RIO RANCHO — Santa Fe High and Santa Fe Indian School encounter glitches Friday night. They will try to fix them while facing each other for the second time in a week. The Demons lost their composure and the ball too many times at key stretches in their semifinal matchup against Roswell in Rio Rancho Cleveland's Phil Griego Invitational, as the Coyotes won, 67-59 to reach the tournament championship game.
Meanwhile, the Braves simply did not shoot well in the nightcap against the host Storm, who relied on a 33-point performance by junior guard Remy Albrecht for a 62-46 win. As a result the two Santa Fe schools will play for third place at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Cleveland. They battled each in the Bobby Rodriguez Capital City Tournament semifinal on Dec. 6, with the Demons eking out a 49-47 win.
Roswell 67, Santa Fe High 59 The Demons (4-2) arrived to the tournament short-handed as senior guard Sam Soveranez sat on the bench with his left hand in a splint after suffering a hairline fracture during Tuesday's 79-77 loss to Albuquerque Atrisco Heritage Academy. His presence was missed against an aggressive Coyotes press, which hounded Santa Fe High for 19 turnovers — 12 of which came in the second half. Seven came at the start of the third quarter, and Roswell (3-0) fashioned a 12-2 run to build a 42-28 lead with 4:58 left in the quarter.
Roswell senior guard Jacob Palomino benefitted the most from the miscues as he scored half of his team's points during the spurt. The margin pr.
