Sandia boys hold off Hope Christian
(WorldNews Mexico)

Tonight at 8:15, Sandia (5-1) will face No. 1 Las Cruces (7-0) in the tournament championship game. “He (Las Cruces coach William Benjamin) has them operating like a machine,” said Broussard. Broussard’s coach’s decision left starting point guard Elijah Ferguson and back-up PG Mekhi Huynh out of action. And they’ll not play tonight, either, Broussard said. Sandia had several players step in to handle the ball and run the offense, and despite a brutal start with six turnovers in the first three minutes, the Matadors steadied themselves as Ryan Thompson buried a couple of first-quarter 3-pointers to stake Sandia to a lead it never relinquished. The Matadors led by...