An entire regular season wasn't enough to settle the District 2AA championship as Class AA's second-ranked team, Mora, forced a one-game playoff with Peñasco by beating the Lady Panthers 32-28 on Saturday night.
The two will square off again either Monday or Tuesday at a neutral site.
The Rangerettes (24-2, 7-1) avenged their only 2AA loss as they ended the game on an 8-0 run. Andrea Romero hit a pair of free throws in the waning moments to put the Rangerettes up
29-28.
Mora led 18-11 at halftime but fell behind 28-24 after Peñasco (16-9, 7-1) dominated the initial stages of the second half.
Abigail Soto led the Panthers with
18 points. Destiny Pacheco had 14 to lead the Rangeretts. Romero had nine.
SANTA FE WALDORF 52, WALATOWA 26
In Jemez Pueblo, Sophia Richard had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five steals to lead the visiting Lady Wolves (11-12 overall, 2-1 District 1B) to the win.
Waldorf led 15-4 after one quarter. The game turned into a rout in the fourth quarter when the Lady Wolves went on a 17-4 run.
Keifer Nace had 14 rebounds and five assists for Waldorf while Lauren Gary had 24 rebounds, nine points, five blocks and four assists. Cecelia Barnard had nine points and four blocks.
We pushed the tempo and we ran the break well," said Daniel Wendland, Waldorf head coach. "Our half-court sets were better than they have been all season."
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