The Cibola Cougars basketball team scored 45 points and limited the host Highland Hornets to 42 in the Cougars non-league triumph on Monday.

The Cougars now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they host West Mesa for a non-league game on Friday, December 13. Cibola will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 75-32 non-league loss to Sandia (Albuquerque, NM). The Mustangs record now stands at 0-4.

With the loss, Highland falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Hornets travel to Del Norte (Albuquerque, NM) to confront the Knights in a non-league game on Thursday, December 19. The Knights go into the game with a record of 4-1. Del Norte won 54-50 in their recent non-league game against Manzano (Albuquerque, NM)