Colts Earn 10th Seed at State Tournament

 

2/25/07

 

Roswell, NM — Colt basketball’s remarkable turnaround continues as the Colts earned the 10th seed in the New Mexico Class 3A State Tournament.  The Colts will travel to Wingate next Saturday to take on the 7th seed.

       

The Colts made a great run a the district championship, but fell 2 points short in a double overtime loss to Portales in the district championship game. 

 

The Colts began their run at the district title on Tuesday when they dismantled Ruidoso 76-46.  Connor Williamson led the team with 23 points.  DeMarcus Doucette had a solid game with 13 while Andrew Cowan poured in 11 points. 

       

In round two of the district tournament, the Colts traveled down to Lovington to take on the Wildcats.  There, they won a hard fought game 56-51.  Williamson added 16 points while Tom Bottomly pulled down 6 rebounds.

 

Prior to the Colts 52-50 loss to Portales in the championship game, they had won their previous four games and 7 of their last 8 games. 

 

In the first round of the state playoffs, the Colts will travel to Wingate for a game on Saturday, March 3.  Game time is set for 6 pm.  The Colts finished the regular season with an 18-10 record.

 

The entire Class 3A Tournament Bracket can be found on the NMAA website: www.nmact.org