New Mexico High School Basketball - Artesia edges Kirtland Central
January 7, 2012: Artesia, NM 88210 The Artesia Bulldogs (Artesia, NM) basketball nipped the visiting Kirtland Central Broncos (Kirtland, NM), 59-56 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Bulldogs (7-10) will now prepare for their test against Silver (Silver City, NM). The Fighting Colts go into the non-league test with a 3-11 record. In their last test, Silver was tipped by Santa Teresa (Santa Teresa, NM), 44-40, in a non-league test.
The Broncos now own a 7-8 record. They take the field next when they travel to Moriarty for a non-league test on Thursday, January 12. Kirtland Central will play a Fighting Pintos squad coming off a 47-33 non-league loss to Capital (Santa Fe, NM). The Fighting Pintos record now stands at 3-12.