ATRISCO HERITAGE COMPLETES IMPROBABLE COMEBACK AGAINST TOP-RANKED CLEVELAND (PLUS WEDNESDAY BASKETBALL SCORES)

It was a district matchup between the two-time defending state champs and the current #1 team in the state and it turned out to be one of the biggest comebacks of the year.  Atrisco Heritage hosted Class 5A Cleveland on Wednesday night.  The top ranked Storm jumped out to an early 36-8 lead over the Jaguars.  Cleveland found themselves up 42-17 at halftime.  The second half proved to be a different story.

Atrisco Heritage rallied from a 28-point deficit to come from behind and beat Cleveland 70-68.  Atrisco Heritage senior guard Joziah Ramos led the charge with 46 points, 19 of those in the final quarter.  Atrisco improves to 13-6 on the year, 3-0 in district play.  Cleveland is now 17-2 overall and 0-2 in district.

 

Here are some of the highlights (courtesy Proview/NFHS)

 

Here are the other high school basketball scores from Wednesday

BOYS

Atrisco Heritage 70, Cleveland 68

Crownpoint 49, Zuni 46

Elida 82, Lake Arthur 38

Navajo Prep 71, Thoreau 51

Rio Rancho 55, Cibola 50

Tohatchi 61, Wingate 50

 

GIRLS

Albuquerque High 67, Rio Grande 24

Elida 61, Lake Arthur 10

La Cueva 61, Eldorado 60

Manzano 51, Santa Fe 47

Sandia 65, Capital 20

Santa Fe Indian 56, St. Michael’s 48

West Las Vegas 56, Robertson 45