For The Mountain Mail
MAGDALENA - The Magdalena Steers basketball team (20-6, 10-3) are the District 6-1A runner-up after falling to host Gallup Catholic High School 59-48 in the district championship game on Saturday, Feb. 27. The two teams had split games during the regular season.
Magdalena will now travel to No. 1 and District 5-1A Champ Cliff High School to play in the first round of the Boys State Basketball Championship on Saturday March 6 at 4 p.m.
Cliff's record stands at 24-1 and 6-0 in district with its only loss coming Jan. 8 against Tec de Monterey 62-53.
“Why not go out and measure yourself right off the bat?” Magdalena coach Jory Mirabal said. “ In my opinion, this is the best team that Cliff has ever had. They can beat any 1A thru 4A team in the state. They're big, athletic, and shoot the ball well. We're excited about getting after it.”
In the district championship game, Gallup Catholic led Magdalena 9-8 after one quarter of play. Gallup Catholic extended its lead in the second quarter by hitting five 3-point shots, outscoring Magdalena 26-11 in the quarter.
Magdalena's defense held Gallup Catholic to only 22 points in the 2nd half. Their offense outscored Gallup Catholic 12-10 in the 3rd quarter and 17-12 in the 4th quarter.
Point guard and ball handler Reg Peralto got into early foul trouble in the third quarter, causing Magdalena problems on breaking its opponent's press.
Magdalena cut the lead to only 4 points with two minutes left in the game. But untimely turnovers hindered the comeback and Magdalena was forced to foul.
“The boys played hard to the end,” Mirabal said.
Bryce Milligan had a high of 15 points. Daniel Hand and Reg Peralto each had 9 points.
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