Organ Mountain boys topple Roswell to advance to New Mexico 5A quarterfinals
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KTSM) – The Organ Mountain High School boys basketball team secured a 79-70 win over Roswell in the opening round of the New Mexico Class 5A high school basketball playoffs on Saturday.
FINAL: #2 Organ Mountain takes down #15 Roswell 79-70 in round 1 of the 5A state playoffs. Brandon Kehres with 26 points for the Knights in the win. OMHS gets #7 Los Lunas next week in the state quarterfinals.
— Colin Deaver (@ColinDeaverTV) March 10, 2024
Organ Mountain was led by Brandon Kehres as he dropped a game-high 26 points.
Organ Mountain big man @brandonkehres33 had 26 points and at least 15 rebounds in the #2 Knights first round win over #2 Roswell tonight. pic.twitter.com/TbosCtp0ya
— Colin Deaver (@ColinDeaverTV) March 10, 2024
With the win, No. 2 Organ Mountain advances to the Class 5A quarterfinals and will face off against No. 7 Los Lunas. The game will take place at the University of New Mexico’s The Pit in Albuquerque, NM next Wednesday at 4:45 p.m. MT.
In Class 2A, No. 3 Tularosa grabbed a 60-49 win over No. 14 McCurdy in the opening round on Saturday. Tularosa will play No. 6 Texico on next Wednesday at the Rio Rancho Events Center.
Over in Class A, No. 13 Mesilla Valley Christian School suffered a 51-36 loss to No. 4 Melrose.
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