By Don Eskins
Down 10-4 after first quarter play, the Carlsbad Cavegirls rallied to outscore the Alamogordo Tigers 40-20 over the final three periods to topple the Cats 44-30. The victory pushed Carlsbad’s overall record up to 2-1.
Abbey Dugan found her way to the bucket for 14 points to lead CHS to the victory. She also pulled down 13 rebounds and grabbed 6 steals.
Jasmynn Gonzales was especially big on the boards. The 5’11” senior grabbed 19 rebounds, along with 10 points, en route to the Cavegirl win.
Although the victory made it back-to-back wins for CHS, Cavegirl head coach Matt Enloe still had some concerns.
“Our kids are playing some good basketball right now, and with a little luck we could easily be 3-0,” said Enloe. “But, at this point of the season, we’re just not hitting enough of our shots from beyond the arc.”
“While we shot better than 40 percent (15 of 36) inside the arc, in our win over Alamogordo, we hit only 11% (3 of 27) of our threes,” he said. “It’s a trend that’s been following us all season.”
“We’re capable of doing much better outside the arc,” said the Cavegirl boss. “I have a lot of confidence in our kids though. They work really hard every day, so sooner or later our three’s will start falling in for us.”
Overall, seven Cavegirls contributed points in the CHS win over Alamogordo. Also scoring, along with Dugan and Gonzales, were Hayden Brose 6, Cameron Zumbrun 5, Rebecca Brown 5, Maci Garcia 3 and Kendra Ortega 1.
City of Champions
As with the Cavemen, the Cavegirls are currently competing in the Artesia City of Champions Basketball Tournament. Tournament play opened on Thursday, December 5, and will run through Saturday, Dec. 7.
On Thursday, the Cavegirls were scheduled to collide with 7-3 El Paso Bel Air. A win over Bel Air would match them up against the winner of the Roswell vs El Paso opener on Friday, Dec. 6, at 2:30 p.m. A loss would send them to the loser’s bracket to take on the loser of that game at 8:30 a.m.
“If we play up to our potential and can drop in a few three’s along the way, I think we’ll have a good shot at winning this year’s tournament,” said Enloe. “I know our girls will be hustling and working hard on the floor for all three of our games. They’ve been putting out their best effort all season long.”
“However, how we finish the City of Champions tournament should give us a pretty good indication as to just where we stand among other New Mexico basketball teams at this time of the season,” he said.
Other teams competing in this year’s City of Champions Invitational are Alamogordo, Deming, Goddard and host Artesia.
Cavegirls roll Chaparral
Abbey Dugan poured in 23 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead CHS to their first win of the 2024-25 season, a 67-26 victory over the Chaparral Lobos, in Chaparral on Tuesday, November 26.
Also having big games were Jasmynn Gonzales, 14 points and 10 boards, and Rebecca Brown, 10 points and 6 rebounds.
The victory upped CHS’s record to 1-1 on the season.
Cavegirl Recaps
CHS @ Chaparral
CHS 20 13 20 14 67
Chap 05 11 03 07 26
Game Stats: A. Dugan 23pts-15R-7A-11 Stls-1B; J. Gonzales 14pts-10R-2A-1 Stl; R. Brown 10pts-6R-4 Stl-2B; H. Brose 7pts-1A-1Stl; S. Medrano 4pts-2R-1 Stl; T. Payanes 4pts-1A; M. Garcia 3pts-3R-3A-2 Stls; M. Payanes 2pts-1R-2 Stls; C. Zumbrun 1A-1 Stl; J. Bragg 1R-1 Stl; K. Ortega 1B; FT’s 10-13-76.9% (Stats CHS and Digital Hudl)
CHS vs Alamo
AHS 10 00 13 07 30
CHS 04 18 09 13 44
Game Stats: A. Dugan 14pts-13R-2A-6 Stls; J. Gonzales 10pts-19R-1A-2 Stls-1B; H. Brose 6pts-3R-3A-1 Stl; C. Zumbrun 5pts-1R-2A; R. Brown 5pts-4R-2B-1 Stl; M. Garcia 3pts-1R-1 Stl; K. Ortega 1pt-1R; T. Payanes 2R-1 Stl.
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