a swarm of bees, the Gallup boys’ basketball team erased a 14-point deficit to come away with a 70-67 win over the Bernalillo Spartans on Tuesday night.

Despite being undersized the Lady Bengals (12-1) posted a 53-51 win over Highland in a 4-5 matchup as the Albuquerque team boasted three players over 6-1.