For six weeks, the Artesia boys basketball team sat atop the 4A rankings as the No. 1 seed. The run ended with a 64-63 loss on the road to the Portales Rams on Feb. 3.
The Artesia Lady ’Dogs’ basketball season came down to one game: Win and they were in. The home game was at the Pit against the Goddard Rockets, a team they had beaten twice this season and as recently as a week ago.
When the Artesia Bulldogs take the court on Saturday at 6 p.m. to face the Bloomfield Bobcats at the Pit, it won’t be just another state tournament game.
