Fans cheer on Española Valley as it beat Albuquerque Academy 59-47 on Thursday to advance to the final game for the first time ever. - Natalie Guillén/The New Mexican
ALBUQUERQUE — Generations have waited as the decades have passed.
The time has been marked by anticipation, hope and some despair.
But it's finally here for the Northern New Mexico community nestled between the Sangre de Cristo and Jemez mo ...