Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Centennial

Centennial posted their biggest win since December 6, 2024 on Monday. Everything went their way against the Alamogordo Tigers as the Centennial Hawks made off with a 59-36 victory. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Tigers are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Centennial found their leader in freshman Carli Nunez, who went 7 for 11 on her way to 15 points and five steals. Avellana Vigil-Villalobos was another key player, putting up seven points.

Centennial was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Teeya Gordon and Addyson Gonzalez certainly did their best on Monday to avoid the loss. Gordon dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Gonzalez went 5 of 6 en route to 16 points and six boards. That was a full 44.4% of Alamogordo's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Kylie Beach also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steal of the season.

Hawks

Previous 4 Games

01/20/25 vs Alamogordo	59-36
01/16/25 @ Deming	43-35
01/13/25 @ Silver	50-33
01/11/25 @ Carlsbad	43-33

The win was the fourth in a row for Centennial, bringing their record for this year to 6-10. As for Alamogordo, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.

Centennial is taking a road trip to face off against Mayfield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mayfield is on a three-game streak of home wins, Centennial a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Alamogordo, they will challenge Organ Mountain at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Organ Mountain has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.