Recap & Highlights: Girls Basketball Final Four

NMPreps recap and video highlights of the 2022 New Mexico high school basketball state tournament. #nmpreps

Behind the three stars of Jaeyln Bates (13 points), Natalia Chavez (21 points) and Taejhuan Hill (18 points) the 1-seed Hawks will head back to the state championship to face the Hobbs Lady Eagles for the second consecutive year. The Anitielu sister held their own on this Thursday night leading the Scorpions in scoring. Kiiyani with 24 points and Kamalani with 12 points.

In a game that went until the final play - Aniya Joseph block - the Hobbs Eagles are headed to their fifth consecutive state championship game. Joseph ended the night with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 5 blocks. Arilyn Hall added 10 points for the Hobbs Eagles. The La Cueva Bears fought all night led behind 14 points and 6 steals from Carolina Romero.

A balance attacked for the top seed Broncos guide them to the 4A state championship. Aisha Ramone had a big second half leading the scoring attach for the Broncos with 11 points. Keira Beall-Gleason (8), Teghan Begay (7), and Andrea Thomas (9) also contributed the win. One of the top players in the state - Kylyie Paden proved her play with 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Lady Rams.

The 2022 New Mexico Gatorade player of the year Juliana Aragon went off for 21-points to take the Spartans to their first championship game in over 30-years. It was her supporting caste of Gabby O'Harra (12 points), Leah Valdez (13 points) and Nizhoni Keeto (15 points) who added to the success of the Spartans. The Gallup Bengals end their season and quest for back-to-back state championships. Hailey Long, a highly talented forward, finished with 19-points and 20-rebounds for the Spartans. (highlights below).

The PIT - The first Final Four game of the 2022 New Mexico high school basketball state tournament had the top-seed Robertson Cardinals come out with a 51-37 victory. The Crownpoint Eagles kept things close behind the stellar play of wing Erin Etsitty who finished with 12 point and 5 rebounds on the day. After Crownpoint made things close early in the second quarter trailing by only five points, 29-24, the Robertson Cardinals came out in the second half using a full-court pressure to extend the lead. The Cardinals led by top 3A prospect Jayden Jenkins (23 points/14 rebounds) move into the state championship to play the winner between 2-seed Tohatchi and 3-seed Santa Fe Indian.

Taryn Aguilar led the Santa Fe Indian Lady Braves to a win in the Final Four. Aguilar finished the night with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Jordan Torres added 14 points and Cameron Conners put up 12 rebounds for the Lady Braves. Wynter Rose Sheka paced the Tohatchi Lady Cougars with 21 points as they end their season.