Gallup, Albuquerque Academy, Kirtland Central and Hope Christian roll
Tristen Critchfield | For the Journal
No. 3 ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY 63, No. 11 SHIPROCK 44: The Chargers (25-5) survived an early injury scare and relied on their frontcourt dominance to cruise past the Chieftains (16-14).
Academy’s Lily Skarsgard had to be carried off the court after suffering an ankle sprain early in the second quarter, but that didn’t stop the Chargers from extending a three-point first-quarter lead to nine at halftime. While Skarsgard returned briefly in the third quarter, her movement was still quite limited.
Even with their point guard sidelined, the Chargers asserted themselves inside thanks to the combined efforts of Harper Dunn (18 points), Addie Spratley (17) and Kiara Brown (12).
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Bradley Benson | KRQE
The Albuquerque Academy girls basketball team continues to have its best season in recent history. The Chargers defeated Shiprock 63-44 on Tuesday to advance to the semi-finals of the state tournament.
The Lady Chieftains were able hang around early thanks to three-point shooting, but the Chargers were able to pull away thanks to a big presence around the rim. In total, Academy scored 28 more points in the paint and won the rebounding battle by 14.
