Basketball

The Gallup Lady Bengals reclaimed the John Lomasney 49th Annual Gallup Girls Invitational Basketball Tournament championship trophy with a commanding 56-40 victory over the Albuquerque High Lady Bulldogs (3-2) on Saturday evening.

The Tohatchi Cougars kept their perfect record intact Saturday night, securing a hard-fought 56-53 victory over the Rehoboth Christian Lynx in Saturday’s tournament finale at Rehoboth.

The defensive pressure came in waves.
That was what the Gallup girls basketball team used on Friday night to defeat the Tohatchi Lady Cougars, 56-25, in the second of two semifinal games during the John Lomasney 49th Annual Gallup Girls Basketball Tournament.

The biggest hurdle the Thoreau girls faced on Tuesday night was turnovers.

For all the hoops fanatics, the first week of December is offering a fine selection of high school tournaments that all start on Thursday and ends on Saturday.