Basketball Recap: Crownpoint Turns Things Around After Road Loss
By Team Reports
Feb 25, 2025, 12:46pm
Basketball Recap: Crownpoint Eagles vs. Newcomb Skyhawks
There's no place like home for Crownpoint, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They walked away with a 49-38 victory over the Newcomb Skyhawks on Saturday. This was a revenge game for the Eagles: when they faced off against the Skyhawks back in January, they had to take a 62-50 loss.
Newcomb lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kyler Notah, who posted 15 points. That's the most points he has posted since back in December of 2024. Kinjii Natonabah was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to nine boards and four steals.

Eagles
02/15/25 vs Newcomb | 49-38 |
02/05/25 vs Wingate | 42-35 |
01/31/25 vs Thoreau | 42-41 |
01/22/25 vs Zuni | 60-41 |
Crownpoint's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-15. As for Newcomb, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 13 of their last 14 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.
Crownpoint has already played their next match, a 68-32 defeat against Navajo Prep on the 19th. As for Newcomb, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-41 loss against Zuni on the 19th.
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