New Mexico High School Basketball - Shiprock over Kirtland Central
December 13, 2016: Shiprock, NM 87420 Fans at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Shiprock Chieftains (Shiprock, NM) and the visiting Kirtland Central Broncos (Kirtland, NM), saw Shiprock's basketball squad overcome Kirtland Central by a tally of 50-38.
With the victory, Shiprock improves its record to 8-2 on the campaign. The Chieftains travel to Tohatchi (Tohatchi, NM) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 15. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 8-3. Tohatchi won 68-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Thoreau (Thoreau, NM)
Next up, the Broncos confront the Los Lunas Tigers (Los Lunas, NM) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 16. Kirtland Central will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-5 record after their 74-53 non-league win over Goddard (Roswell, NM).