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The finish line to prep basketball’s regular season is within sight. It will reach a conclusion on Saturday evening.
Between now and then? There’s going to be a significant bit of jostling and elbowing, with teams angling for the best possible finish in the hopes of landing an invitation to next week’s slimmed down postseason party.
And the harsh truth is, when the music stops and teams go scrambling for a seat to this dance, there are simply not going to be enough chairs to go around.
This is where we should start today’s conversation.
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Saturday night, when the New Mexico Activities Association announces the eight-team playoff fields in each of the 10 divisions (Classes 1A-5A for boys and girls), there is going to be considerable consternation from the outsiders.
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But they first endured some pain.
“It was like heartache,” said La Cueva senior wrestler Gavin Armijo. “Like, ‘what are we gonna do next?’ type situation.”
At Cleveland, coach Evan Copeland sat his team down at about 3 p.m. Thursday to tell them the season is suspended. Barely 15 minutes later, he had received word that the season had been reinstated.
“I broke down and fell on my face and had no words,” Copeland said. His athletes, he said, were quick to rejoice.
“A bunch of kids dog-piled on top of me,” Copeland said.
Similar scenes played out at other schools, too – like at La Cueva, for example – with teams learning after school that their season was on hold, and then being told shortly thereafter that it was back on again.
Created: April 08, 2021 09:01 PM
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- Many high school athletes in New Mexico are getting the chance to play championship games at University of New Mexico facilities this week, and along with excitement, there are concerns over how much families have to pay to attend the games.
Dozens of fans watched the 3A boys soccer championship Thursday, as Sandia Prep beat Bosque School, 2-0.
Many are just thankful the game could take place during the pandemic.
“We can’t beat that so it’s great,” Bosque School parent Art Sandoval said.
Jill Levin, another Bosque School parent, said that a few months ago they weren’t sure if the championship would happen at all.