Basketball Recap: Centennial Drops Season-High Score on Organ Mountain

Hawks

Team Score (Highest)

02/17/25 vs Organ Mountain	61
12/06/24 vs Rio Grande	60
01/20/25 vs Alamogordo	59
12/12/24 vs Artesia	59
01/30/25 @ Organ Mountain	58

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centennial). They put the hurt on the Organ Mountain Knights with a sharp 61-39 win on Monday. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Rizaya Cash had an outrageously good game as she went 9-for-16 to rack up 22 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Those 22 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joy Hunt, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 13 boards.

Centennial was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Organ Mountain only one assist.

Organ Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Siena Gonzales, who posted 13 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Addison Wells, who earned five points and six boards.

Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. Organ Mountain is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-17.

Centennial has already played their next game, a 40-38 defeat against Las Cruces on the 20th. As for Organ Mountain, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 62-37 loss against Mayfield on the 20th.