New Mexico High School Basketball - Manzano holds off Belen
December 5, 2024: Albuquerque, NM 87112 The Manzano Monarchs basketball team scored 66 points and limited the visiting Belen Eagles to 60 in the Monarchs non-league triumph on Thursday.
The Monarchs now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to St. Pius X for a non-league game on Friday, December 6. Manzano will confront a Sartans team coming off a 56-52 non-league loss to St. Michael's (Santa Fe, NM). The Sartans record now stands at 1-1.
With the loss, Belen falls to 0-2 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Moriarty (Moriarty, NM) to confront the Pintos in a non-league game on Tuesday, December 10. The Pintos go into the game with a record of 1-2. Moriarty lost 50-48 in their recent non-league game against Goddard (Roswell, NM)