New Mexico High School Basketball - Bayfield edges Shiprock
January 9, 2023: Shiprock, NM 87420 The Bayfield Wolverines (Bayfield, CO) basketball nipped the host Shiprock Chieftains (Shiprock, NM), 56-54 in Monday's non-league test.
The Wolverines (5-3) will now prepare for their test against Montezuma-Cortez (Cortez, CO). The Panthers go into the 4A/3A Intermountain test with a 4-3 record. In their last test, Montezuma-Cortez was tipped by Delta (Delta, CO), 70-62, in a non-league test.
The Chieftains now own a 3-9 record. They play next when they travel to Hot Springs for a non-league test on Thursday, January 12. Shiprock will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 52-42 non-league win over Lordsburg (Lordsburg, NM). The Tigers record now stands at 9-4.