New Mexico High School Basketball - Northwest thwarts Dove Creek
January 17, 2018: Shiprock, NM 87420 The Northwest Falcons (Shiprock, NM) basketball knocked off the visiting Dove Creek Bulldogs (Dove Creek, CO), 60-52 in Wednesday's non-league test.
The Falcons (7-9) will now prepare for their test against Navajo Pine (Navajo, NM). The Warriors go into the 2A District 1 test with a 8-8 record. In their last test, Navajo Pine notched a victory over East Mountain (Sandia Park, NM), 66-38, in a non-league test.
The Bulldogs now own a 2-6 record. They play next when they host Nucla for a 2A/1A San Juan Basin test on Friday, January 19. Dove Creek will encounter a Mustangs squad coming off a 31-22 league loss to Ouray (Ouray, CO). The Mustangs record now stands at 1-6.