The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Centennial Hawks (Las Cruces, NM) and the visiting Gadsden Panthers (Anthony, NM), observed Centennial's basketball squad run past Gadsden by a count of 59-45.

With the victory, Centennial advances its record to 10-14 on the year. The Hawks travel to Organ Mountain (Las Cruces, NM) to face the Knights in a 5A District 3 match on Monday, February 17. The Knights enter the match with a record of 19-5. Organ Mountain won 48-45 in their recent league match against Las Cruces (Las Cruces, NM)

The Panthers now own a 5-18 record. They put it on the line next when they host Mayfield for a 5A District 3 match on Monday, February 17. Gadsden will face a Trojans squad coming off a 60-59 league win over Alamogordo (Alamogordo, NM). The Trojans record now stands at 10-14.